Hibernation File Decompression using Comaetoolkit- Hibr2bin.exe

Hibr2bin.exe is a hibernation file decompression tool and is part of comaetoolkit by comae known now as part of Magnet Forensics.

What is Hibernation File?

Hibernation file is a compressed copy of Random Access Memory(RAM, it is created when the system is in hibernation mode and its size is equal to the size of RAM that is installed in the system.

The Hibernation file is in a form of Hiberfil.sys that can be located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. This is used to store a copy of the system memory on the hard disk when the system is in hibernation mode.

To download the toolkit, sign-up for Magnet Idea Lab and an email verification will be sent to the email provided.