how can i disable the sleepimage on sierra?

[supergaia]

Hi
if i'm right under sierra i should i have 2 kind of pagefile files

the sleepimage and swapage1 or 2

i have never seen swapage1 , maybe under sierra they have change it's name

to disable spleeimage is enough sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0
and delete the file?

but how many page files does Sierra use?
only the sleepimage and pagefile or only sleepimage?

thanks

 

[HenryAZ]

I use the "sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0" method to disable sleepimage. Once I do that, and then delete the sleepimage file, it is gone for good. I don't find any "swapage*" files on my Mac.

 

[supergaia]

I use the "sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0" method to disable sleepimage. Once I do that, and then delete the sleepimage file, it is gone for good. I don't find any "swapage*" files on my Mac.

hi HenryAZ
i can't find the swapage too, but i guess it uses virtual memory
have you disabled sleepimage too?
thank you so much

 

[jbarley]

If you have a swapfile it'll be here, in the Finder menu, and I'd be surprised if you don't have one.


[doublepost=1509377531][/doublepost]Edit:
many of us have found that even after deleting the Sleepimage file it returns to once again hog a large chunk of ram.
Someone came up with this method of removing the file and recreating a 0 byte locked file which keeps both the system and the operator happy.
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1: Set sleep mode in shell:
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

2: Remove the image:
sudo rm /private/var/vm/sleepimage

3: Create a blanked file:
sudo touch /private/var/vm/sleepimage

4:Make file immutable:
sudo chflags uchg /private/var/vm/sleepimage
---------------------------------

 

[supergaia]

If you have a swapfile it'll be here, in the Finder menu, and I'd be surprised if you don't have one.

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[doublepost=1509377531][/doublepost]Edit:
many of us have found that even after deleting the Sleepimage file it returns to once again hog a large chunk of ram.
Someone came up with this method of removing the file and recreating a 0 byte locked file which keeps both the system and the operator happy.
-----------------------------
1: Set sleep mode in shell:
sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 0

2: Remove the image:
sudo rm /private/var/vm/sleepimage

3: Create a blanked file:
sudo touch /private/var/vm/sleepimage

4:Make file immutable:
sudo chflags uchg /private/var/vm/sleepimage
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Hi
great !
to enalbe sudo pmset -a hibernatemode 1 in case i have to return again the large chuck of ram file
thank a lot!

 

[divincem]

I tried that but it mounts the file system over the top of the directory.

 

[jbarley]

I tried that but it mounts the file system over the top of the directory.

A little more information might help to clarify your exact problem...
I tried that...(tried what?)
What filesystem over top of which directory?