Re: Large files

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"BobB" <bobb001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am running out of disk space. Is there some easy way to list the largest
files on the disk?

Bob



If adding a second hard drive is not an option, here are some steps you can take
to safely recover hard drive space.

1. Reduce the amount of hard drive space allocated to System Restore.

Go to Control Panel and double click the System icon.
Click on the System Restore tab.
Under Available drives, click on the C drive so it's highlighted.
Hit the Settings button.
Move the slider to the left so it reserves no more than a GB of HD space. That
should leave you two weeks worth of restore points which is as far back as I'd
recommend when using System Restore. If you want more restore points, move the
slider back to the right.

2. Reduce the amount of space allocated for Internet Explorer's
cache.

Go to Control Panel and double click Internet Options.
Hit the Settings button in the Browsing history section on the General page.
Note: Hit the Settings button in the Temporary Internet Files section of the
General page if using IE6.
Reduce the amount of disk space used to something between 50 and 100 MB.

3. Reduce the amount of space used by the Recycle bin.

Right click the Recycle bin icon on the Desktop and select Properties from the
menu.
Move the slider to the left. 5% should be more than enough.

4. Remove Windows Update uninstall files.

The files used to uninstall updates to Windows can be deleted if you're
confident that they will not have to be uninstalled in the future. These files
can be found in the Windows folder with names similar to this,
$NtUninstallKB123456$. They are hidden folders so make sure you enable viewing
of hidden files
and folders in Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View tab. Note: Do not delete
the $hf_mig$ folder. This folder will be used by future updates.

Here's a web site which provides an automated way of deleting these folders.

Courtesy of Doug Knox, MS-MVP
Removes Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs
Registry entries.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

5. Turn off Hibernation if it's enabled and you don't use it.

Go to Control Panel and double click Power Options.
Click on the Hibernate tab.
Remove the check mark from the box next to Enable hibernation
Click OK.

Good luck

Nepatsfan



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