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Where is the hibernation file?

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Where does the file live?

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Best nglnx (nglnx) said : 		#1

Contrary to Windows, which uses a paging file and an hibernation file, linux systems tend to use a dedicated partition (swap) to do paging and hibernation tasks.

To find out more about the swap partition read the following:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq (Swap Partition FAQ)

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Michael James (mbj1103) said : 		#2

Thanks nglnx, that solved my question.