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  • Dual-boot and hibernate make a very dangerous combination. I've had some major data-loss because I modified a filesystem in Linux then hibernated, and accidentally booted into Windows. This problem isn't worth fixing unless you make sure you never mount Windows partitions in Linux. (or vice versa). Commented Sep 13, 2011 at 6:49
  • Really? I didn't know. The problem is I'm a poweruser and in fact hibernate has become so essential to me I have no way of working without it. I routinely do research and have my work open in a prolific number of windows (20-70 browser tabs for e.g.), and I cannot practically shut down without a tremendous effort to save everything and reopen each time. I have multiple work sessions a day and cannot leave my laptop on while I'm away from powerpoints, so hibernate has revolutionised the way I work. I have always dual-booted and I never had this problem until my latest linux installation... Commented Sep 13, 2011 at 8:23