hard drive space

when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?

Charlie
Mon Oct 15 13:36:03 PDT 2007

There can be lots of things using that extra space, including snapshots. In
part it could also be a reflection of a lot of very small files on a drive
with too large a cluster size.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
> space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?

dazzzzuk
Mon Oct 15 14:01:05 PDT 2007

is there anything i can do to get the space down? i only use the c drive for
programs i have another hard drive for everything else. i dont no what to do.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> There can be lots of things using that extra space, including snapshots. In
> part it could also be a reflection of a lot of very small files on a drive
> with too large a cluster size.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
> > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?
>

Tony
Mon Oct 15 15:39:39 PDT 2007

I suggest going to Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup
first, and have it remove any of the accumulated 'junk' that is left behind.
Such things are usually spread around the system - this is the easiest way
to get rid of it (almost!) all.

Then, let's see how bad it is?


Tony. . .


"dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
> space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?

Carlos
Mon Oct 15 16:32:02 PDT 2007

Hi:
"You can do" # 1
Right-click on the recycler bin on the desktop, choose properties and reduce
its size to something you feel comfortable with.
You may regain a few gigabytes from there.
"You can do " # w
Right-click on the Internet Explorer icon and choose Properties.
Reduce the temporary files size to, let's say, 50 megabytes.

Carlos

"dazzzzuk" wrote:

> is there anything i can do to get the space down? i only use the c drive for
> programs i have another hard drive for everything else. i dont no what to do.
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
> > There can be lots of things using that extra space, including snapshots. In
> > part it could also be a reflection of a lot of very small files on a drive
> > with too large a cluster size.
> >
> > --
> > Charlie.
> > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >
> >
> > "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> > > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
> > > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> > > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?
> >

dazzzzuk
Mon Oct 22 09:37:03 PDT 2007

thenk you for your reply. i have done both of them with little or no change.
any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks

"Carlos" wrote:

> Hi:
> "You can do" # 1
> Right-click on the recycler bin on the desktop, choose properties and reduce
> its size to something you feel comfortable with.
> You may regain a few gigabytes from there.
> "You can do " # w
> Right-click on the Internet Explorer icon and choose Properties.
> Reduce the temporary files size to, let's say, 50 megabytes.
>
> Carlos
>
> "dazzzzuk" wrote:
>
> > is there anything i can do to get the space down? i only use the c drive for
> > programs i have another hard drive for everything else. i dont no what to do.
> >
> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > There can be lots of things using that extra space, including snapshots. In
> > > part it could also be a reflection of a lot of very small files on a drive
> > > with too large a cluster size.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Charlie.
> > > http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> > >
> > >
> > > "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> > > > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
> > > > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> > > > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?
> > >

dazzzzuk
Mon Oct 22 09:37:02 PDT 2007

thank you for your reply. i have dont the disk clean up utility a number of
times with little or no change. any other suggestions?

"Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:

> I suggest going to Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup
> first, and have it remove any of the accumulated 'junk' that is left behind.
> Such things are usually spread around the system - this is the easiest way
> to get rid of it (almost!) all.
>
> Then, let's see how bad it is?
>
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have 60gb
> > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?
>
>
>

Dominic
Mon Oct 22 10:35:27 PDT 2007

In Disk Cleanup select the More Options tab and Clean up the System Restore
and Shadow Copies.



"dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FF6EF06-10C5-4502-97E7-FC296170EF43@microsoft.com...
> thank you for your reply. i have dont the disk clean up utility a number
> of
> times with little or no change. any other suggestions?
>
> "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:
>
>> I suggest going to Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup
>> first, and have it remove any of the accumulated 'junk' that is left
>> behind.
>> Such things are usually spread around the system - this is the easiest
>> way
>> to get rid of it (almost!) all.
>>
>> Then, let's see how bad it is?
>>
>>
>> Tony. . .
>>
>>
>> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
>> > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have
>> > 60gb
>> > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
>> > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?
>>
>>
>>

dazzzzuk
Mon Oct 22 11:07:05 PDT 2007

wow, that worked. thanks. what are shadow copies? and how can i stop this
from happening is there a utility that limits the space they take?

"Dominic Payer" wrote:

> In Disk Cleanup select the More Options tab and Clean up the System Restore
> and Shadow Copies.
>
>
>
> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3FF6EF06-10C5-4502-97E7-FC296170EF43@microsoft.com...
> > thank you for your reply. i have dont the disk clean up utility a number
> > of
> > times with little or no change. any other suggestions?
> >
> > "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:
> >
> >> I suggest going to Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk Cleanup
> >> first, and have it remove any of the accumulated 'junk' that is left
> >> behind.
> >> Such things are usually spread around the system - this is the easiest
> >> way
> >> to get rid of it (almost!) all.
> >>
> >> Then, let's see how bad it is?
> >>
> >>
> >> Tony. . .
> >>
> >>
> >> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> >> > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have
> >> > 60gb
> >> > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system and
> >> > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Dominic
Tue Oct 23 00:20:10 PDT 2007

You can turn off System Restore if you want, but I would strongly advise you
not to do so.

If you turn System Restore off and anything happens to make your system
unbootable you would be left with only the Recovery Console, which I doubt
you have the knowledge to use effectively, or a Repair Install of Windows,
which does not always work if the system has been badly corrupted.

Unless you need the disk space for data you should leave the settings as
they are. The System Restore Points are automatically managed and do not
expand indefinitely to fill all available disk space.




"dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FB145E2-6E47-4F78-A9D3-392490D66BA0@microsoft.com...
> wow, that worked. thanks. what are shadow copies? and how can i stop this
> from happening is there a utility that limits the space they take?
>
> "Dominic Payer" wrote:
>
>> In Disk Cleanup select the More Options tab and Clean up the System
>> Restore
>> and Shadow Copies.
>>
>>
>>
>> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3FF6EF06-10C5-4502-97E7-FC296170EF43@microsoft.com...
>> > thank you for your reply. i have dont the disk clean up utility a
>> > number
>> > of
>> > times with little or no change. any other suggestions?
>> >
>> > "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I suggest going to Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk
>> >> Cleanup
>> >> first, and have it remove any of the accumulated 'junk' that is left
>> >> behind.
>> >> Such things are usually spread around the system - this is the easiest
>> >> way
>> >> to get rid of it (almost!) all.
>> >>
>> >> Then, let's see how bad it is?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Tony. . .
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have
>> >> > 60gb
>> >> > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system
>> >> > and
>> >> > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any
>> >> > ideas?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

Mark
Sat Dec 29 16:31:01 PST 2007

Thank You !!! Now I get it too. This thread was most helpful.

"Dominic Payer" wrote:

> You can turn off System Restore if you want, but I would strongly advise you
> not to do so.
>
> If you turn System Restore off and anything happens to make your system
> unbootable you would be left with only the Recovery Console, which I doubt
> you have the knowledge to use effectively, or a Repair Install of Windows,
> which does not always work if the system has been badly corrupted.
>
> Unless you need the disk space for data you should leave the settings as
> they are. The System Restore Points are automatically managed and do not
> expand indefinitely to fill all available disk space.
>
>
>
>
> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3FB145E2-6E47-4F78-A9D3-392490D66BA0@microsoft.com...
> > wow, that worked. thanks. what are shadow copies? and how can i stop this
> > from happening is there a utility that limits the space they take?
> >
> > "Dominic Payer" wrote:
> >
> >> In Disk Cleanup select the More Options tab and Clean up the System
> >> Restore
> >> and Shadow Copies.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3FF6EF06-10C5-4502-97E7-FC296170EF43@microsoft.com...
> >> > thank you for your reply. i have dont the disk clean up utility a
> >> > number
> >> > of
> >> > times with little or no change. any other suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > "Tony Sperling mail.dk>" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I suggest going to Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Disk
> >> >> Cleanup
> >> >> first, and have it remove any of the accumulated 'junk' that is left
> >> >> behind.
> >> >> Such things are usually spread around the system - this is the easiest
> >> >> way
> >> >> to get rid of it (almost!) all.
> >> >>
> >> >> Then, let's see how bad it is?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Tony. . .
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "dazzzzuk" <dazzzzuk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:58749C57-46BA-4586-B04A-D4976DC0E60C@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > when i right click my hard drive and go to properties it says i have
> >> >> > 60gb
> >> >> > space used. but when i highlight all files on c: (including system
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > hidden) it only comes up to 29gb. my page file is only 1.5gb any
> >> >> > ideas?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>