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      5th May 2011
Here are some interesting tools that I have found recently. I will update and add to the list periodically, as I find them. *Note: I didn't write these. I don't "support" them, only have used them from time to time with success. You are responsible if you blow up your machine. Back up your stuff.


TreeSize Pro - Allows you to see your system as Windows Explorer does, but with more details
http://www.jam-software.com/treesize/


WinDirStat - Another graphical display of file usage and location
http://windirstat.info/

BlueScreenView - Read those dump files that are created when your computer craps out with a BSOD
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

CCleaner - Registry and Temp file cleaner-upper. Good for long time operating machines that have cluttered registries.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

 
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      5th May 2011
I use windirstat, very handy and great for seeing whats eating disk space.

Will have to take a look at the other two in a mo.

 


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      5th May 2011
The blue screen viewer just helped me in a situation. It is good to have an app like that that doesn't require coding knowledge to get it to work.

 
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      5th May 2011
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Just added Bluescreenview and Windirstat to the sticky.

 


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      5th May 2011
WinDirStat will come in very handy indeed - been looking for something like this so I can get my disk cleaned up.
 
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      5th May 2011
V_R has a thread here he could add to.

 
 
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Just added Bluescreenview and Windirstat to the sticky.
sorry just seen you post

 
 
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      6th May 2011
Here's another handy PC tool for those, uh, unfathomable probs

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