HElp PLease, help me with my computers Local disk C: lost.

So my Local Disk C: Hardrive is slowly losing gigs.

At a rate of 1 gig a day. Somehow i tried everything to stop it except Uninstall my bloatware.

I will uninstall the bloatware soon, but i first must find out why the reason My local C: drive is slowly losing gigs.

Its not a virus, i don't know what it is, and i dont want to do a whole hardrive clean up and delete everything along with it...

Thank you!

 

I would suspect that your system is creating restore points. You can set a maximum limit on the disk space which is used for this purpose.

John

 

How do you set the restore points?

Can you guide me step by step?

Also delete the rest of the restore points

thanks

 

Which operating system?

John

 

If your using Windows XP; Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > System Restore Settings (link on left hand pane of Window).

A new window will come up, where you have the option to turn off System Restore, or decrease its disk usage.

I assume the method is the same for Vista, but I'm not sure.

 

i have Vista, and its not like what you said after the system restore. It automatically asks that you uninstall everything by itselef. I can't go to settings for some reason

 

also in XP..if i remember right ..you can go to disk cleanup..and then click on disk cleanup and then go to more options and it should have a part where it says system restore and then Clean Up..click on that. I know vista basic has it..but i don't remember if XP had it..someone correct me if i'm wrong. yea i hate when that happens..i had that problem a quite some time ago and i went through those steps and after that no more probs. and then restart it and see what ya get on your Hard drive. Good luck

 

sounds like the evil doing of shadow copy

 

To get to system restore in Vista:

1. Click on the start button, type in system and choose the option that just says, "System"

2. In the left pane, click System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

3. To turn on System Protection for a hard disk, select the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.
– or –
To turn off System Protection for a hard disk, clear the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.


I've had this happen to me. The default system restore settings took up almost 18 gigs on my laptops once, I turned it off all together. I've only had 1 instance where system restore was of any use to me, and that was over 3 years ago. Also, hibernation files can also be a growing issue depending upon the settings.

 

Give this a try. It doesn't get any more "step-by-step" than this

http://www.davescomputertips.com/Newsletters/20070801.php#4