Re: Hard Disk Free Space gradually shrinking

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:55:32 -0800

Well, I guess that's true because it takes a snapshot of the system at a
given time including which applications are open when you wish to hibernate
the system. The file starts out as a rather small default size but will
grow depending upon use, what's installed, what's open and obviously you
cannot open more than what RAM allows. If you are saying it's locked at a
size equal to the RAM installed on the system, that's not true. It would
have to be able to grow to accommodate what is open

Look at the tab, you'll notice it gives a figure for the amount of free
space, it will also show what is needed to hibernate. Currently, mine shows
250MB needed to hibernate, I've seen it grow well beyond that size not only
on my system when using or testing the feature but on other systems as well
as many users who have posted to these newsgroup will attest. 

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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"André Gulliksen" <andre.gulliksen@start.no> wrote in message 
news:32sil1F3pqh1iU1@individual.net...
> Michael Solomon (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> Two possibilities, one, if you have Hibernation turned on, this file
>> will grow progressively, thus shrinking free space.
>
> Grow? hiberfil.sys? I thought this file was locked to the size of 
> installed RAM, and would not change in size unless you add and/or remove 
> memory.
>

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