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hi guys... who can help me out on this, it use to hibernate before until i did a disk cleaneup and deleted the hibernation memory which was a staggering 4.5GB... i tried to restore it but its not possible and it not in my recycle bin either....HELP!

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reported that hibernation stopped after a cleanup removed the system hibernation file. As suggested, confirm which Windows release is running before following steps. is right that a repair install can fix deep system corruption, but try the targeted recovery steps below first — they will usually recreate the missing file and restore normal behavior.

Use an elevated (Administrator) Command Prompt to check available sleep states and re-enable hibernation. Typical commands:

powercfg /a
powercfg -h on
powercfg /requests

If the second command succeeds, Windows will recreate the hibernation file (hiberfil.sys). If it fails, run these repair checks:

sfc /scannow
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
chkdsk C: /f

Notes and troubleshooting tips: hiberfil.sys is a protected, hidden file on the system drive (not in the Recycle Bin), and Windows needs several gigabytes free (roughly on the order of installed RAM) to create it. On Windows 8/10/11, Fast Startup depends on hibernation, so that feature will also be affected if hibernation is disabled. If powercfg /a reports hibernation unavailable, check for domain/group policy or firmware settings that disable it. Also inspect Event Viewer for sleep/hibernation or Kernel-Power events, update chipset/ACPI drivers and BIOS/UEFI, and use powercfg /requests to find apps or drivers preventing sleep.

If all targeted fixes fail and system file repair reports unrecoverable corruption, a repair install or OS reinstall is a last resort. These steps address the common causes when the hibernation file has been removed and avoid a full reinstall in most cases.

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Member Avatar for D3m3nt3d

This may need to be in the Software Forum and not the Malware Forum...what makes you think its Malware?

Also - what version of Windows are you currently running?

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some time it happened. I think if you install or repair your windows then it will be solve.

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