How to turn off "Low disk space" popup?

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Don Culp

How can I permanently turn off the "Low disk space" popup that says "You are
running out of disk space ..."?

Thanks,
Don Culp
 
Why would you not want to be warned that you are about to run out of
storage? Is the message spurious? If it the warnings are valid, why would
you not want to take steps to increase storage space?
 
Because when I'm downloading, I'm aware of how much space I have left, and I
want to squeeze as much on to my hdd without the annoyance.

my 2cw
 
You should leave at least 10% of your hard drive free for the operating
system to use for temp files and defragmentation. Filling it to the brim
will lead to unneccesary hard drive activity and wear and tear.
 
Colin Barnhorst said:
You should leave at least 10% of your hard drive free for the operating
system to use for temp files and defragmentation. Filling it to the brim
will lead to unneccesary hard drive activity and wear and tear.
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Not everybody uses a configuration where C: is the only hard drive
partition. I have several partitions with no system files, temp files and
where fragmentation is not an issue. I see no reason whatsoever why you
should not be allowed to fill storage partitions right up to the brim and
then some.
 
My PC speaks of his HDD in the singular.

André Gulliksen said:
Not everybody uses a configuration where C: is the only hard drive
partition. I have several partitions with no system files, temp files and
where fragmentation is not an issue. I see no reason whatsoever why you
should not be allowed to fill storage partitions right up to the brim and
then some.
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In
I see no reason whatsoever
why you should not be allowed to fill storage partitions right
up to
the brim and then some.
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Although I don't necessary agree, I at least understand what
"right up to the brim" means. But I'm having a hard time with
"and then some." Please explain.
 
Sorry, my 40 Gig HDD is divided into four 10 Gig partitions, my C drive has
always 50% free.
 
Although I don't necessary agree, I at least understand what "right up to
the brim" means. But I'm having a hard time with "and then some." Please
explain.
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Well, that part was not really supposed to be taken literally ;o) But since
you asked: There is no harm in filling the cup until it spills over, i.e.
you get an error that the partition is full. That is, you may lose your
download or whatever file you are trying to store there, but the system
suffers no damage or instability.
 
It can cause the system to operate poorly if the OS is attempting a file
operation with only fragmentary space available. XP does not check for
"next available disk" when trying to complete a task.
 
Colin said:
It can cause the system to operate poorly if the OS is attempting a
file operation with only fragmentary space available. XP does not
check for "next available disk" when trying to complete a task.
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In my post I mentioned storage partitions, i.e. partitions where you don't
have any system files, temp files, pagefiles and preferably no folders
needed by running programs. These partitions can for instance be filled with
media files or program installation files. Installation files are rarely
accessed, and media files generally do not require very fast access, meaning
that even if files are fragmented it is not really a big problem.

Personally I have a relatively small C:. If this is filled more than 80% I
take steps to either clean it up or expand it. I also have a larger D: where
I store program files. I also try to keep some free space on this, but not
as strictly as C:. I also have E:, F: and G:, which I have no reservation in
filling all the way up.
 
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they will give you your money back.

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