Re: No space left after installs
- From: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:36:13 -0600
davez wrote
I downloaded 50 updates but 17 failed to install. I started with
146MB of free space but now I'm down to 16MB. What can I delete
to get my space back? Where are the downloaded files that failed?
Can I delete them too?
DL wrote:
146mb of free space is to low to start with.
What size is your C drive, and is the only hd/partition?
davez wrote:
It's an older scsi with 3GB in C and 5.5GB in D. I'm going to have
to live with this for a while longer
Shenan Stanley wrote:
You are pretty well stuck between a rock and a hard place, then.
3GB is far from sufficient to run a fully patched installation of
Windows XP with SP2 and all subsequent updates...
You can *try* to clean up some space... But it will probably never
be sufficient to do much of anything with.
And I will say - purchasing a new hard drive should not leave your
list of possible solutions.
http://www.pricewatch.com/hard%5Fdrives/
After all - when you can easily get 120GB hard disk drives for
under $50 (internal) and external versions of the same thing for
under $75... Shipped in both cases - it is something to consider
for backup if nothing else.
But - you want to cleanup... Let's start with the hard disk drive
space...
Used Disk Cleanup?
Is hibernate turned on and do you use that feature?
Uninstalled unnecessary applications lately?
If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can
delete the uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has
installed..
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm
You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but
yuor latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..
How to use Disk Cleanup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312
You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..
When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the
system's memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of
the hiberfil.sys file will always equal the amount of physical
memory in your system. If you don't use the hibernate feature and
want to recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys
file, perform the following steps:
- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start,
Settings, Control Panel, and click Power Options).
- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check
box, then click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting
Never under the "System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab
doesn't delete the hiberfil.sys file.
- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power
Schemes tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.
You can control how much space your System Restore can use...
(You may want to turn this off on your system.. 3GB?!)
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the System Restore tab.
3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and
click on the "Settings" button.
4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I
suggest 5% or higher.
5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.
You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can
utilize...
Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores
to a size between 128MB and 512MB..
- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.
- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.
- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,
do the following:
- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)
- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:"
to something between 128MB and 512MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger
right now.)
- Click OK.
- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline
contents" (the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this
could take 2-10 minutes or more.)
- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open
Internet Explorer.
You can use an application that scans your system for log files and
temporary files and use that to get rid of those:
Ccleaner (Free!)
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Other ways to free up space..
SequoiaView
http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/
DX Hog Hunt
http://www.dvxp.com/en/Downloads.aspx
JDiskReport
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html
Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being
used.
davez wrote:
I'm on win2000sp4 not XP. Sorry, I thought this discussion group
was for 2000 users. I know I need a larger HD but as I said I am
unable to upgrade right now. Can the uninstall folders be deleted
after the installs are complete.
Well - I assumed Windows XP - my bad.
Although - 3GB for even Windows 2000 - you are still well stuck between that
rock and that hard place. *grin*
You should still be able to utilize the applications/tips above (excluding
System Restore/Disk Cleanup) to free up some space.
Make sure Hibernation is turned off...
Clear out the Temporary Internet Files...
You may want to consider moving/shrinking the size of the Virtual Memory...
Clear out the uninstall files for Windows 2000 Updates...
CrapCleaner should still work nicely to give you an idea and even do the
cleanup in Windows 2000...
The other *should* still show you the trouble areas.
Will it be enough? maybe - but probably not.
--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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