The hibernate file apparently can’t be moved. Not a direct answer to your question, but although you can't move hiberfil.sys, you can remove it entirely if you don't use Windows Hibernate (seehttp://www.hanselman.com/blog/GuideToFreeingUpDiskSpaceUnderWindowsVista.aspx )
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > A colleague recently bought a desktop built by a local computer shop, and > was talked into a 60Gb SSD drive as his system boot – his intuition was to > go for 120Gb. > > No problems until he tried to install the SP1 of Windows 7 Ultimate, when > Microsoft assistance calls still couldn’t solve why it failed to install. > > It turns out his 60Gb drive is 55Gb only, and he had 47Gb used. So he moved > all his special folders off to another drive, and I suggested he change the > swap file to another drive too. > > The hibernate file apparently can’t be moved. > > Anyway, this just an interim strategy until he gets SP1 of Windows 7 > installed. Then I guess he can put the swap file onto the SSD to get > performance back. > > It raises the question to me of what size system drive – SSD or other – is > optimum (and how the hell do you decide on that)? > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Victoria Park, Western Australia >
