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Re: Reasonably simple setup for 1TB HDD and 250GB M.2 NVMe SSD



On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:26:24 -0500
Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> wrote:

> Many laptops never need to go to disk-stored suspension; a low-power
> sleep mode is all they need to get through to the next power point.
> For the cases where it is necessary, it should be as reliable as
> possible.

Perhaps. But one reason to use hibernation (disk-stored suspension) is
security. If your hard drive, including swap area, is encrypted,
hibernation encrypts everything, and one would need the passphrase to
get in to the system. Thus your data is more secure from governments
and other thieves.

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