warwick4
Tue Mar 25 16:28:00 PDT 2008
what do you recommend, under options for compressing files, for the number of
days before doing so?
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warwick4
"warwick4" wrote:
> sorry, i actually have nearly a million kilobytes!
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> warwick4
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> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
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> > warwick4 wrote:
> > > when i run this i have nearly 1 million bytes showing. how can i
> > > access these files to see if any can be deleted to free up space?
> >
> > You have nearly 1MB of compressed files and you are concerned?
> > (That's less than a floppy diskette of files.)
> >
> > 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 your
> > 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 moving
> > the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)
> > 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 64MB and 128MB..
> >
> > - 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 64MB and 128MB. (It may be 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.
> >
> > If you are concerned over less than 5GB of space total at any given time
> > being freed up on your hard disk drive - then something is wrong and
> > you would be better off spending a little and putting in a drive that is
> > likely 3-8 times as large as what you have not and not concerning
> > yourself over such a small amount of space OR you seriously need
> > to consider what you really need on the system and what should be
> > archived.
> >
> > Basic housekeeping 101... - in an actual home, if your storage area gets
> > full - you either have to decide what you really should have in the storage
> > area and what could go or you have to find a new place to store stuff
> > that will accommodate everything you need. You don't walk into a
> > warehouse of cars, look at the filing cabinet in the corner where
> > you keep all the records for the cars and decide that if you move it out of
> > the warehouse - you will have more room for cars. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
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> >
> >
> >