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Low disk space---windows drive
Hi, I repeatedly get the message "low on disk space". My pc tells me(on the message) that I have 10mb of disk space left. On "my computer" it says I have 36.2mb left. Any ideas on what to do to free this up. I have unistalled any programs that I do not use and every time i turn my pc back on the disk space is low. Thanks, Microlee
shesagordie
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Posted December 17th, 2005 22:00
microlee
Try using Disk Cleanup, click the "More Options" tab and use the options listed, empty the "Recycle Bin", remove the temporary files.
http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108409
Reduce the space System Restore takes up, open "System Properties" click the System Restore Tab and adjust the "Disk Space to Use" settings to 4% - 5%. Then turn off system restore by checking the box, reboot the system, to erase the old system restore files. Uncheck "Turn Off System Restore" box and reboot the system.
Open System Restore and create restore point.
And think about installing a larger hard drive.
Bev.
Message Edited by shesagordie on 12-17-2005 06:58 PM
DoubleDaffy
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Posted December 18th, 2005 16:00
What are you doing on that computer, lot of downloading? Because when most people get a lot of audio files and/or movie files they tend to get an external harddrive just for that stuff so the windows partition doesn't get used up. I don't know how much web surfing you are doing, but try going to the internet options and deleting your temporary files, and then setting the cache at a limit so you aren't filling up gigs of space in temp internet files.
Good Luck~Justin~
- O.K. I think I am getting to the bottom of this. My recycle bin in Norton Protected. there are many deleted things in there, how do I delect them from it? It only gtives me an option to recover? ANy suggestions? As for the music I will either burn to cd & delete or store some other way. Thanks, microlee
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Posted December 17th, 2005 22:00