If Hibernate is enabled then Windows will create a whopping big file called hyberfil.sys
To get rid of the file you will need to stop using
the Hibernate feature. To do this click Start-->Control Panel-->Power
Options
-->Hibernate. Un-tick the Enable Hibernate feature. Click OK.
Check how much room is left on your hard disk?
Double click My Computer.
Right
click the hard drive (Local drive) icon, then click Properties.
This will show you the space remaining on your hard disk. If you have used
up 90% or more, it is time you had a clear out. Even if the drive is only
20% full, you will speed up your computer a little by clearing out the
rubbish. The Windows XP virtual memory file alone needs 1.5 Gbyte of free
hard disk space.
(1) Delete unwanted documents and spreadsheets
(2) Delete old emails (look in each mail box, i.e, the Inbox, Deleted items,
and Sent items.
When deleting emails use Shift plus Delete
, otherwise you are simply moving emails into the Deleted items folder.
(3) Delete any unwanted or poor quality clip art (most of the clip art
supplied with MS Office or Works is unusable anyway).
(4) Especially delete unwanted photographs, video and music files as these
take up vast amounts of space.
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