How much free disk space is needed?

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Can anyone advise how much free hard drive space is needed for Xp to
run efficiently?

Thanks ..............
 
The date and time was Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:10:35 PM , and on a
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Can anyone advise how much free hard drive space is needed for Xp to
run efficiently?

Thanks ..............
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Hi Alto,

That varies from system to system. I have XP on a 7 gig partition with
800 meg free and it runs fine. But I have my data on a different drive
and my programs on yet another drive.

I believe that a user needs at least 10% of the drive free to run
without warnings if they have a small drive. But if you have a 1 TB
drive, you won't need 100 gig free to run "efficiently".


Terry R.
 
Alto said:
Can anyone advise how much free hard drive space is needed for Xp to
run efficiently?

Thanks ..............
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You need at least 15% free space for Disk Defragmenter to run. I feel
comfortable with about 25%. Hard drives are pretty cheap these days; if you
are running out of space, buy another hard drive.
 
Mark said:
You need at least 15% free space for Disk Defragmenter to run. I feel
comfortable with about 25%. Hard drives are pretty cheap these days; if you
are running out of space, buy another hard drive.
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Mark is quite right. In my own case, my personal comfort point is at
about 50%. Software seldom ever shrinks the updates alone will
encroach steadily on your free space. Plus you never know when you'll
find a new application that catches your eye.
 
Can anyone advise how much free hard drive space is needed for Xp to
run efficiently?

Thanks ..............
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Many thanks to Terry, Mark and 1PCfor your useful comments.
 
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