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I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct
newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. |
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3 GB is too small for a system partition, as you've discovered. The
remaining space is taken up by system files that are normally hidden from view. (You can see those files if you wish: Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools Folder Options View tab and click on 'Show hidden files and folders'.) You need to increase the size of your system partition. Tom Swift "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. |
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Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to
survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. |
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Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now
and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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I was talking about the average, pretty well, savvy user. You must have
spent a lot of time setting up your system and must have system restore disabled, along wither musts. See the line in my post that says, "There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest," I have had my machine set-up to operate on a very small OS partition but after experimenting, I have found the suggestions I made to the OP to be sound advice for most users. Also see the line that says, "I would suggest that you use at least a 10" Note the word,"suggest". Also see the closing line, "FWIW, JAX" My opinions may be, "Total NONSENSE!!!!" to you but, as is often the case, you have offered no useful advice to the OP!!! JAX "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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Your righteous indignation is disingenuous - and you're smart enough to know
better - because you don't know what other software the OP has in his system partition, and we don't know what you have in yours, and you don't know how the OP has configured his OS and we don't know how you've configured yours. For all but specialized uses, Jax is 100% correct. Tom Swift "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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Both of you are 98% WRONG.
Testy "Tom Swift" wrote in message ... Your righteous indignation is disingenuous - and you're smart enough to know better - because you don't know what other software the OP has in his system partition, and we don't know what you have in yours, and you don't know how the OP has configured his OS and we don't know how you've configured yours. For all but specialized uses, Jax is 100% correct. Tom Swift "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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Thanks for the re-enforcement Tom.
I got into a real long thread a week, or so, ago. My post was more brief than this one and many, including MVP's, posted back chewing me because my post was taken as too conservative. What I had said was, in my usual few words, intended to mean the same as I said in this one. The whole matter was just a semantics so, I decided to be more wordy in this one. Cheers, JAX "Tom Swift" wrote in message ... Your righteous indignation is disingenuous - and you're smart enough to know better - because you don't know what other software the OP has in his system partition, and we don't know what you have in yours, and you don't know how the OP has configured his OS and we don't know how you've configured yours. For all but specialized uses, Jax is 100% correct. Tom Swift "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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You have posted again, in your usual argumentative manner, with nothing to
say that would be of any value to anyone. JAX "Testy" wrote in message ... Both of you are 98% WRONG. Testy "Tom Swift" wrote in message ... Your righteous indignation is disingenuous - and you're smart enough to know better - because you don't know what other software the OP has in his system partition, and we don't know what you have in yours, and you don't know how the OP has configured his OS and we don't know how you've configured yours. For all but specialized uses, Jax is 100% correct. Tom Swift "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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Better to be silent than to give WRONG advice, have a nice day.
Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... You have posted again, in your usual argumentative manner, with nothing to say that would be of any value to anyone. JAX "Testy" wrote in message ... Both of you are 98% WRONG. Testy "Tom Swift" wrote in message ... Your righteous indignation is disingenuous - and you're smart enough to know better - because you don't know what other software the OP has in his system partition, and we don't know what you have in yours, and you don't know how the OP has configured his OS and we don't know how you've configured yours. For all but specialized uses, Jax is 100% correct. Tom Swift "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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You see, Jax, you just can't win. Whether your post is short or long,
conservative or not, somebody's bound to get on your case (;- Tom Swift "JAX" wrote in message ... Thanks for the re-enforcement Tom. I got into a real long thread a week, or so, ago. My post was more brief than this one and many, including MVP's, posted back chewing me because my post was taken as too conservative. What I had said was, in my usual few words, intended to mean the same as I said in this one. The whole matter was just a semantics so, I decided to be more wordy in this one. Cheers, JAX "Tom Swift" wrote in message ... Your righteous indignation is disingenuous - and you're smart enough to know better - because you don't know what other software the OP has in his system partition, and we don't know what you have in yours, and you don't know how the OP has configured his OS and we don't know how you've configured yours. For all but specialized uses, Jax is 100% correct. Tom Swift "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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You only THINK it's on 3.5 gig.
"Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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That is a stupid response. I know what I have on my computer.
Testy "Unknown" wrote in message gy.com... You only THINK it's on 3.5 gig. "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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It is possible to run XP on that size partition, with that much free space,
I've done it but, it is too complicated for most users to keep it running that way. IMHO, JAX "Unknown" wrote in message gy.com... You only THINK it's on 3.5 gig. "Testy" wrote in message ... Total NONSENSE!!!! I have had XP on a 3.5 gig partition for two years now and still have 62% free space. Testy "JAX" wrote in message ... Your OS partition is too small. It will take the 3 Gigs. just for OS to survive. By the time you have all updates install and the small app's you will want close to the OS, not to mention app's that install all or partly to the OS partition, without a choice, you will be pushing 6 Gig's before you know it. There are ways around the installations, etc, but unless you really enjoy "shuffling" files, I would suggest that you use at least a 10 Gig. boot partition. FWIW, JAX "Aragorn" wrote in message ... I'm not sure if I am posting this in the correct newsgroup, but I still hope someone can help me out. I partitioned my disk drive into two parts. One part of 3 GB and one for the rest. On the drive with 3 GB, I have Windows XP installed. However, recently, Windows is prompting me and saying I don't have enough space on that drive. But even if I delete files, it doesn't really get any better. Also, when I right-click on the drive, it says I have about 100 MB free space (200 is minimum for running smoothly according to the message). But when I select all of the files on that drive, only 1.8 GB is occupied. So over 1 GB seems to be 'lost'. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.561 / Virus Database: 353 - Release Date: 1/13/2004 |
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"JAX" wrote in message ... It is possible to run XP on that size partition, with that much free space, I've done it but, it is too complicated for most users to keep it running that way. The original poster could move the swap file to D:, that could free up a few hunderd megs. B |
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