Want to delete Hiberfil.sys, Hibernation not on - file still exis

[Guest]

Although I have set my machine to "Always on" in the "screen saver/power"
dialog box, the Hiberfil.sys file still exists and will not delete. The file
is not set as read only. I have heard that perhaps I can boot in safe mode
and delete it from a dos type command line?
Anybody know about this?
Man, I need the disk space.
Mike

 

[Richard Urban]

Setting your machine for always on does NOT disable hibernate. Remove the
check from the hibernate option and the file will be gone instantly.

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[Kelly]

If you do not use hibernation, make sure you do not have it enabled, which
reserves disk space equal to your RAM. If you have a hidden file on the root
directory of your C-drive called hiberfil.sys, hibernation is enabled.

To remove that file, go to Display Properties, Screensaver, Power, Hibernate
tab, and uncheck the Enable hibernation box.

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