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STATUS_ABANDON_HIBERFILE
The saved S4 image has become unusable for resume
STATUS_ABANDON_HIBERFILE concerns an already-created hibernation image that was considered valid and later invalidated. That is different from failing to enter hibernation in the first place. In ACPI S4, the operating-system context is saved to nonvolatile storage so the machine can later restore that context instead of performing a normal cold start.
Once Windows decides the saved image must be abandoned, trying to preserve or copy the existing hiberfil.sys back into place is not a sound repair strategy. The useful evidence is what changed between image creation and resume: firmware state, boot configuration, storage accessibility, or another platform condition recorded by the power manager. Recreating the hibernation file may prepare a future transition, but it does not explain why the previous image was rejected.
What to inspect
- Correlate the status with Kernel-Power events and the exact shutdown, hibernate, boot, or resume sequence.
- Record BIOS/UEFI and boot-configuration changes made after the hibernation image was created.
- Use
powercfg /ato confirm the platform still exposes the expected sleep states andpowercfg /lastwakefor a completed wake path. - Keep storage and file-system errors from the same boot; the status alone does not identify a corrupt file sector.
References
- Microsoft: System sleeping states
- Microsoft: powercfg command-line options
- UEFI Forum: ACPI power and performance management
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
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