i have tried removing programs /softwear but its still full...what is causing it to be so full?? any ideas how to clean it up?
2006-12-13 22:54:15 · 22 answers · asked by bambola025 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
figure out what you don't need then delete it. If your computer has a trojan in it, which could be very likely, it could be copying files and reproducing.
Scan your computer if you don't know how you lost your hard drive. because you could be heavily infected with spyware and malware.
good luck.
2006-12-13 22:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing to do is not to listen to King_badg because if you type in what he is suggesting then you will end up with a blank hard drive with nothing on it at all, in other words all software would have been deleted from your computer then nothing will work,
so if you are looking for more space then you could do two things
1. use an external hard drive which you can plug in to a free usb port,
2. remove unwanted software form your hard drive, like old game's that you don't play or want any more
one last thing and that is on your system restore there are dates so that you can restore your computer to a particular date if things go wrong, well delete these date's and leave the most resent one, this will be done by default so don't worry this should free up a lot of disk space on your hard drive, good luck friend
2006-12-16 08:05:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*** Please ignore those who have advised you to format your hard-drive as you will loose everything. Also ignore those who were mentioning the PageFile.sys.
The Page File is critical to the operating system. Windows needs this, and it needs it to be large. Leave this one well alone.
To clear up some space run the Windows Disk Clean-Up Utility.
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Clean Up
This will remove all temp and unessesary files. May take a while so be patient. I would also recommend that you install a second hard-drive. You can get really large ones these days at great prices! Good luck.
2006-12-13 23:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by Tritan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
- empty the recycle bin (duh!)
- remove as much as possible from the temp directory (rd "%temp%" /s /q)
- if your computer's been stable for a while, get rid of your old restore points (turn off system restore, but don't forget to turn it on again!) - and you can tweak how much % space is used to store restore points
- if your drive format is NTFS, then consider compressing some directories and/or files
- if you have loads of files you don't access very often, consider creating a zip archive of them and deleting the originals (you can always unzip them again)
- do you use desktop search stuff like Google desktop search? It's a real space-stealer (although I certainly use it, it's worth the space it takes up - by your mileage may vary)
- try somethink like TreeSize (http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml) to see WHERE the space is being used up
- clear your temporary internet files
- run the disk cleanup wizard
- run chkdsk /f (there might be dodgy disk problems causing free space to be under-reported)
- er, that's all I can think of for now...
2006-12-13 23:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Programs tend to be the biggie. However, desk top icons, picture/image files can be quite big. Also, check your Windows Cookies and Temporary internet folders. Delete all the files there. Do the same for your e-mails.
Defrag ans see what your system looks like then.
2006-12-13 23:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by Alice S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove programs that you don't use or configure them to be run with a disk
use disk clean-up to remove temporary files and common files not needed
remove windows components that you don't really need
pictures and music will fill a hard drive up pretty fast.
pictures and images use the most space of all
2006-12-13 23:06:00 · answer #6 · answered by Enigma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you delete programs using the option in the control panel it doesnt always delete everything associated with that program.
You have to go into your c: Drive and manually delete them. You may also need to search for and delete any tmp files. Reboot your machine and defragment your hard drive (through system tools).
Also make sure your antivirus software is uptodate and delete any quarantined files.
2006-12-13 23:08:05 · answer #7 · answered by TrevnDi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Id agree it would be a good time to add a second larger drive. There are some pretty good deals out there now for hard drives compared to what I paid for mine a few years ago. I have my operating system on one and everything else goes on the other drive.
2006-12-13 23:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10GB is loads of space!!
if you want to get rid of useless files on your PC theres a great little program called crap cleaner ( or CCLEANER). type it in the search engine, download it (free) and it gets rid of loads of useless temp and log files .
You could also consider putting another hard drive on your PC to store things like movies or music files, although i recommend you keep your programs on your main hard drive(if you're not comfortable opening it up and messing about in there you can get an external one)
good luck
2006-12-13 23:09:32 · answer #9 · answered by fishfinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have lots of games saved on your comp? They could be taking up a lot of space. Otherwise look through your My documents folder video & pictures take up a lot of space.
As your hard drive becomes full, your computer will slow down notacibly so you need to do somthing soon.
2006-12-13 23:04:19 · answer #10 · answered by Corneilius 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋