Windows 11 Disable Hibernation File Better ●

She verified with:

Type:

Open Command Prompt as Admin (right-click Start button → Terminal (Admin) → choose Command Prompt). windows 11 disable hibernation file

Frustrated, she opened and clicked “Show more categories.” That’s when she saw it: “System & reserved” was huge.

dir C:\hiberfil.sys “File not found” — success. Yes — but she didn’t care. Fast Startup is a hybrid hibernation mode. Without hibernation, Windows boots slightly slower (an extra 2–3 seconds on her SSD). Sleep still worked perfectly, and she gained back critical disk space for video projects. What if you do want Fast Startup but not a huge hibernation file? You can keep Fast Startup but shrink the hibernation file to 20% of RAM (minimum safe size): She verified with: Type: Open Command Prompt as

powercfg /hibernate size The output showed: Hibernation file size: 40% of total memory (approx. 18.9 GB)

Within seconds, hiberfil.sys was deleted. Almost free instantly. Yes — but she didn’t care

She did use (which keeps RAM powered, no disk write), but she never needed full hibernation. That huge file was wasted space. What Meera did She decided to disable hibernation entirely , which would remove hiberfil.sys and free up the space — but keep Sleep mode working.