What's eating my C Drive

unplanned bacon · May 29, 2015

It's only a 120GB SSD and it''s down to 6 or 7 GB. I know some of it is caused by what's currently open, but it shouldn't be so low I think. OP is on, hibernation is off, indexing (which I need) is on

USAFRet · May 29, 2015

Indexing...no, you really don't need it on an SSD.
Hibernation - is it simply 'off', or did you run the command line which actually deletes it?

Page file size
Restore Points (i'm betting this is the problem)

littleleo · May 29, 2015

Move your documents folder, your downloads folder and you page file to your data drive and clear your temp files.

JackNaylorPE · May 29, 2015

Some options:

1. Use Windows built in disk cleanup function including the system files button
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

2. Download CCleaner and have it clean the disk
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

3. Highlight the C:\ drive in Windows Explorer and type *.tmp ,.... this will bring up many files (if the above didn't clean them all out). Sort them by date with latest date at top. Delete all the ones older than your last boot

4. Repeat step 3 but with *.dmp

5. Download and install WinDirStat .... it will show you what's hogging space.
http://windirstat.info/

6. Uninstall programs that are on C and put them on the HD. Things like Adobe Reader, java and such can be difficult that way as you oft have to work a little to accomplish this.

7. Eliminate old restore points

8. Trim backups

9. Move page file off C:\
Right Click Computer | Choose Properties
Click Advanced System Settings
Performance Tab | Click Settings
Advanced Settings Tab | Virtual Memory | Click Change
Uncheck Automaticaly manage page file
Clicking on disk will allow you to set paging file where you want

10. Change temp \ file locations (Environment variables)

Click on the Start menu, choose Run and type sysdm.cpl
Click on the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button at the bottom
Double-click on the User variable named TEMP and change it to a path on your D drive (i.e. D:\Temp)
Double-click on the User variable named TMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Double-click on the System variable named TEMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Double-click on the System variable named TMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Click OK to officially change these environment variables

11. Set browsers to always ask where downloads go and put where ya want

12. Stop storing things in documents / pictures etc.

Ccleaner will prompt you to run the cleaner regularly.

unplanned bacon · May 29, 2015

USAFRet :

Was unaware that I had to command line it. The SSD's software that came with it, shut hibernation off both in power settings and in its own program.

I checked the System Restore before posting and it's on 20%, where I assume it's been since day 1 since I have never changed this setting. Indexing, if I turn that off it will slow my searches down (which is pretty much the only way I open anything)

Where do I find page file setting/size? I remember I solved this issue before and gained about 10 to 20GB of space, not entirely sure how

unplanned bacon · May 29, 2015

littleleo :

Already moved my documents, downloads, media and installs (bar some core stuff needed to have a usable computer if the other two drives are removed) over the course of 2014

unplanned bacon · May 29, 2015

JackNaylorPE :

Some options:

1. Use Windows built in disk cleanup function including the system files button
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

2. Download CCleaner and have it clean the disk
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

3. Highlight the C:\ drive in Windows Explorer and type *.tmp ,.... this will bring up many files (if the above didn't clean them all out). Sort them by date with latest date at top. Delete all the ones older than your last boot

4. Repeat step 3 but with *.dmp

5. Download and install WinDirStat .... it will show you what's hogging space.
http://windirstat.info/

6. Uninstall programs that are on C and put them on the HD. Things like Adobe Reader, java and such can be difficult that way as you oft have to work a little to accomplish this.

7. Eliminate old restore points

8. Trim backups

9. Move page file off C:\
Right Click Computer | Choose Properties
Click Advanced System Settings
Performance Tab | Click Settings
Advanced Settings Tab | Virtual Memory | Click Change
Uncheck Automaticaly manage page file
Clicking on disk will allow you to set paging file where you want

10. Change temp \ file locations (Environment variables)

Click on the Start menu, choose Run and type sysdm.cpl
Click on the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button at the bottom
Double-click on the User variable named TEMP and change it to a path on your D drive (i.e. D:\Temp)
Double-click on the User variable named TMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Double-click on the System variable named TEMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Double-click on the System variable named TMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Click OK to officially change these environment variables

11. Set browsers to always ask where downloads go and put where ya want

12. Stop storing things in documents / pictures etc.

Ccleaner will prompt you to run the cleaner regularly.

Got temp files dated 2007

This computer didn't exist in 2007

JackNaylorPE · May 29, 2015

unplanned bacon :

See step 9 above

I did my youngest son's PC last night.... went from 98 GB to 74 GB and didn't do anything past step 4 ... all the rest were already done except for step 6 that I didn't have time to tackle....was over 16k temp files and 547 dmp files none of which were windows mindumps

USAFRet · May 29, 2015

unplanned bacon :

Hibernation - see this:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html

Restore points - see this
Find your System Restore settings, and see what that is set to.
Control Panel
System
System Protection
System Protection
Click on the relevant drive, and select Configure

It will show you current usage and Max use %

Page file -
Control panel
Advanced system settings
Advanced
Performance......

littleleo · May 29, 2015

unplanned bacon :

JackNaylorPE :

Some options:

1. Use Windows built in disk cleanup function including the system files button
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

2. Download CCleaner and have it clean the disk
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

3. Highlight the C:\ drive in Windows Explorer and type *.tmp ,.... this will bring up many files (if the above didn't clean them all out). Sort them by date with latest date at top. Delete all the ones older than your last boot

4. Repeat step 3 but with *.dmp

5. Download and install WinDirStat .... it will show you what's hogging space.
http://windirstat.info/

6. Uninstall programs that are on C and put them on the HD. Things like Adobe Reader, java and such can be difficult that way as you oft have to work a little to accomplish this.

7. Eliminate old restore points

8. Trim backups

9. Move page file off C:\
Right Click Computer | Choose Properties
Click Advanced System Settings
Performance Tab | Click Settings
Advanced Settings Tab | Virtual Memory | Click Change
Uncheck Automaticaly manage page file
Clicking on disk will allow you to set paging file where you want

10. Change temp \ file locations (Environment variables)

Click on the Start menu, choose Run and type sysdm.cpl
Click on the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button at the bottom
Double-click on the User variable named TEMP and change it to a path on your D drive (i.e. D:\Temp)
Double-click on the User variable named TMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Double-click on the System variable named TEMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Double-click on the System variable named TMP and change it to a path on your D drive
Click OK to officially change these environment variables

11. Set browsers to always ask where downloads go and put where ya want

12. Stop storing things in documents / pictures etc.

Ccleaner will prompt you to run the cleaner regularly.

Got temp files dated 2007

This computer didn't exist in 2007

Microsoft, you got to love it!! LOL!! Be sure you check Jack as the best answer he really went all out to help you.

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