- Nov 1, 2013
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Im loosing my disk space
- Thread starter abrahammahoko
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start by running microsoft's built in disk space cleanup manager for windows.
cleanmgr.exe
-empty recycle bin
- go to your browser and delete your cache files
- configure java not to cache 1 gb of data on your drive in a hidden file
- configure adobe's macromedia not to cache hidden files on your drive for various websites
- there are commands that will remove old unneeded updates from your system
- you can reduce your pagefile to a smaller size if you have plenty of RAM
- lots of lost space is in hidden directories, lots of apps are pretty crappy about cleaning out files after they are uninstalled
some people find that creating a new local account and delete the current one
(results in the deletion of all the hidden local files under your account) is the easy way to free up space.
cleanmgr.exe
-empty recycle bin
- go to your browser and delete your cache files
- configure java not to cache 1 gb of data on your drive in a hidden file
- configure adobe's macromedia not to cache hidden files on your drive for various websites
- there are commands that will remove old unneeded updates from your system
- you can reduce your pagefile to a smaller size if you have plenty of RAM
- lots of lost space is in hidden directories, lots of apps are pretty crappy about cleaning out files after they are uninstalled
some people find that creating a new local account and delete the current one
(results in the deletion of all the hidden local files under your account) is the easy way to free up space.
- May 16, 2006
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Another thing that will clear up lots of space is to clear the System Restore points. Enter Control Panel and go to System. Click System Protection at the left, then click Configure. In the new window that appears, click Delete, which removes all current restore points.
If your system is configured to allow System Restore to use a lot of space for restore points, consider moving the slider further left to limit this. A good limit to set I find, is anywhere between 10 and 20% of the drive. Letting it take any more than that is usually a waste of space.
If your system is configured to allow System Restore to use a lot of space for restore points, consider moving the slider further left to limit this. A good limit to set I find, is anywhere between 10 and 20% of the drive. Letting it take any more than that is usually a waste of space.
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