So...little...space!

[mrgenius]

last time i checked, my C drive had 17 mbs of memory. amazing. i think i freed up a little but it keeps coming back. my D drive, however, has like 80 gb of memory. one of my favorite programs is on my c drive but it takes up a lot of space. if i move the folders manually, like drag it with the mouse will it still work? is there a reason my computer keeps losing memory on C? is there a way to move some memory from D to C without losing all my stuff on D? some help would be really appreaciated.

 

[Xerol]

Try clearing temporary internet files, that can be a source of repeated lost space. If you just move the entire folder you'd need to create new shortcuts and there's also the chance that the program itself won't be able to find certain things(especially if it works on absolute paths...i dont even understand why they're even supported anymore, but anyway...) Also, any programs/games you've got on C will take up more space as you make more save files...i know about that, i've got over 500mb of game saves from civ3.

 

[Jeratain]

No, don't move the folders of any programs to the other drive, that would mess things up.

If you have the CD or install files for the programs or games on your C: drive, then remove them from your C: drive by using the uninstall or add/remove programs option. Then reinstall it, only make sure to reinstall it to your D: drive. From now on, any programs you install, make sure you put them on the other drive, not the main one.

If you have save game files that you want to keep, then find the save game folder before removing it, and copy those over.

But if I were you, and thank goodness I'm not, I would just reformat the entire computer and start from scratch just so that I could live in peace.

 

[Speedo]

How large is your C partition? If it's something rediculously small you might really want to think about reformatting and making new (larger) partitions.

 

[bobgote]

Originally posted by Jeratain
No, don't move the folders of any programs to the other drive, that would mess things up.

If you have the CD or install files for the programs or games on your C: drive, then remove them from your C: drive by using the uninstall or add/remove programs option. Then reinstall it, only make sure to reinstall it to your D: drive. From now on, any programs you install, make sure you put them on the other drive, not the main one.

If you have save game files that you want to keep, then find the save game folder before removing it, and copy those over.

But if I were you, and thank goodness I'm not, I would just reformat the entire computer and start from scratch just so that I could live in peace.

what he said.
installations change registry settings etc, so you can't just shift the folder. your programs would probably still run, but it causes problems later.

 

[mrgenius]

ok thanks i deleted a program and reinstalled it and now it seems to be better. but is there a reason my hardrive loses space (other than save games)?

 

[Turner]

If you have the system restore turned on, and it's pointed to your C: drive, that could do it. But it's also supposed to be regulated under XP. But I had an Acer Machine way back when, and it was supposed to be regulated, but it wasn't.

I'm sure there's some kind of freeware program to check folder sizes and track them. Go to www.webattack.com and look under the freeware section, and find system utilities or disk utilities. This could help.

 

[Jeratain]

Lots of things can take up hard drive space including (but not limited to) the page file, temporary internet files, temporary files in general, My Documents and My Pictures and My Music and My Videos crap, save game files, games, and other stuff that is normally useless.

If you have MP3s, move them.

 

[Comraddict]

it is crucial that you have at least 200MB empty space otherwise your page file may take all existing free space. what is size of your disk?

 

[mrgenius]

how do you find the size of your disk? (sorry if i sound like a n00b on comps, on most other things in comps i'm not. )

 

[Jeratain]

Open up "My Computer" then click on the drive, and look at the status bar or the pie chart, or whatever is shown to see how much capacity and free space you have.