Re: Defrag will not complete
- From: Gary <Gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:03:00 -0800
Gerry
Thanks. First opportunity I get I will go thru my computer again and make
the recommended changes.
Gary
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
Gary.
To increase you free space on your C partition 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%.
I would suggest you try cCleaner.
http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
http://www.ccleaner.com/
With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. I invariably
recommend creating a restore point before using cCleaner.
cCleaner also offers backup before removal. Leave Issues alone.
When using cCleaner think twice before checking before
Autocomplete Form History under Internet Explorer.
You do get a warning but this one has irritating consequences.
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
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Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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"Gary" <Gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Gerry
Thank you for the info. I don't have Norton on my computer. So I
followed
the rest of your suggestions. It was simple enough. Everything worked
out and
defrag completed when I turned off my Restore Points as well.
I am now at 51% free. Now, I just need to figure out what files I can
backup
to CD to free up more space.
Thanks again.
Gary
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