hard drive has 59 gig indocs settings all users leaves 7% free

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cant defrag, this has been getting worse when I check the folder shows 59 gig
but not there when I open it.virus scan is good. in 6 weeks has gone from 61%
free space to present 7%. also sometimes when online get error"memory paging
file full" then kicks off line
lee
 
lee w said:
cant defrag, this has been getting worse when I check the folder shows 59
gig
but not there when I open it.virus scan is good. in 6 weeks has gone from
61%
free space to present 7%. also sometimes when online get error"memory
paging
file full" then kicks off line
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I'm not sure what your question is. Defrag needs at least 15% free space to
work, more if the files are large. If there is limited free space and
that's where the page file is, then that could be why you are seeing that
last error message. So free up some space.
 
lee w said:
cant defrag, this has been getting worse when I check the folder shows 59
gig
but not there when I open it.virus scan is good. in 6 weeks has gone from
61%
free space to present 7%. also sometimes when online get error"memory
paging
file full" then kicks off line
lee
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A primary space waster within each user profile would be IE's penchant
for storing copies (or significant portions thereof) of nearly every web
page you've ever visited. Try reducing the amount of temporary Internet
files cached, which is huge by default. I always reduce it to a maximum of
50 Mb. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options > General,
Temporary Files > Settings.

Same principle for the Java cache. Start > Control Panel > Java >
Temporary Internet Files > Settings.

The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's System
Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. By default,
WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size for storing System
Volume Information, but the amount of space set aside for this purpose can
be adjusted by the user. Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools
System Restore > System Restore Settings, select the pertinent partition
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and click Settings. If you don't want to use System Restore at all, simply
turn off the System Restore feature (Start > All Programs > Accessories >
System Tools > System Restore, System Restore Settings) and reboot. This
will delete all of your Restore Points, freeing up the hard drive space.

Another great waster of space can be the Recycle Bin. By default, this
takes up to 10% of your hard drive capacity. On today's large hard drives,
this is tremendously wasteful. It can be set to a lower limit by
right-clicking the desktop Recycle Bin icon, selecting Properties, and using
the slider bar to lower the maximum size to something more reasonable -- 1%
to 2% should be more than enough space.


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Bruce Chambers said:
A primary space waster within each user profile would be IE's penchant
for storing copies (or significant portions thereof) of nearly every web
page you've ever visited. Try reducing the amount of temporary Internet
files cached, which is huge by default. I always reduce it to a maximum of
50 Mb. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options > General,
Temporary Files > Settings.

Same principle for the Java cache. Start > Control Panel > Java >
Temporary Internet Files > Settings.

The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's System
Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. By default,
WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size for storing System
Volume Information, but the amount of space set aside for this purpose can
be adjusted by the user. Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools
and click Settings. If you don't want to use System Restore at all, simply
turn off the System Restore feature (Start > All Programs > Accessories >
System Tools > System Restore, System Restore Settings) and reboot. This
will delete all of your Restore Points, freeing up the hard drive space.

Another great waster of space can be the Recycle Bin. By default, this
takes up to 10% of your hard drive capacity. On today's large hard drives,
this is tremendously wasteful. It can be set to a lower limit by
right-clicking the desktop Recycle Bin icon, selecting Properties, and using
the slider bar to lower the maximum size to something more reasonable -- 1%
to 2% should be more than enough space.


--
Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell

I'll try those things, seems like I need to get rid of the all users applications(59 gig) but I havent been able to. Don't know how? thanks
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