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Possible to move hibernate file

No. Hiberfile.sys must be in the same partition as Windows is booted from (IE, the one with Windows and Program Files directories).
 
It has to be readable by the bootloader, so unless you really need it, turn it off, or better yet, get a SSD. 🙂
 
Elixer said:
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Yeah... and if you get a SSD, there is no real need for a hibernate file/setup.
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Because every application magically remembers where you left off, when you shut down, just like putting the PC to sleep, right? An SSD does not alleviate the usefulness of hibernate, which is to treat shutting down as a sleep mode, to save battery life v. S3, and/or to keep your data from going away if your battery gets unduly low while idling. Boot time benefits have only ever really been true for netbooks/craptops, as they go away with more RAM.
 
I disable hibernation on my desktop. never use it. Either it must run or else i just run it off. The issue is I have a 80 GB ssd and hibernation file is the same size as your RAM and with lots of RAM you waste a ton of ssd space.
 
About the only thing that needs a hibernation file in order to manage power automatically is a UPS. As for a SSD, a hibernation file creates unnecessary writes.
 
corkyg said:
About the only thing that needs a hibernation file in order to manage power automatically is a UPS. As for a SSD, a hibernation file creates unnecessary writes.
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I use hibernate all the time. I don't consider the writes to be "unnecessary".
 
Phynaz said:
I use hibernate all the time. I don't consider the writes to be "unnecessary".
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I suppose that really depends on why you are using hibernation. A UPS uses it in the event of a prolonged power outtage as an option that can preserve data in volatile memory at the time of a shutdown. Hiberfil.sys records. i.e., writes all of that to the hibernation file. And, that is an option, not a requirement.

I only have a SSD in my laptop, and I have disabled hiberfil.sys there - absolutely no need for it. Sleep is a different matter.
 
Cerb said:
Because every application magically remembers where you left off, when you shut down, just like putting the PC to sleep, right? An SSD does not alleviate the usefulness of hibernate, which is to treat shutting down as a sleep mode, to save battery life v. S3, and/or to keep your data from going away if your battery gets unduly low while idling. Boot time benefits have only ever really been true for netbooks/craptops, as they go away with more RAM.
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I honestly don't see why people leave programs running... sure, you might shave a few seconds, but with the performance of SSDs, you can just as easily run the program again and be back up and running in about the same about of time it takes to read this sentence.

Though, I might be a bit biased, since hibernate don't play well with lots of things, and I feel it causes more issues than it is worth.
 
Elixer said:
I honestly don't see why people leave programs running... sure, you might shave a few seconds, but with the performance of SSDs, you can just as easily run the program again and be back up and running in about the same about of time it takes to read this sentence.

Though, I might be a bit biased, since hibernate don't play well with lots of things, and I feel it causes more issues than it is worth.
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It's not just about leaving an application open so that it's open. It's about leaving something open the way it was so you can get straight back into it. Specially in regards to work laptops.
 
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