The FAT32 file capacity is 6.96 GB and has 954 MB/13% of free space. When
you try to defrag, it states you need 15% of free space. How do I reduce the
files in a FAT file? tks, mac

I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report . Open Disk
Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and click on Save
As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents Folder and post a
copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it is more
informative.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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mac wrote:
> The FAT32 file capacity is 6.96 GB and has 954 MB/13% of free space.
> When you try to defrag, it states you need 15% of free space. How do
> I reduce the files in a FAT file? tks, mac

"mac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The FAT32 file capacity is 6.96 GB and has 954 MB/13% of free space. When
> you try to defrag, it states you need 15% of free space. How do I reduce
> the
> files in a FAT file? tks, mac

It's the "File System" that's FAT32 (or maybe NTFS), not the file itself. To
enable the defragging process to go ahead, you must free up some space, e.g.
by emptying the Temp folder, by deleting dump files (.dmp) or by backing up,
then deleting some of your data files. You could also run chkdsk in order to
delete lost clusters (if you have any).

Note that defragging a volume will NOT free up space. This is a separate
issue that you must address quickly. A disk whose spare capacity falls below
20% of size is a permanent problem. Move your data files elsewhere or get a
larger or an additional disk. They don't cost much!

"mac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The FAT32 file capacity is 6.96 GB and has 954 MB/13% of free space. When
> you try to defrag, it states you need 15% of free space. How do I reduce
> the
> files in a FAT file? tks, mac
By deleting some?
Jim

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> "mac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:E8E4B06C-3132-4FA7-8710-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The FAT32 file capacity is 6.96 GB and has 954 MB/13% of free space.
>> When you try to defrag, it states you need 15% of free space. How
>> do I reduce the
>> files in a FAT file? tks, mac
>
> It's the "File System" that's FAT32 (or maybe NTFS), not the file
> itself. To enable the defragging process to go ahead, you must free
> up some space, e.g. by emptying the Temp folder, by deleting dump
> files (.dmp) or by backing up, then deleting some of your data files.
> You could also run chkdsk in order to delete lost clusters (if you
> have any).

ZIPping some largish text files - or even folders - might help.

Assuming the files zipped will yield space when compressed (movies, photos,
and the like usually won't).

Running too low on free disk space!!!
First use Windows 'Disk Cleanup' to create more space on your C: drive.
Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

Next: Empty the Recycle Bin.

If you recently installed Windows XP Service Pack 3:
Look for an odd folder name which is located here
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\cf8ec753e88561d..........\
Note: the apparent random set of letter and number may vary from my
example above but whatever the name is, it will be more than
600MB in size and can be safely deleted.
You may also see a number of other folders or files located in the:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ directory
They also can be deleted.

You can also free up more disk space by reducing
the number of 'System Restore' points:
Select Start/Control Panel/System, then in the System Properties window
click on the System Restore tab.
Next select the drive letter where Windows is installed (usually C,
Then click on the Setting button
Now in the Drive Settings window move the Disk space usage slider to the
left to reduce the amount of drive space System Restore points will use.
This will remove some of the older restore points and free up some space.

Disable Hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys file (If you have it enabled):
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...-xp-and-vista/
and:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...hibernate.mspx

If you are using IE7 and then installed SP3 read the info below.
IE7 users will find the folders listed below on their hard drive:
$NtServicePackUninstallIDNMitigationAPIs$
$NtServicePackUninstallNLSDownlevelMapping$
They are needed to uninstall IE7. However, if you installed IE7 and
then installed XP SP3 you can no longer uninstall IE7 and these
folders can also be deleted.

Note: The recommended procedure before installing XP SP3 is to
uninstall IE7, then install XP SP3. Now you still have the ability to
install and uninstall IE7.

Next if you still need more space:
Remove the files used to uninstall updates to Windows
These folders and associated files in these folders are safe to remove,
however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or
update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.
I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders
and delete the older updates.
As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.
These files are located in the Windows folder and have folder names
like $NtUninstallKBXXXXXX$.
They are hidden folders so enable viewing of hidden files in Windows
Explorer.
Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$
Also See the following web pages on this issue:
http://www.pagestart.com/ntuninstall.html
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

You can reduce the size of the Internet Explorer Disk Cache:
How and Why to Clear Your Cache:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...learcache.mspx
Just follow the instructions but instead of increasing the size (as stated
in
the article) decrease it.

Finally: Check the Recycle Bin one more time and empty it
if necessary as some of those files you deleted in the steps
mentioned above may find there way into the recycle bin.

If you have more than one partition or drive then:
How to Change the Default Location of Mail and News Folders:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307971/en-us

Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
(Example: move it to the D drive)
See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147
Also:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_..._documents.htm

How to move the Spool folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q308666

Can I move or delete my C:\I386 directory to free up some space?
See:
http://ask-leo.com/can_i_move_or_del...ome_space.html
Note: C:\i386 is not to be confused with the
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder which should not
be moved or deleted as Windows File Protection needs those files

JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"mac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E8E4B06C-3132-4FA7-8710-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The FAT32 file capacity is 6.96 GB and has 954 MB/13% of free space. When
> you try to defrag, it states you need 15% of free space. How do I reduce
> the
> files in a FAT file? tks, mac