Hello, Can someone please tell me what i need to do to free more diskspace?! I have VERY VERY low space and cannot seem to free very much up when using the disk clean up tool. I have even tried to go through and delete any programs that i dont use very often, but still nothing that i deleted seemed to help me free up much space at all!. What should I do now?1 person needs an answerI do too

1. How large is your hard drive?2. How much free space is on it?3. Do you have an external hard drive?4. How do you feel about the idea of purchasing a larger hard drive for your PC?

Hi,Did you try cleaning the junk files which are normally on your c: drive? To clear temp files click start -> Run & Type -> %temp% -> click ok. Delete all the files within temp folder.Also to recover the space on the partrition, you will have to Run disk cleanup and compress old files. Also refer tohttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/956324.To start disk cleanup, open My computer -> Right click drive c: -> Click on Properties -> you get an tab for disk cleanup.If you dont plan to uninstall service packs you can try deleting the $NtUninstall in within windows folder.Note that the folder is marked as hidden, so to see it, you need to have Explorer configured to show hidden files/folders.Alternatively (for the $NtServicePackUninstall$ folder): If you want to keep those files for later uninstall purpose you can make a backup of the folder to e.g. a CD and put it back at the time of uninstall.You can also try switching off System restore and disable hibernation (Hibernate mode writes an image of what you're currently working on to a special file on your hard drive, and then shuts your computer almost completely off). To disable Hibernation: Click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> click Power Options.If you want to move program files from C to D, better way is uninstall and custom install the applications on D drive.Hope this helps.

I'm not to sure but this is what i got from System (C:) Properties:Used space: 55.6 GBFree Space: 289 MBCapacity: 55.8 GB------------------------------------------------------And i don't really want to purchase a larger new one if i don't have to.

I would be interested in seeing a Disk Defragmenter report. Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents Folder. Open the file, place the cursor anywhere in the file, select Edit, Select All to highlight all text and copy and paste into the body of your message. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it is more informative.Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to empty your Recycle Bin, remove Temporary Internet Files and other selected options. I also recommend you click on the More Options tab, System Restore and remove all but the latest System Restore point. Run Disk DefragmenterUsing the System restore option is most appropriate when your system is running slow and you need to increase free disk space on your C partition. If you have errors which might be resolved using System Restore to put your system settings back to before the error first occurred, do not use this option.Select Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files" is unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is not checked. Notwithstanding there remain some files which remain hidden. You still will not see the System Volume Information folder. How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folderhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531Certain backup software hide files and these can be very large. They usually fragment and will as a result appear in the Most Fragment File list in a Disk Defragmenter Report.Some security software also hides files. Symantec may have started this practice when they first introduced Protected Storage. Others have followed so you need to explore this possibility if you cannot find the reason for an unexplained discrepancy when reconciling occupied disk space plus recorded free disk space to the drive capacity.You can create more free space in C by carrying any of the measures suggested below. The default allocation to System Restore is 12% 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. A default setting 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. Change to 5%, which 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%. However, try to avoid letting it get too full as if it is full and you delete a file by mistake it will bypass the Recycle Bin and be gone for ever. If your 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 these files are 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. Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell

Presumably you have important data on your hard drive. And you need more space. It's a shame you don't want to purchase a larger drive. That is the easiest solution for you. And if you are averse to purchasing an external hard drive, you need SOME way of transferring your files you want to save to another medium. I suppose you could burn CDs or DVDs.Gerry's and Saurabh's idea of using Disk Cleanup is a good one. Or for all you (we) know, all that might be necessary is to empty your Recycle Bin. :-)The boxes you should check (the first time) are:Temporary Internet FilesRecycle BinTemporary filesThe other ideas are also great suggestions. The allocation for System Restore can certainly be reduced. Hibernation takes up lots of disk space. If it is enabled and you don't use it, certainly disable it! And the uninstall folders in the Windows folder can be removed if need be (but with potential consequences).

On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:57:06 +0000, LynRS7 wrote: Can someone please tell me what i need to do to free more diskspace?!  I have VERY VERY low space and cannot seem to free very much up when using the disk clean up tool. I have even tried to go through and delete any programs that i dont use very often, but still nothing that i deleted seemed to help me free up much space at all!. What should I do now?Others will make recommendations for how to free up some disk space.But I have a different point to make: anything you do to free spacewill just be a stopgap measure, and you will soon find yourself backin the same situation. The only real solution to your program is tobuy and install a larger drive (or a second drive). Fortunately largehard drives are very inexpensive these days.Ken Blake (MS MVP)

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