Remove/Add Programs and Java Updates: Cleaning up drive space

Question

Dell DIM 8200, Window XP, 40 GB Hard drive My small 40GB is at nearly 60% capacity and I want to clean it up. I have added an external drive and moved GBs of files to it. I run CleanUp!, Defrag, and disc cleanup (removing restore points occasionally.) In Add/Remove prgrams I noticed a dozen JAVA updates - each one nearly 200 MB.  Are thes set up files that can be removed? Anything else I can do to free up drive space? I'm afraid the more full the drive gets, that it will eventually slow down or become inoperable.

ieee488 · Answer

Some websites use Java and so do some software programs.

Chip77635 · Answer

Thanks for the reply. I def don't want to eliminate Java.

I'm wondering about the updates I seeon my hard drive. Are they set up files or are they actually code Java uses to run properly?

I can't believe that over 1GB of space is needed for it!

iroc9555 · Answer

Hi chip.

Not to undermine ieee488 advice, but yes you can delete older versions of Java and stay with the latest update. See here. What I do if an old program does not detect the new version is to direct it to it C:\Program Files\Java\jrex.x.x\bin\Java.exe that is all.

Hope it helps.

Thereal-dbk4297 · Answer

... My mistake. English is not my native language.:emotion-16: My wife says I have trouble with English myself. :emotion-3:

Thereal-dbk4297 · Answer

Hello,

Just to add if I might ...

Don't delete any Java files. Uninstall all versions of Java and/or Java script using 'add/remove programs'. Restart the system and install the new Java files. :emotion-21:

iroc9555 · Answer

Thereal.

Thank you, I should have said uninstall instead of delete :emotion-21:, though the link I provided clearly show how to uninstall older versions of Java. My mistake. English is not my native language.:emotion-16:

Chip77635 · Answer

Thank you everyone! That's exactly what I wanted to know.

I will UNINSTALL, delete any remaining files, and then reinstall the most current version.

This will save me at least 1 GB of drive space!

Thanks again.

Windows General

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