There are two huge files in my C: drive, both about 2,095,000 KB. One is
called hiberfil.sys, the other pagefile.sys. Can someone tell me what they
do?

Bobbi

"Bobbi" <bobbi@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> There are two huge files in my C: drive, both about 2,095,000 KB. One is
> called hiberfil.sys, the other pagefile.sys. Can someone tell me what they
> do?
>
> Bobbi

Pagefile.sys is your paging file, hiberfil.sys is your hibernation
file. Both are required by Windows.

What are HIBERFIL.SYS and PAGEFILE.SYS?
http://www.cknow.com/faqs/What/HIBER...AGEFIL.SY.html
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Rey


"Bobbi" wrote:

> There are two huge files in my C: drive, both about 2,095,000 KB. One is
> called hiberfil.sys, the other pagefile.sys. Can someone tell me what they
> do?
>
> Bobbi
>
>
>

hiberfil.sys
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930063

pagefile.sys is virtual memory

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"Bobbi" <bobbi@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> There are two huge files in my C: drive, both about 2,095,000 KB. One is
> called hiberfil.sys, the other pagefile.sys. Can someone tell me what they
> do?
>
> Bobbi
>

Thanks, all of you!
-Bobbi

If you don't use Hibernation, turn it off, viz. Right-click Desktop >
Properties > Screen Saver Tab > Power at the bottom > Hibernate Tab and
untick ‘Enable Hibernation’.

"Bobbi" wrote:

> Thanks, all of you!
> -Bobbi
>
>
>