Drive c Critically low on space. HELP!

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XP Pro, I have 40G hard drive; Volume C (Boot)(NTFS) is set at 4G, volume D (system) (FAT32) at 30G. I constantly recieve low disk space warning on C. Apparemtly, we have been allowing new programs, downloads, files, etc to be stored in C.

What do I need to do? Can I re-size the volume, do I need to transfer all the programs and files to D, how do I do that correctly?

Thanks for any help you can provide, this is driving me NUTS!

 

[Curt]

You need a third party app such as Partition Magic, www.powerquest.com. It
allows you to resize existing partitions, including the OS partition, (C,
without data loss or functionality. Be sure to backup important system info
and data just as a precaution. I
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Curt.

XP Pro, I have 40G hard drive; Volume C (Boot)(NTFS) is set at 4G, volume

D (system) (FAT32) at 30G. I constantly recieve low disk space warning on C.
Apparemtly, we have been allowing new programs, downloads, files, etc to be
stored in C.

What do I need to do? Can I re-size the volume, do I need to transfer all

the programs and files to D, how do I do that correctly?

 

[JeffO]

Move the pagefile to D:
Use Dsik Cleanup wizard to clean up temp files.
uninstall some apps on C: and reinstall them in D:\Program
Files.

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XP Pro, I have 40G hard drive; Volume C (Boot)(NTFS) is

set at 4G, volume D (system) (FAT32) at 30G. I constantly
recieve low disk space warning on C. Apparemtly, we have
been allowing new programs, downloads, files, etc to be
stored in C.

What do I need to do? Can I re-size the volume, do I need

to transfer all the programs and files to D, how do I do
that correctly?

 

[Gerry Cornell]

PLANNING YOUR PARTITIONS
http://aumha.org/a/parts.htm

Virtual Memory in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Ramesh [MVP]]

Bill,

Transfer the downloads to D: & Delete unwanted files in the hard disk. Use Disk Cleanup and purge all system restore points except the last point. Click Start/Run/Cleanmgr / More Options / system restore /cleanup.

Description of the Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;285107

Disable Low Disk Space Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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XP Pro, I have 40G hard drive; Volume C (Boot)(NTFS) is set at 4G, volume D (system) (FAT32) at 30G. I constantly recieve low disk space warning on C. Apparemtly, we have been allowing new programs, downloads, files, etc to be stored in C.

What do I need to do? Can I re-size the volume, do I need to transfer all the programs and files to D, how do I do that correctly?

Thanks for any help you can provide, this is driving me NUTS!