Re: Low Disk Space every boot

Disk Cleanup may not remove temporary files if they have been created or
accessed within the last seven days. If a virus scan is run then all files
that are scanned, including temporary files, may be marked as if having been
accessed at the time of the scan.

At the moment my Windows/temp folder occupies 20Gig of drive space because I
had Windows Live OneCare set to run a virus scan daily with the result that
the "date accessed" of the files in the temp folder never got to be more than
7 days old. This is agravated by OneCare seeming to create a temporary file
for its own use whenever it runs, of about 75Meg, which it fails to remove
when finished with what its doing.

"Gerry" wrote:

Are you using a backup programme such as Norton Ghost?

I am not sure whether you are seeing all files and folders. 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. Even then there are still certain
folders that remain hidden and this regularly promps discussion about
"lost" disk space. The System Volume Information folders containing
System Restore points, which by default is allocated 12% of the drive /
partition, is just one example of what remains hidden.

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.

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. 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.

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to
Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also
select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,
More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System
Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Italo3 wrote:
I have been getting the "low disk space" message every time i boot
up, saying that i only have 20MB-200MB left on the C drive, which i
know is completely wrong. I have deleted numerous files and transfer
countless files to my external hard drive for the past week, and if
this keeps continuing, im not going to have any more files to delete
to create space!! (running Windows XP, 40GB hard drive, 2.8gh P4, 1gb
RAM~ Dell 4600) In the past week i have cleared at least 10GB from my
hard drive since ive gotten the message.

When this occurs, windows explorer decides to restart itself
countless times in a row until i create more space, which has become
annoying. Also, for some reason, (dont know if this is related) my
taskbar has been resetting its settings and no programs show up on
the taskbar and it removes the quick launch bar. AND i have to go in
and uninstall/reinstall the audio device every boot up to get it to
work.

I noticed that going to regedit everytime i boot up is a short term
fix for the taskbar problem, but i really dont feel like going
through the trouble everytime i turn my computer on.

I also have noticed that the processes running on my computer have
decreased, from 50 to around 38+ which is weird.

I know a decent amount of stuff about computers and have been able to
keep the computer going like this for a week or so. Also, i am
debating buying a new computer just because of this one is getting
old, or is there a way that i can avoid that and just fix this issue.

Any help would be much appreciated! thanks!!



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