I tried degragging and it said I didn't have enough disc space to do a good job and that I should remove some files. What files are they referring to? I always delete my temporary files but it didn't make enough of a difference. Should I get rid of a bunch of programs that I hardly or don't use and will that help? Is clicking 'delete' enough or do I have to go somewhere else to truly get rid of them?
Thanks
2006-10-18 01:33:50 · 9 answers · asked by billydee49 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Go to Add/Remove Programs and remove all the not-that-necessary programs and files. Also, transfer all the songs, pictures and videos to some other drive. Use CCleaner(www.ccleaner.com), which will delete all the unused registry keys.
2006-10-18 01:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you should delete some programs by going to the Add and Remove Programs option in Control Panel under the Start button.
However I have notice that some programs still leave its junk behind after it is done uninstalled. You can check after you Add/Remove it by going to C:/Programs/ look for the program that you removed and see if that file is still there if so delete it. But do not do this first instead try the Add/Remove Program option.
Another problem for people about space is spyware and bloatware. Just download spybot search and destory and scan your computer for spyware. Make sure you follow the directions.
This is a problem I had. I downloaded a file that would record me playing a videogame. Well snice this was a movie file it got a way to big and the next time I tried to install something I got that same error you did. I couldn't figure out what was wrong then I got to looking and I noticed a file that was like 49GB. So I deleted it. The point I'm trying to make is sometimes you can have movie/music files that take up alot of space try looking around for that.
2006-10-18 08:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all delete wont do it.. Go to Start / Control Panel / Add Remove Programs/ and choose the program you barely use and uninstall. Don't you have any games or something (music etc) that you can delete rather than programs?
There is no second of all.
2006-10-18 08:44:04 · answer #3 · answered by Valerian S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to assume you have a fairly large hard drive as most do. So you have filled it up with maybe pictures and videos and music files, all of which gobble space. Burn them all onto CDs then delete them from your hard drive. If this is not what's happening, leave a more detailed message about exactly what is filling up your hard drive. Look under Windows Explorer, My Documents, select it, right click and scroll down to properties. How many megs of files u have will be listed there.
2006-10-18 08:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by Marissa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of the programs you don't need/use anymore...or if you rarely use em, put it onto a disk or an external harddrive. Delete is only deleting the shortcut...go to Control Panel then Add/Remove Programs to get rid of them..
2006-10-18 08:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to empty your recycle bin,
You can get rid of temporary files by using disk cleanup. Start, Program Files, Assessories, System tools, Disk Cleanup.
Go into internet explorer, tool, internet options, clear history.
Control panel, System, System restore and reduce the proportion of disk space used for system restore.
2006-10-18 08:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to control panel, add/remove programs to make the deletions you want.
2006-10-18 08:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by bonshui 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to windows settings and use add/remove programs. There you can find out wich programs you have, wich are the most rarely used, and thus, wich is needed to be deleted.
2006-10-18 08:38:00 · answer #8 · answered by core966 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could also get advanced disk cleaner from www.download.com it is free and does work
and you could also try deleting music and movies from your pc they take up a lot of space thats why i download, burn and then delete, all my files
2006-10-18 08:40:09 · answer #9 · answered by curtis b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋