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    Windows 7 Enterprise: taking up too much space!!!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by skyandspace, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. skyandspace

    skyandspace Notebook Consultant

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    So I have my drive partitioned like so: 125gb for Windows, 25gb for Linux, and the rest I don't really know. I saw some of the rest was OEM stuff and the other stuff was 1gb of something (BTW, any way to find out what the other partitions really are? Is there a software?)

    Anyhow, so I installed Windows 7 on the 125gb partition and now I only have 113gb left!!! The Windows 7 system files are only 5 gb (abouts). What is taking up the other space?

    And, also, I want to get rid of Ubuntu and do a clean install of Mandriva on the 25 gb, what would be the best way of doing that?


    thanks.
     
    skyandspace, Sep 12, 2009
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  2. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    pagefile.sys and hyberfil.sys, make the hidden and system files visible and you'll see those two files on your system partition.
     
    FrankTabletuser, Sep 12, 2009
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  3. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    System restore points also take up space. They allow you to revert back to previous settings should your OS become corrupt or stop working properly.
     
    crash, Sep 12, 2009
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    Bio_Terra Notebook Consultant

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    its probably system restore as crash said, mine was taking up 40gb until i reduced it...
     
    Bio_Terra, Sep 12, 2009
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  5. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    125GB total - 113GB free = 12GB used

    12GB used - 5GB folders = 7GB unknown.

    If he has 4GB RAM installed, as I do, then those two files probably have:
    4GB pagefile.sys + 3GB hiberfil.sys = 7GB
     
    FrankTabletuser, Sep 12, 2009
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  6. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    kill the linux-only partitions and run your linux instances on VirtualBox.
     
    newsposter, Sep 13, 2009
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  7. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Math. So hot right now.

    Man, I wish I had 100GB free.....
     
    surfasb, Sep 13, 2009
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  8. HTWingNut

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    Yes as others have said, hibernate file.

    If you don't hibernate your system then disable it. Here's How:
    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/25/how-to-turn-off-and-disable-hibernation-in-windows-vista/

    If you want to reduce system restore size, then here's how to:
    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3187/disable-system-restore-in-windows-7/

    I had to disable system restore, then renable it to get back 40GB in my Windows Vista. For Win7 it's been well behaved.

    Pagefile you need to keep.

    To verify, open "Computer" or "Windows Explorer" (Windows Key + E) hit your ALT key to bring up the menus, select Tools, Folder Options, View Tab. Deselect "Hide Protected Operating System Files" and select "Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives" option. Then in your main C: drive in Windows Explorer (or wherever) you should see pagefile.sys and hiberfil.sys. This will show if these files exist, and their size.

    Don't forget to go back and hide system files and folders, otherwise you'll see phantom files on your desktop and elsewhere and don't want to accidentally delete them!
     
    HTWingNut, Sep 13, 2009
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  9. sama98b

    sama98b Notebook Evangelist

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    Got single movie taking up more space then win7 .. 1080p .. :p

    Buy a bigger hdd :)
    2.5" now getting cheap to go 500Gb+
    3.5" now cheap going 1Tb+

    Got more then 10Tb external storage here.
     
    sama98b, Sep 14, 2009
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