My computer is always critically low on disk space, i have removed all un nesccesary items but it doesnt help. I have no music or video files, i only have some pictures and ord docs.There is only one more thing i can erase and its the sims 2 but i really dont want to erase the game and loose my progress, If i copy all the files from the sims 2 to a data cd can i play it from where i am later if i insert the disk? How can i resolve this low disk space when i have nothing left to erase? Please help!
2007-02-14 01:41:28 · 12 answers · asked by lily paige 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You can try this free software : ccleaner.com
It helps you to clean the hard disk from useless files.
2007-02-14 01:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have lots of sound advice from others here, you need to do some things What size is your hard disk (C: drive) Are you aware that a temporary PRINT file can take over 100 MB depending on the complexity of the printout - graphics, fonts etc, this space is only needed until the document gets to the printer then it is recovered. So even with a small printout you could still get various warnings, yet later all seems OK Pagefiles also take up disk space too. what are yours set too Temporary Internet files and cookies are the worst culprits Also you see your TEMP directory - probably in the C:\WINDOWS directory = guess what that is for ?? YES for temporary files only - NOT to be kept past your present session, so files in there should go, and leave it empty. Do you have many fonts?? these also take up room too, many BAcKup files, if your PC is working great today, then last years are useless. There is so much you can do to reduce disk usage, do you check to see that all files are removed from folders after you UNInstall the program, when was the last time you had your registry checked? Most registry's are much bigger than they need to be (a failure of UNInstalls not doing their job properly - get a registry checker and check it out. any folders on the C: drive that does not contain Installed programs - can they be moved to D: drive? These are just a few things to check
2016-03-29 06:08:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without knowing your computer specs this can be hard to answer however you need to scan your system for junk to recover some space. Go to start, programs, accessories, system tools and then disk cleanup. It seems that you are in dire need of a hard drive upgrade - look into it otherwise you will continually run into this problem. I dont believe you will be able to maintain your sims 2 progress depending on where your saved games are..if they are in the same folder as the Sims 2 install folder then you might be ok but I'd seriously look at the upgrade option.
2007-02-14 01:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by Aaron S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run RegScrubXP weekly. Run Cleanup every time you log off.
Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.
Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!
Now lets clean up your disk.
Run a Disk Cleanup 2 times a month. Run Disk Defrag. monthly.
Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.
2007-02-14 01:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can save the game progress by copying game data to a backup storage. I am not sure, but see if there is any folder in "My Documents" pertaining to the game or try to find it in the directory / folder where you have installed the game.
However, it's not necessary to uninstall the game in order to gain hard disk space. Try to run disk cleanup tool (right click the drive icon and press "Disk Cleanup" button to do so).
Also notice what is the size of your hard disk, if it's old then probably you need to get bigger one.
Hope that helps!
2007-02-14 01:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by SMarT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally the save games of the sims 2 is located on my documents folder. You just need to copy this save game to a cd or to other disk partition, then you can erase the game if you want.
2007-02-14 01:45:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok u might have to chat with me so i can ask questions and give instuctions about your disk incase you dont find these helpful.... sonic2887
-there could be files that you dont even know its there
-there are programs that you dont need at all
whats your disk capacity? (right click on drive c on "my computer" and click properties. it should tell your total space and freespace)
2007-02-14 01:53:30 · answer #7 · answered by Sonic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run disk clean up - you may have a lot of unnecessary temp files on your hard drive.
2007-02-14 01:44:46 · answer #8 · answered by lifesajoy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well by using cd its nice but it need to modify files, so it wont work
cheap way is to get USB key or flash card, 2gig for 20$...
2007-02-14 01:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by Lala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download a program called ccleaner it works wonders and it will free up alot of space
2007-02-14 01:49:42 · answer #10 · answered by Slick Rick 60 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋