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    Freeing up disk space

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bm99, Apr 8, 2007.

  1. bm99

    bm99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a 60 gig HD and when I checked how much disk space was uses I was surprised to see that almost half of the 51 gigs available were used up. I didnt have very many media files but I did delete what I had to save a few gigs.

    I also ran the disk cleanup and another program I got off CNET but when I checked the space available, I only had 16 gigs left as opposed to 24 before!!!!
    WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

    If I open up the C drive, hilight all the files and click properties, that is only about 8 gigs so I should have another 43 or so somewhere?. I would like to know where all this space is going and how can I properly clean up all my useless files?
     
    bm99, Apr 8, 2007
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  2. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    Do you have system restore turned on, well if you do and have left it at the maximum default setting of 12% then right there that is 7.2Gb of hard drive space lost, also consider how much virtual memory is in use for your paging file that could be another 1Gb there.
     
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    bob1182006 Notebook Evangelist

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    you could use something like jdiskreport to show you what files are taking up all that space
     
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  4. bm99

    bm99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thats interesting. I ran that jdiskreport program and it says I have 11 gigs used up on C: drive but when I click on the properties of C: drive, it is showing that 21 gigs are used. Why is this?
     
    bm99, Apr 8, 2007
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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Disable hibernate/sleep mode to save up some disk space (I think it's around 2GB if I am not mistaken).

    Mike.
     
    ScifiMike12, Apr 8, 2007
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  7. bm99

    bm99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah I have basically cleaned out all unnecessary files. I only really have 11 gigs used on C: but it shows that I am using 21 gigs. I am just wondering where this extra space is going? Is it backed up files or something?
     
    bm99, Apr 8, 2007
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