low disk space

[Dominique]

Why is there a message poping up saying "low disk space" on local drive c? I
had more stuff on drive c before.

[Richard Urban]

Empty all of your recycle bins. Delete all of the files in your temp
folders.

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"Dominique" > wrote in message
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> Why is there a message poping up saying "low disk space" on local drive c?
> I
> had more stuff on drive c before.

[Gerry Cornell]

Dominique

How large is drive C and how much free space is there?

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.

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Hope this helps.

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"Richard Urban" > wrote in message
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> Empty all of your recycle bins. Delete all of the files in your temp
> folders.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "Dominique" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Why is there a message poping up saying "low disk space" on local drive
>> c? I
>> had more stuff on drive c before.
>
>

[Shenan Stanley]

Dominique wrote:
> Why is there a message poping up saying "low disk space" on local
> drive c? I had more stuff on drive c before.

Well - of course we know that!
We know how large *your* C drive is and how much stuff you have had on it in
the past!
We know that now is not *more* than you have had in the past. We keep track
of this for you!

Wait.. No we don't. ;-P

We (here in the newsgroup) cannot see your computer. You can. Therefore,
you should try and present a full picture to us.

For example...
- How large (total size) is your C: drive (partition)?
- How much free space do you have left on your C: drive?
- When the message comes up about free space, does it provide any other
details?
- What have you don in response to the message?

Now - cleaning up the c: drive and figuring out what is using all of your
space isn't too hard. Many tools are built right into Windows XP. Some
others may not be. Some default settings may be messing you up and taking
up some of your valuable space.

Find out what might be using the space..

Do you have hidden and system files visible?
How's your system restore settings?
Used Disk Cleanup?
Is hibernate turned on and do you use that feature?
Uninstalled unnecessary applications lately?

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.

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 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/

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...

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.

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