1. you can delete all system restore points and reenable it if you feel your windows
is running good.
2. For folders like $NTUNinsa.... move them to the D drive or if you feel your
computer is running good with the updates, delete them.
3. Many programs like Java, .net and many folders like these takes up heavy space,
examine every folder size in Windows and System32 and report that here.
4. What is the size of these folders (in Windows folder):
a. Resources
b. Fonts
c. Temp
d. Downloaded Installations
e. system32
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: How large is your D partition and how much free space?
:
: You need to have at least 15% preferably 20% free
: space in each partition.
:
: It is likely that an allocation of 12% has been made to System Restore on
: your C partition which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right
: click your My Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore.
: Place the cursor on your C drive select Settings but this time find the
: slider and drag it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you get
: to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.
:
: When you select Disk CleanUp is there a More Options tab?
:
: --
:
: Hope this helps.
:
: Gerry
: ~~~~
: FCA
: Stourport, England
:
: Enquire, plan and execute
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:
:
: : > Thanks for responding Gerry,
: >
: > My harddrive is formatted NTFS and its partition for a C: and D:. The C:
: > drive (where windows is located) is 13.7 gig with 1.25 gig of free space.
: >
: > I don't use norton protected storage. My virus software is Trend Micro PC
: > Cillian.
: >
: > When I go to Accessories/systemtools/diskcleanup, I don't have a choice
: > for more options/system restore. Is there another way to get to system
: > restore points?
: >
: > I use disk cleanup at least once a week. Currently I can't run defrag
: > because there is not enough space on the drive for defrag to run.
: >
: > Please help. I don't know what to do. My harddrive is getting smaller by
: > the day. Last week windows was 4.45 gig and this week, it is 6.4 gig and
: > I have no clue why its getting so large.
: >
: >
: >
: > : >> Is your hard drive formatted as NTFS or FAT32? How large is the hard
: >> drive and how much free space? In Windows Explorer right click on the
: >> drive and select Properties to get this information.
: >>
: >> Are you using Norton Protected Storage?
: >>
: >> To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs,
: >> Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and
: >> remove all but the latest System Restore points? Restore points can be
: >> quite
: >> large.
: >>
: >> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
: >> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
: >> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
: >> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
: >>
: >> It is likely that an allocation of 12% has been made to System Restore on
: >> your C partition which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb.
: >> Right
: >> click your My Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore.
: >> Place the cursor on your C drive select Settings but this time find the
: >> slider and drag it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you
: >> get
: >> to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.
: >>
: >> If your hard drive is formatted as NTFS another potential gain arises
: >> with
: >> your operating system on your C drive. In the Windows Directory of your
: >> C partition you will have some Uninstall folders in your Windows folder
: >> typically: $NtServicePackUninstall$ and $NtUninstallKB282010$ etc.
: >>
: >> These files may be compressed or not compressed. If compressed the
: >> text of the folder name appears in blue characters. If not compressed
: >> you can compress them. Right click on each folder and select Properties,
: >> General, Advanced and check the box before Compress contents to
: >> save Disk Space. On the General Tab you can see the amount gained
: >> by deducting the size on disk from the size. Folder compression is
: >> only an option on a NTFS formatted drive / partition.
: >>
: >> Another default setting on a large drive which could be wasteful is that
: >> for
: >> temporary internet files especially if you do not store offline copies on
: >> disk. The default allocation is 3% of drive. Depending on your attitude
: >> to
: >> offline copies you could reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer
: >> select Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files,
: >> Settings
: >> to make the change. At the same time look at the number of days history
: >> is held.
: >>
: >> The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive. On your
: >> drive
: >> 5% should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer place the cursor on your
: >> Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global and move the
: >> slider
: >> from 10% to 5%.
: >>
: >> --
: >>
: >> Hope this helps.
: >>
: >> Gerry
: >> ~~~~
: >> FCA
: >> Stourport, England
: >>
: >> Enquire, plan and execute
: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: >>
: >> : >>> When I right click on the windows folder in explorer and go to
: >>> properties, it shows the windows directory taking up 6.4 gig of hard
: >>> drive space. Is this normal? I need more space on the hard drive and
: >>> windows seems to be taking up over half of it. What can I do? Are there
: >>> any update files I can delete or anything I can delete to make more hard
: >>> drive space?
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
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