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Free Up Space in Hard Drive
by bluemountain - 5/28/05 4:48 PMHI,
I have a Sony Desktop Computer, Windows XP, have a hard drive 185GB but the main C drive has only 13GB and the other D Drive 167GB (I don't know why Sony didn't have more memory in C Drive). The main problem I have is most of the programs are in C Drive and is almost full, but I installed other programs in D Drive. I only have MS Office, Dreamweaver and few other programs in C (I think Microsoft programs are occupying bulk of the memory). Can you guys help how I can free up space, because the Windows seems to fill up the C drive with all the cache files, image files downloaded into C Drive. Is there are any program that can free up space in C Drive? I am scared to delete some files in C, don't know which one is important and which one is not.
(NT) A harddisk cleanup and a defragment
by jrmar07 - 5/28/05 5:36 PM In reply to: Free Up Space in Hard Drive by bluemountainDefragment
by bluemountain - 5/29/05 7:20 AM In reply to: (NT) A harddisk cleanup and a defragment by jrmar07Hi, I tried to defragment but I just 1% Memory space left in C Drive, the Defragment requires a minimum of 15% Free Space. You said Hard Disk Cleanup, I used Norton System Works Cleanup, but the memory space improves only slightly by 200 to 300MB space. Can you suggest other means?
The hard way. . .
by Coryphaeus - 5/29/05 2:37 PM In reply to: Free Up Space in Hard Drive by bluemountainIf you can save any and all files such as favorites, emails, pictures, documents, etc., you can reformat the drive and change the partitions. If you have the XP CD you can boot from the CD, choose to change the partitions to different sizes. then reinstall everything back. You'll need your drivers for video, audio, modem, NIC, etc.
Partition Magic is another choice. It can be found at Google.
Good luck,
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by bluemountain - 5/31/05 8:34 AM In reply to: The hard way. . . by CoryphaeusThanks for your suggestion, I will try that one and see what happens.
Band-aid?
by bob b - 5/30/05 6:55 AM In reply to: Free Up Space in Hard Drive by bluemountainI'm not a XP user.
Partitioning is something that we average users don't handle very well.
If it was me I'd give some thought to wiping the unit, partitioning into one nice fat unit, reloading and be done with the issue.
Now the band-aid.
If your using IE.
Tool/int opt/settings.
Move the slider to the left, I use 5MB, seems to work.
Days to keep pages in history.
For my use 0 works well.
Does XP have a tool called disk cleanup?
If so run it.
Free Up Space in Hard Drive
by jcrobso - 6/2/05 10:49 AM In reply to: Free Up Space in Hard Drive by bluemountainYes Sony does this, why????
If I were in your position, I would back up all criical files then get Pariton Magic and resize the C: partion this would make the D: smaller.
I have done this and it does work. But follow the directions to the letter. John
Partition Magic
by bluemountain - 6/3/05 11:42 AM In reply to: Free Up Space in Hard Drive by jcrobsoThanks a lot, I will try this one and see, I have enough memory in D.
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