my computer keeps telling me that its running out of disk space what should i do?

Question

i dont have much things installed in my computer. just basic needs, its been doing this for months now. I NEED HELP PLEASE I CANT INSTALL ANYTHING !!!!!!!!!

my computer is 1 yr old and it has 200 GB

my computer recently had a virus and some guy came and wiped everthing out.then he re-installed everything back. maybe it has something to do with that.

Answer 1

Have you ever cleaned out your browser cache? If your browser is set to default settings, and you're on the internet a lot, that alone can fill up your hard drive.
If you're using Internet Explorer 6, go to Tools, Internet Options.
Click the delete files button.
Once that's done (if you've never done this, it can take a while), go to Settings. Chances are, there's a large number in there. Click in that box, type in 100, then click ok.
Next, click on the Advanced tab. Scroll down to the security section. Check the box next to "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed".

That should take care of a big chunk of stuff.
Next, open up My Computer. Right-click on the C: drive. click on the Disk Cleanup button. It will calculate how much space you'll save by cleaning up the drive. Once it's done calculating, have it clean up for you.

Answer 2

1. If you have XP, go to Start - Right click on My Computer (or Local disk C). Open Properties. That will show you your used and unused disk space. You need at least 200MB to run Windows properly.

If you are running the Vista Operating system that is probably your main problem - you need a whole lot more disk space to run it - about 15GB just for it.

2. If your disk space is too low for your operating system - or near it, go to Start/ programs - Uninstall any programs you don't really need. New games usually take up a ton of space.

You may have a bunch of programs in your start menu. Unused programs there are running at idle, but still take up RAM and disk space. You don't need programs like Quicktime, Realplayer or many others on your toobar.

If you go to a site or click on a program that uses them, they come on automatically. Removing them from your startup file doesn't delete them from your computer.

Delete what you can.

3. You may have a bunch of stuff in temporary files.

Go to control panel/internet options/

Delete temporary internet files and cookies. You may have to click on Settings to see what is in the temporary internet files folder.

Go up a level. Click Temp folder - delete everything you can there. It won't let you delete files in use.

That procedure varies with which operating system you are using.

Do as much as you can of the above and restart.

Always shut down properly. If you just turn your computer off, temp files created to run programs aren't erased.

Sign up at http://www.techsupportforum.com/ - You can get almost any computer related question answered at no cost.

You will need to give all the info about your computer - just answer the questions that are asked when signing up.

Good luck,
Jeret

Answer 3

Try using Disk Cleanup to provide more space for your computer to function. Also try deleting excess registry files this takes up a lot of space. To access the DiskCleanup feature in Windows follow the instructions below:

1. Click Start
2. Programs
3. Accessories
4. System Tools
5. Click Disk Cleanup.

You may also want to delete your web cache and increase your virtual memory. Hope this helps!

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Answer 4

Run a scan or defrag immediately. Put any important files on a CD right away. Check your computer to see how much space you do have. Otherwise bring it to a reputable somputer servicer and buy some more memory for the computer. If you don't do something, whatever you have saved will be lost as your computer is going to crash.

Answer 5

Try to free some disk space by uninstalling the programs on C and installing them on another drive such as D or E. U can also run file defragmenter and disk cleanup. There are programs such as Dedaulus to free disk space by cleaning unwanted files.

Answer 6

right here is THE quickest thank you to unlock YOUR perplexing stress: a million) click on Run then sort %temp (with out the fees) and then click on ok. go with each and all the products then press on Del key to erase of temporary information superhighway data/cache. 2) Then click on Run returned then sort prefetch (with out the fees) and then click on ok. go with each and all the products then press on DEL key to erase. 3) Run a "Disk Cleanup" to erase each and all the device fix factors different than the main up-tp-date fix factor. homestead windows shop a great form of fix factors which you do no longer prefer. this might unlock to 4 gb of perplexing stress area. you may delete the fix factors by picking "extra ideas". additionally, whilst appearing a Disk Cleanup, confirm you verify each and all the products to delete those junks.

Answer 7

Computer Keeps Running

Answer 8

Just click your control panel and go to 'Add or remove programs'. there uninstall all unnecessary programs.

Answer 9

How many gigs does your computer have? And how old is it?

Answer 10

buy an external hard disk.