Re: large files in C:/docs-settings/myname/nethood
- From: "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:03:22 -0000
I was going to suggest Shift+Delete in Windows Explorer to delete the
file but what is in your other leads me to hold back on that suggestion.
How large is your hard disk and how much free disk space? In Windows
Explorer right click on your C drive and select Properties. Is it
formatted as FAT32 or NTFS?
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.
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%.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"bbolander" <bbolander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My Sony hard drive came partitioned in a c and d drive. the c drive
is very
full, too full to defragment. there are several folders with large
picture
and video files in the c:/documents and settings/myname/nethood
directory.
they appear to have been generated when I copied from one computer to
another
on my home network a long time ago. can i delete these files manually
to
gain about 1 GB of c drive space without any problems occuring?
what is nethood? how do i keep this folder cleaned up to save drive
space?
.
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