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    shrinking harddrive

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lokster, Apr 23, 2006.

  1. lokster

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    i dont know if its just me but i just noticed now that my harddrive c: is shrinking by .01 gb i mean, when i close my computer its e.g 4.10, and later when i open it its 4.09. and i try to restart and its permanent 4.09, and later it becomes 4.08
    this is bothering me. what to do? ive done av. and spyware sys mechanic and reg mechanic scans. and nothing.
     
    lokster, Apr 23, 2006
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  2. kidA

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    ccleaner? defragging? i dunno. that is bizarre though. when did this start? have you installed anything new recently? how big is the hard drive?
     
    kidA, Apr 24, 2006
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    Now is that number the total space on the hard drive (4gb is pretty small so I would guess no) or is how much space you have left? It could be that everytime you use windows a program is saving data or you yourself are saving data. That would mean everything is working properly if you can't find any viruses etc.
     
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    Windows will constantly accumulate junk. You can use the built in Disk cleaning utility found from the start menu > programs > accessories > system tools.
    Or you can get a third party software that can do cleanups like ccleaner (as kidA mentioned) or something else. I use TuneUp utilities, it does a registry clean & defrag, temp file clean up and some other nice stuff
     
    qwester, Apr 24, 2006
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    I would look at any running apps that you have and make sure that you're not creating log files that you don't need.
     
    lmychajluk, Apr 24, 2006
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    Like Qwester said. Accumulated junk, cookies, history, temp files, reg entries, etc. Try using ccleanter, which adds itself to your recycle bin's context menu and can quickly clear out this junk.
     
    warlord, Apr 24, 2006
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    Yes cccleaner and defrag your HD with O&O defrag software, maybe help.
     
    skywalker, Apr 25, 2006
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    You can also try using something like FileMon to see what processes are writing to what files.
     
    lmychajluk, Apr 25, 2006
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    Can someone explain CCleaner to me? It seems like most of the features are things I don't want.

    For instance, it will delete your web history and your autocomplete lists for urls etc. If I was trying to hide porn tracks or something it'd be great, but otherwise what useful features does it have?
     
    kujustin, Apr 25, 2006
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    hahahaha its alright now thanks. defrag. ccleaner system mechanic and registry cleaner and a full avg scan its clean and its ok. was weird though. anyways i did check the processes. and everything was normal, whatever was eating the h.d is gone now. 40gb hard drive. partition 20,20. it scared me cos it was on c: thanks everyone!
     
    lokster, Apr 26, 2006
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    cleans out temps for other applications which can take up space, all with one click

    registry cleanup all in one click

    probably the easiest would be the cleaning up for temp clipboard explorer, utilities (esp virus and firewall logs), and trash can all at once. it's convenient if you like to clean up c rap on your hd
     
    kidA, Apr 26, 2006
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