From: java@evij.com.invalid   
      
   On 14/05/2024 11:30, Java Jive wrote:   
   >   
   > On 13/05/2024 13:06, Java Jive wrote:   
   >>   
   >> First a note to the OP, 250GB is way more than you need for an OS,   
   >> particularly Linux.  Of course the disk space required will depend on   
   >> how much software you want to install, but as a guide:   
   >   
   > The above is still true, but read on ...   
   >   
   >> Windows 7 through 10 64-bit with LOTS of software installed, but   
   >> search indexing, which consumes disk space like there's no tomorrow,   
   >> disabled, hibernation and paging (large files) enabled, 64GB is   
   >> comfortably enough for me, though occasional housekeeping is beneficial.   
   >   
   > Although I have 21.7GB free on a Windows OS partition, I've just found a   
   > situation where I may have to enlarge it.  A few days ago I increased   
   > the RAM on one of my principal PCs from 16GB to 32GB, and late yesterday   
   > evening I noticed that hibernation is now disabled.  When I try to   
   > re-enable it using ...   
   >   
   >      powercfg.exe /hibernate on   
   >   
   > .... I get ...   
   >   
   >      error 0xc000007f   
   >   
   > Although I've not yet succeeded in fixing the problem, I'm working on   
   > the assumption that the doubling of memory requires a corresponding   
   > increase in hibernation file size, and that there isn't room for it,   
   > hence the error.  Having only yesterday given a figure for a Windows   
   > system partition which then I deemed should be adequate, I thought I   
   > ought to correct my previous statement.   
      
   I've now been able to increase the size of this partition to 80GB, and   
   immediately was able to enable hibernation, so, as I suspected, the   
   reason for the error 0xc000007f was insufficient disk space for the   
   hibernation file, hiberfil.sys, which now consumes 31.9GB.   
      
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