Re: Low Disk space on C drive

Carolyn

More suggestions.

A default setting 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. Change to
5%, which 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%. However, try to avoid letting it get
too full as if it is full and you delete a file by mistake it will
bypass the Recycle Bin and be gone for ever.

If your 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.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System
Information, Tools, Dr Watson and verify that the box before "Append to
existing log" is NOT checked. This means the next time the log is
written it will overwrite rather than add to the existing file.

The default maximum size setting for Event Viewer logs is too large.
Reset the maximum for each log from 512 kb to 128 kb and set it to
overwrite.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

You can generate more space in the system partition by relocation of
folders.

For Temporary Internet Files select Start, Control Panel, Internet
Options, Temporary Internet Files. Settings, Move Folder.

To move the Outlook Express Store Folder select in Outlook Express
Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder, Change.
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/files/store.htm

How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310147

You may also need to change Default File locations in the Microsoft
Office programmes you choose to move the My Documents folder. For Word
go to Tools, Options, File Locations, highlight Documents, click on
Modify and change file path. For Excel go to Tools, Options, General
and change default file path.

My Documents is one of a number of system created Special Folders
including My Pictures and My Music. These can more easily be relocated
using Tweak Ui. Download TweakUI, one of the MS powertoys, from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

In TweakUi select My Computer, Special Folders. You can scroll down to
see the full list of Special Folders to the left of the Change
Location button.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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carolyn wrote:
Yup, that's Sony for you. :( Do you know if the BootIT program
requires the original XP Disc? As you are probably aware Sony
doesn't include this when you buy the computer. Thanks for all your
help. CB

"Daave" wrote:

You have only one physical drive split up into two partitions. Your
primary partition (C:), which contatins the operating system, is way
too small. Follow Ron's advice (use BootIt Next Generation or a
similar program) and you won't need to be worry about being low on
disk space!

"carolyn" <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CC05274C-F1BA-471A-BAFA-71D6B1CFD99F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It says C is the primary partition and D is the extended partition--

"Daave" wrote:

"carolyn" <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CBBFE3D4-2021-43F0-8C34-10FB07A68F08@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm not sure about the partition part - All I know is I have C
drive 13GB and D drive 130GB- how would find out if it is
just a partition of a single drive?

Right-click My Computer and select Manage. Under Strorage, Click
Disk Management. What do you see?


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