Re: Laptop Hard Disk Space

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"Gerry Cornell" wrote:

> Adrian
>
> I would leave the Recovery Partition alone if I were you. Here are some
> suggestions, which may be helpful.
>
> To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to make sure that
> you can see all files. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
> Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and
> folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is
> unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should
> also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types"
> is not checked. Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected
> and then select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total
> Size, and Free Space.
>
> You still will not see the System Volume Information folder.
> How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531
>
> FileSize -a useful tool for use with Windows Explorer when investigating how
> disk space is being used.
> http://markd.mvps.org/
>
> The download link is not obvious. Click the here in the two sentences of the
> web page accessed through the link above. "I can't count the number of times
> someone has asked for this. So here is a module you can install that shows a
> Folder Size column in Explorer."
>
> To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs,
> Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and
> remove all but the latest System Restore points? Restore points can be quite
> large.
>
> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
>
> It is likely that an allocation of 12% has been made to System Restore on
> your C partition which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right
> click your My Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore.
> Place the cursor on your C drive select Settings but this time find the
> slider and drag it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you get
> to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.
>
> Are you using any Norton Utilities?
>
> If your hard drive is formatted as NTFS another potential gain arises with
> your operating system on your C drive. In the Windows Directory of your
> C partition you will have some Uninstall folders in your Windows folder
> typically: $NtServicePackUninstall$ and $NtUninstallKB282010$ etc.
>
> These files may be compressed or not compressed. If compressed the text
> of the folder name appears in blue characters. If not compressed you can
> compress them. Right click on each folder and select Properties, General,
> Advanced and check the box before Compress contents to save Disk Space.
> On the General Tab you can see the amount gained by deducting the size
> on disk from the size. Folder compression is only an option on a NTFS
> formatted drive / partition.
>
> Another default setting on a large drive which could be wasteful is that for
> temporary internet files especially if you do not store offline copies on
> disk. The default allocation is 3% of drive. Depending on your attitude to
> offline copies you could reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer
> select
> Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files, Settings to make
> the change. At the same time look at the number of days history is held.
>
> The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive. On your drive
> 5% should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer place the cursor on your
> Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global and move the slider
> from 10% to 5%,
>
> I see Curry's are also selling your model.
> http://snipurl.com/lcrh
>
> So much for exclusive! So much for competition!
> http://snipurl.com/lcrk
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Gerry, Thank you very much for your help. I will try these things out that you have suggestet. It seems that alot of space is wasted by many things. I need all the space i can get on my 40 gig laptop. Thank you once more.
>
> "Adrian" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:15B5232A-0FDC-4DFD-8B8A-E4BCC8353C88@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >> Hi Gerry, I bought this laptop from PC World in the UK. There is not a
> >> manual in the box but on the actual Hard disk itself which i have been
> >> through, but it does not mention anything about the recovery partition.
> >> One thing i have noticed is that the recovery partition is the same size
> >> roughly, to the recovery DVD that i made on the laptop (1.85 gig). Just
> >> wondering if this would be safe to delete that partition and use the
> >> space back on my main HDD?
> >
> >> "Adrian" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:172429E8-53CF-4C56-B655-3C3B0C480D37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > I have an Advent 7083 laptop with 512mb and 40g HDD
> >> >>
> >> >> "Adrian" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:ABD9F103-5325-4DCB-986D-E4BA6C803892@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >I have just bought a new laptop with a 40Gig HDD. I have made a
> >> >> >recovery
> >> >> >DVD
> >> >> > for it now, but before that, noticed another HDD partition which had
> >> >> > 4gig
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > was called 'recovery'. My HDD has now dropped to 33.1gig Total Size
> >> >> > even
> >> >> > though i have not filled it with anything and the 'Recovery'
> >> >> > partition
> >> >> > has
> >> >> > dissapeared. I thought after making the Recovery DVD the 'Recovery'
> >> >> > partition
> >> >> > would have gave the 4gig back to my normal HDD but it still stands
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > 33.1.
> >> >> > Can i find this 'Recovery' partition and delete it to claim my
> >> >> > needed
> >> >> > space
> >> >> > back now that i have made a Recovery DVD? Does anyone know how to do
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > would it be safe to do so?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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>
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