How to complete a comprehensive defragmentation in XP

        Summary: The existence of the Hiberfil.sys file can make the system unable to complete a comprehensive disk defragmentation. This article describes how to delete the Hiberfil.sys file before defragmenting. Many Windows XP users are now accustomed to using the hibernation feature provided by the system, because this saves the time of switching on and off, and can be directly restored to the original working state every time it is turned on, such as an article that was originally being written or is being drawn. a picture, etc. However, I don't know if you noticed it. Although dormancy has such advantages, it will bring some minor inconveniences. If you regularly defragment your hard drive and review the defragmentation report after finishing it, you may notice that some files in this report cannot be sorted, leaving a lot of fragmentation on the hard drive. And there will be a Hiberfil.sys file. So what exactly is this Hiberfil.sys file used for? When we enabled hibernation on Windows XP, every time the system goes to sleep, Windows XP writes everything in memory to the Hiberfil.sys file, and when the system resumes from hibernation, Windows XP This file will not be deleted, but will be placed on the hard disk intact. In fact, it is no longer needed. This file will not occupy a part of the space in vain, but it has become a stumbling block for disk defragmentation. If you do not process this file for a long time, the disk fragmentation generated by the Hiberfil.sys file cannot be sorted. The Hiberfil.sys file can become very large, and the Disk Defragmenter can't tidy it up, so its existence can make the system unable to complete a full defragmentation. So, we will consider, can you delete it and then defragment it? The Hiberfil.sys file is usually located in the root directory of the partition where the XP system is located, and is a hidden system file. Although you can remove it manually, the following method is recommended. First open the Control Panel, then double-click Power Options, select the Hibernate tab, deselect the Enable Hibernate checkbox, and then click the Apply or OK button as shown below. After the above operation, Windows XP will automatically delete the Hiberfil.sys file. Next, we can defragment, after finishing the finishing, then select the "Enable hibernate" check box to restore the use of hibernation.