The 'Windows' Folder size Growing Up Up Up

[Guest]

After I install the vista,The windows folder is only about 6~7 G .
But now the folder is grow to 18 G.
How can i shrink it?

 

[Guest]

Have you carried out a "Disk Clean Up" which can be found in "Accessories" -
"System Tools"

Maybe you should consider installing a 3rd party system cleaner application
such as "CCleaner"

 

[Guest]

"Disk Clean Up" tools tell me that there are only 45M free space to clean

 

[mikeyhsd]

did you click all the boxes for what to remove.
also click the extra options to remove all but latest restore point.



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"Disk Clean Up" tools tell me that there are only 45M free space to clean

 

[Trond Ruud]

After I install the vista,The windows folder is only about 6~7 G .
But now the folder is grow to 18 G.
How can i shrink it?

One way is to remove the swap file from C:\ by creating a dedicated swap
partition (with a minimum size = 1.5 x your RAM size), I believe. I used to
do that in Win95 and 98SE and XP and it always worked fine, but there are
more options to consider in the Vista My Computer settings, so I think
perhaps you should wait until, some expert here tells you how to do it in
Vista.
I have 4GB RAM which requires at least a 6 GB dedicated swap partition, so
there is a bit of space to be saved on my C:\ an additional advantage with
this technique is you're more liable to avoid a fragmented swap file which
is something that really slows down the machine, I've been told. I've always
thought it is a bit perverted that Windows puts everything on C:\ without
asking the user. Isn't that the safest route to a system crash, when there's
no more free space for neither a bigger registry nor swap file?
Trond Ruud,
Norway

 

[Guest]

I have disable the restore point for C:.And put the swap file to D:.