my computer only has a 7gb hard drive and i only have about half a gb of free space. Ive tried the defrag, disk cleaner, c cleaner and just about everything i could think of. the computer says that over 6 gb are in hiddin files and ive even searched through those! any1 got any bright ideas other than buying something new?
2007-06-13 10:22:35 · 8 answers · asked by antrel2 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Get a larger HDD. Anything else is futile. 7 GB is tiny and ancient. ~
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2007-06-13 10:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really are using a 7GB HDD, I would say that you are way due for a new system. But if you meant 70GB I would say get an internal or external HDD and remove the downloads and files you want to keep but don't need all the time. Drives are cheap. What O.S. runs on 7GB?
2007-06-13 17:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by ear_ache 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First video files, movies TV shows, take up a lot of space transfer them to disk.
Games can also take up large amounts of space do the same with them.
Next
Start>settings>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs
Wait till the list is populated
Click on each program
It will tell you how often the program is used and when it was last used.
Hope this helps
Doug
2007-06-13 17:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by DOUGLAS M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
burn all the documents you want to keep to dvd or cd and then delete them off your computer other than that uninstall any programs you dont use/need any more. The only other thing to do is buy a new bigger hard drive.
2007-06-13 17:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by tommy d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bigger hard drive you can get an 80 gig for around $50 and the place you buy it from will likely install it for free
2007-06-13 17:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is about time you bought bigger HD. Alternatively, you may want to back up all your files on Cds/dvd; remove softwares you don't need; and remove windows component you don't need.
Good luck.
2007-06-13 18:03:44 · answer #6 · answered by wunmi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF your having trouble finding those hidden ones call in a proffessional. Also look at programs you don't use anymore and delete them.
2007-06-13 17:31:04 · answer #7 · answered by Weabol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open up my computer...
click on 'tools' in the top menu, then folder options..
click on the view tab.. then 'view all files and folders'.. then click ok...
a lot of your 'hidden files' will be in c:\documents and settings\(your user name)\local settings\...
folders you're likely to see in there..
Temp
Temporary internet files
a few others
another place to look is if you have system restore on, and how much space is reserved for it..
control panel/system/system restore tab.. if it is on.. you only need 1-2% reserved for system restore..
2007-06-13 17:35:01 · answer #8 · answered by titokhan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋