presario d drive low on space message

Mar 20, 2014
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i keep getting a pop up in right hand corner of my screen saying my d disc/drive is almost full click here to clean up unneccessary files to free up space, using the disc disc clean up tool tells me there are no files in the recycle bin which there was (since emptied r.bin) there isnt even enough space to do a disc defrag only 6% space available and 15% minimum needed - when i click on d disc on my computer its only showing up 3 folders recovery, remote programs which is empty and 1 other negligible size, i running xp 64 bit i have no restore points back up cannot be done is insufficient space please help
 
Mar 20, 2014
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i think i have, i ve tried so many things, but what you re suggesting sounds very plausible - give me a brief outline to refresh my memory as to how to check for hidden folders, by the way the other item showing as being on "autorun" but as it said its space is negligible
 
Here is how I do it in Win 7:

Open a Windows Explorer window.
Highlight the drive in question.
In the top left of the pane, click the down arrow on "Organize".
Select "Folder and Search Options".
Open the "View" tab.
Under the first heading: Files and Folders, scroll down to "Hidden Files and Folders".
Tick the circle for "Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives"
Hit "OK"
That should do it.

Yogi