How to remove hiberfil.sys in Windows 2008 and Vista

November 28, 2009
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The hiberfil.sys that can be found in Windows 2008 and Vista is still present when hibernation is turned off. Do the following to get it removed:

- Click Start
- Type: cmd
- Right-click cmd when it appears under programs
- Click run as administrator
- If prompted, click Continue
- Type: powercfg -h off
- Press enter

hibernate

The file should now be gone! Good luck…

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Microsoft by Satheesh

  • sazul

    Sometimes running the powercfg -h off alone wont delete the hiberfil.sys file. I spent 20 mins, a reboot and typed 500 times that command and the file still sits there proudly while i am in dire need of disk space. Then i tried something out of luck. RESET.

    Type “powercfg -h on” then “powercfg -h off”. That deleted the file.

  • http://www.it-norge.no Satheesh

    sazul: Thanks for the tip, though I haven’t had or seen any of the problems you encountered.