BobB
Fri Mar 28 17:31:57 PDT 2008
Thank you all.
Bob
"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> "BobB" <bobb001@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>I am running out of disk space. Is there some easy way to list the
>>largest files on the disk?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>
> If adding a second hard drive is not an option, here are some steps you
> can take to safely recover hard drive space.
>
> 1. Reduce the amount of hard drive space allocated to System Restore.
>
> Go to Control Panel and double click the System icon.
> Click on the System Restore tab.
> Under Available drives, click on the C drive so it's highlighted.
> Hit the Settings button.
> Move the slider to the left so it reserves no more than a GB of HD space.
> That
> should leave you two weeks worth of restore points which is as far back as
> I'd
> recommend when using System Restore. If you want more restore points, move
> the
> slider back to the right.
>
> 2. Reduce the amount of space allocated for Internet Explorer's
> cache.
>
> Go to Control Panel and double click Internet Options.
> Hit the Settings button in the Browsing history section on the General
> page.
> Note: Hit the Settings button in the Temporary Internet Files section of
> the
> General page if using IE6.
> Reduce the amount of disk space used to something between 50 and 100 MB.
>
> 3. Reduce the amount of space used by the Recycle bin.
>
> Right click the Recycle bin icon on the Desktop and select Properties from
> the
> menu.
> Move the slider to the left. 5% should be more than enough.
>
> 4. Remove Windows Update uninstall files.
>
> The files used to uninstall updates to Windows can be deleted if you're
> confident that they will not have to be uninstalled in the future. These
> files can be found in the Windows folder with names similar to this,
> $NtUninstallKB123456$. They are hidden folders so make sure you enable
> viewing of hidden files
> and folders in Control Panel -> Folder Options -> View tab. Note: Do not
> delete the $hf_mig$ folder. This folder will be used by future updates.
>
> Here's a web site which provides an automated way of deleting these
> folders.
>
> Courtesy of Doug Knox, MS-MVP
> Removes Hotfix Backup files and the Add/Remove Programs
> Registry entries.
>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm
>
> 5. Turn off Hibernation if it's enabled and you don't use it.
>
> Go to Control Panel and double click Power Options.
> Click on the Hibernate tab.
> Remove the check mark from the box next to Enable hibernation
> Click OK.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>