HP_RECOVERY(D) does not have enough disc space.

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I keep getting a message that my D drive does not have enough space on it. I
tried to defrag, but could not because of 0% space available. It's
partitioned FAT32, at 6.96GB with 49MB available. C-Drive is partitioned NTFS
and has a capacity of 226GB with 207GB free space available.

I tried disk cleanup and all files listed are at 0KB. I looked at the "more
options" tab but am aprehensive of going ahead and deleting anything. I
turned the Monitoring for D drive off and decreased the disk space usage from
12% to 2% (i understand that doing so, reduces the number or restore points),
however it did not solve the problem (tried going back to 12% but still, same
stats).

I keep being prompted to delete unneeded files on my hard disk. Since I
can't access any of the files on D drive through either windows explorer or
my computer, the only choice I would have would be disk cleanup. My question
is: If, using disk cleanup's more options, I delete any windows components or
installed programs, will those be also deleted on C drive? I guess I don't
understand why everything on C drive is on D drive. It does not make sense to
me. ***computer novice alert*** I thought only the stuff necessary for an
emergency restore should be on there, not a copy of the main hard
drive...***color me clueless *** There is a third choice: system restore
option on the disk cleanup for HP_RECOVERY(D , more options tab. The system
restore description states "you can free more disk space by removing all but
the most recent restore point" Should I try that first?

Thanks for putting up with my long winded explanation and thanks in advance
for any and all help

 

[Nepatsfan]

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I keep getting a message that my D drive does not have
enough space on it. I tried to defrag, but could not because
of 0% space available. It's partitioned FAT32, at 6.96GB
with 49MB available. C-Drive is partitioned NTFS and has a
capacity of 226GB with 207GB free space available.

I tried disk cleanup and all files listed are at 0KB. I
looked at the "more options" tab but am aprehensive of going
ahead and deleting anything. I turned the Monitoring for D
drive off and decreased the disk space usage from 12% to 2%
(i understand that doing so, reduces the number or restore
points), however it did not solve the problem (tried going
back to 12% but still, same stats).

I keep being prompted to delete unneeded files on my hard
disk. Since I can't access any of the files on D drive
through either windows explorer or my computer, the only
choice I would have would be disk cleanup. My question is:
If, using disk cleanup's more options, I delete any windows
components or installed programs, will those be also deleted
on C drive? I guess I don't understand why everything on C
drive is on D drive. It does not make sense to me.
***computer novice alert*** I thought only the stuff
necessary for an emergency restore should be on there, not a
copy of the main hard drive...***color me clueless ***
There is a third choice: system restore option on the disk
cleanup for HP_RECOVERY(D , more options tab. The system
restore description states "you can free more disk space by
removing all but the most recent restore point" Should I try
that first?

Thanks for putting up with my long winded explanation and
thanks in advance for any and all help

Your D drive probably contains the files needed to restore your
computer to the state it was in when it left the factory. I
would strongly suggest you leave this partition alone. If you
make any changes to this drive, you may not be able to
reinstall Windows.

If you want to stop receiving messages about low disk space, do
the following:

Go to this web site and download the registry fix from the left
hand column of line 65, Disable Low Disk Space Message.

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Save the registry fix to a convenient place such as your
Desktop.
Right click the file and select Merge from the menu.
Click Yes when asked if you want to add the information in the
file to your registry.

If you prefer editing the registry manually, do the following:

Go to Start -> Run and enter regedit.exe in the Open box.
Navigate to this registry key,

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Right click an open area in the right hand pane and select
New -> DWORD value from the menu.
Name this new value NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
Right click this new value and select Modify from the menu.
Enter 1 in the Value data box.
Click OK.
Close the registry editor.
Take a look here for more info:

Disable Low Disk Space Notification
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1051/

Keep in mind that this will turn off the warning for all drives
on your computer. Considering how much empty space you have on
your C drive, I don't think this will be a problem.

Good luck

Nepatsfan