Acessing More Hard Drive Space

I currently have about 13 gigs free on the OS C: drive. I had noticed it getting low from Auslogics defrag giving me a message about it being less than 15% free. So went into my Computer and see it is divided between C: and D:

The D: drive is currently like 93 gigs and totally free. It says DATA but how do I use this? I thought I had the 200 gigs but didn't know it was like this.......I also do maintenance with Auslogics and keep it running smoothly but it is beginning to get a little low on space with C: and I have noticed it seems to be affecting performance slightly.

 

You can merge the 2 partitions by either using Disk Management (in Administrative Tools),
or using the GParted LiveCD ( How To ?).

 

I would use Vista disk management and expand the C: partition a bit larger, to cover the 15% minimum message warning.

You can also try paying attention when installing new apps, to have them install onto the D: partition

cheers ...

 

1.) Clean up your junk files
2.) Move a few things to the other partions
3.) Get a bigger HDD

Those are the best remedies rather that just dancing around the problem by changing the partition size.

 

Yea ... Don't mess with partition size unless you know what you're doing

I would suggest using a Crap Cleaner (CCleaner) to clear all the temp files also clear out old restore points using Disk Cleanup Tool ....

And Use WinDIRStat to check which folders are using up your drive space and decide if they are movable ...

 

I have 2 partitions and use 1 for windows and system stuff, programs etc, and then I use the other for data, (music, pictures, video, etc). I find it better this way in case I have to re-install vista for some reason or another, it then saves losing all of my personal data.

 

You can also alocate less memory for system resote. If my memory serves me, it witholds 15% of your hard drive space. I moved it down to 3%.

 

You can just use the data portion to store your stuff as well.

 

Right click on "Documents" in the start menu. Switch to the location tab. Click on the "Move" button and relocate your documents folders to the D: (Data) partition. This will free up disk space and make it easier to image your OS/Programs and restore them if needed, without affecting your documents.

Gary

 

You also need to start saving things to your D drive - just 'cause it's labelled "data" doesn't necessarily mean that anything's configured to save it's data there instead of on the C drive (which is the typical default).

 

But if you use the procedure outlined above to actually move the "documents" folder, then the D: drive does become the default location.

Gary

 

Indeed it does; but even then, if you've an app that doesn't default to the "My Documents" folder, you won't necessarily change that app's default save location. Might as well wear some suspenders with your belt, after all.

 

I moved all of My Music over to the d drive. It was 13 gigs so that will help a lot. My system runs better and the Windows Media Player works a lot faster now with the music also since its on the d drive.
I already use cccleaner and Auslogics maintenance programs and defrag.

Thanks guys.