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September 16th, 2004 00:00
How do you delete some space on c: drive
I am needed to delete some space on my c: drive. I am right now at 54 and I was the other day at 60. I have done my disk cleanup and also compress some space. It went from 48 to 54 at that time. I have deleted some files but there are some I am scared to delete because I don't know if I need them or not. Can someone please help figure out how to delete stuff on my c:drive to get some free space?
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September 16th, 2004 12:00
Anyway...any trick I give isn't going to last long. You are either destined for a larger drive (very cheap) or an additional drive.
If "you" can't do any better job of cleaning than arount 10% of a (60?) gig...well, cleaning probably isn't the solution. Sorta like a family of seven trying to fit in the two bedroom starter home. Though your solution is cheaper.
So, there isn't a magic bullet for gaining real space---at least you won't have to spend over a thousand dollars for 750 meg (no typo) as I once did!
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September 16th, 2004 16:00
blueskyshad.
If you have system restore, you could check the settings to see if they are set at 12% of the HD. If so, change the setting to 4% or 5%, turn off SR, reboot, turn SR back on and create a manual restore point.
Bev.
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September 16th, 2004 19:00
That is, I have two installs of W2k, scores of applications (several 200 meg plus,each) and I have plenty of space between a six gig and twenty gig drive.
It is doubtful that any system (os) should require more than a couple of gig (not including pagefile/swapfile). I doubt you have ten applications that each require 200 meg?
So that leaves data. Stuff. Are you storing files (photos, music,video?) stuff that need not be on the drive. (Should not be on the drive?)
A good trick is to do a search for all files larger than a certain size. You may find you have hundreds or thousands of files that either don't need to be on the drive or can be disposed of completely. Or stored elsewhere.
Again, it has only been a few years that drives were larger than, oh, 20 gig? People survived by not "storing" on the drive. First off, if you don't have a back-up scenario--that "stuff" is gonna be lost---sooner or later. An HD is at best a temporary place for that which you can't replace.
Thus, anything you can't re-install (your OS, apps) should be somewhere else---if only to "prepare" for a disaster that hits everyone---sooner or later.
You wouldn't want to hear that your bank didn't have a back-up of your financial info?
So? Do a search by size---see what big stuff should be moved/stored or disposed of.
Again---your real risk is not being short of space, now. Your risk is finding out that drive won't boot--then you'll know what was replacable (by re-install) and that which is unique/precious to you.
When I see over 50 gig of "necessary" stuff on a drive? I'll believe it.
Your drive is not a safe.
Nope, if it can't be replaced and you can't do without it. An HD is the worst place for "it".
BTW, if you don't mention if you have a writable CD? For fifty bucks. it's the cheapest insurance possible. A side benefit will be the extra headroom you'll have.
Good luck---but clean house.