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    How much free space should you have after clean install?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Stalvros, Nov 18, 2008.

  1. Stalvros

    Stalvros Notebook Evangelist

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    How much space does Windows take anyways?
    I mean, i checked properties on C: and it says that i have used 64gb

    I don't get it.
    All i've installed is just a game (warcraft 3) thats 1gb+

    I've checked that my Windows folder only uses up 11gb
    I've checked that my Program Files only uses up 4gb

    So theoretically speaking, I don't know where the rest come from.
    Any ideas?

    PS: My documents are empty!
     
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  2. Wishmaker

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    Run CC cleaner and see what junk you've collected. Moreover, I think you have restore points in there.

    Vista takes between 11 and 14 GB. Depends on how you set it up.
     

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  3. The_Stig

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    If its a fresh install then turn off system restore and then check the space on your C: drive, you can always enable it againafter as you won`t be losing much with it being a new install. Restore points take up a massive amount of space. Just save any fresh important data or files before you do it onto a disc as you can always put it back on later.
     
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  4. Stalvros

    Stalvros Notebook Evangelist

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    hmmmm how do i delete the rest i wonder
    i run ccleaner

    it says i only have 38mb removed
    what else is missing
     
    Stalvros, Nov 18, 2008
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    My hidden recovery partision took 10gb, my Vista alone took 30GB
     
    sonoritygenius, Nov 19, 2008
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