Description: This is a technical article on the topic of saving space on Solid State Drives. Part Two covers disabling Hibernation. In this article we will be disabling Hibernation Mode, which saves several gigabytes of space by removing the hibernation file - typically 75% or more of your total system RAM.

Netbook and Notebook Users
Hibernation is a commonly used feature for notebooks to save battery, and typically is the go-to mode for laptops when the battery is running low. If you are using a notebook or netbook, we do not recommend disabling hibernation.

1. From the Windows 10 Desktop, move your cursor directly into the lower left corner and hover over the Start Button.
   
2. Right click on the Start Button and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the Start Menu.
   
3. When the black command prompt window opens type CD C:\ into the box and press enter. The Command Prompt will return a C:\> prompt.
   
4. Type dir /as and press enter to see the size of the hibernation file. It displays the size of the file in bytes, so just think of the left-most number (in this case '4') to be roughly the number of gigabytes it is using on your hard drive.
   
5. To turn off the hibernation file, type powercfg -h off and press enter. It will return a C:\> prompt.
   
6. Once this is completed, restart your computer to complete the process. Hibernation is now disabled on the system, and the space is saved on the SSD.

This article is part 2 of a 6 part series.

Part 1 of this set, Paging File, can be found here.

Part 3 of this set, System Restore, can be found here.

Part 4 of this set, Indexing Files, can be found here.

Part 5 of this set, User Directory Location, can be found here.

Part 6 of this set, Program Directory Location, can be found here.