low space on my hard disk

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gursaran abott

Hi

my computer shows low disk space so went to control panel and removed
unnecessary programs and applications
i also deleted unnecessary files from hard drive but still i cant get
empty space on my hard drive

are any more files or apps that i can delete which i dont know where they
are located to get free space on my harddrive

Please help
 
gursaran said:
Hi

my computer shows low disk space so went to control panel and removed
unnecessary programs and applications
i also deleted unnecessary files from hard drive but still i cant get
empty space on my hard drive

are any more files or apps that i can delete which i dont know where they
are located to get free space on my harddrive

Please help
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When you delete files they do not delete but really move to the recycle
bin. Clear the recycle bin and you should gain space.
 
Look for Disk Cleanup ( or run cleanmgr.exe) on your start menu and let it
try to free up some disk space.
 
Hi

my computer shows low disk space so went to control panel and removed
unnecessary programs and applications
i also deleted unnecessary files from hard drive but still i cant get
empty space on my hard drive

are any more files or apps that i can delete which i dont know where they
are located to get free space on my harddrive

Please help
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You have forgotten to tell us which drive and if you have more than the one
drive. Supposing you have two as most people have and you are properply
organised having OS on a 10 GB partition then you may some day have lack of
space and you can proceed like this:

For the purpose of recovering space on your C: Drive, you should change the
Location of the Paging File. I can take as much as 2 GB on the partition where
you should only have the Operating System.

To change Paging File Location. As the Administrator, right click My Computer.
In System Properties click Advanced. Click Performance Settings. In Performance
Options click Advanced/Change

Now you can change C:to 500Mb and you must then allow a partition preferably on
another disk to carry a Paging file of about 2GB ie 2000MB.
In my case I recovered the 2GB on C: drive which made the machine run a lot
faster.


B|rge in sunny Perth, Australia
 
You have forgotten to tell us which drive and if you have more than the one
drive. Supposing you have two as most people have
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"Most people"? On the contrary, it's extremely rare than anyone has
more than one physical drive.

Two partitions on a single physical drive is much more common, but
even there, I doubt very much if it's anywhere near "most people."

and you are properply
organised having OS on a 10 GB partition
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"Properly"? There is no "properly." How to arrange your partitions is
mostly a matter of individual preference.

then you may some day have lack of
space and you can proceed like this:

For the purpose of recovering space on your C: Drive, you should change the
Location of the Paging File. I can take as much as 2 GB on the partition where
you should
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Again, there is no "should." And for most people, it's much better to
keep installed programs on the same partition as the operating system.

only have the Operating System.
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Putting the Page File on a second partition is not a good idea, and
can hurt your performance. What it does is move the page file to a
location on the hard drive distant from the other frequently-used data
on the drive. The result is that every time Windows needs to use the
page file, the time to get to it and back from it is increased.

Putting the page file on a second *physical* drive is a good idea,
since it decreases head movement, but not to a second partition on a
single drive. A good rule of thumb is that the page file should be on
the most-used partition of the least-used physical drive. For almost
everyone with a single drive, that's C:.

If you have enough RAM, the penalty for moving the page file to a
second partition may be slight, since you won't use the page file
much, but it won't help you.
 
To give comprehensive advice more information is needed. Haphazard
deletion of files is not a sensible way to proceed.

The measures described below will enable you to make a start.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.

I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open Disk
Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it
is more informative. This will help us see how your disk space is being
used.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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low disk space can
be corrected by cleaning
away unwanted data.

however you might
want to consider adding
more space to your system,
like an additional harddrive.

then you can move allot of
your personal data off the
main disk and onto your
new disk, thus relieving you
and your system the issue
of low disk space on the c.

further, having low disk
space not only puts a
strain on you and your
system, but on the physical
aspect on the disk itself.
 
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