Guest bgnedi Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Dear all, I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on C: properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and I see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, also I do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I tried D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: Start Run (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet properties) and also reduced System Restore settings. I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of them are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. Honestly I tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete them all. I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which data (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. Thank you in advance. -- Regards -- Regards
Guest sgopus Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 RE: free disk capacity? These days hd are really inexpensive, a27 gig hd is really small compared to todays sizes, your really need 20 gig just for the operating system, not to mention additional space for applications, I suggest you get a new larger primary hd and replace your old outdated one. "bgnedi" wrote: > Dear all, > > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on C: > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and I > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it > wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, also I > do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I tried > D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: Start Run > (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet properties) > and also reduced System Restore settings. > I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with > $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of them > are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. Honestly I > tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete them all. > I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). > Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which data > (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. > Thank you in advance. > -- > Regards > > -- > Regards
Guest Daddy Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Re: free disk capacity? Actually, the amount of occupied disk space has almost no effect on the speed at which your computer performs. A hard disk would need to be virtually filled in order affect your computer's performance, and with 6GB you have plenty of free space. A computer's speed is largely a function of how much RAM and what processor you have and what demands your software is placing on that hardware. Better to look at what software is running in the background. Daddy "bgnedi" <manchester> wrote in message news:4488BC55-9035-4BAB-B4A6-AE6E0F59CE55@microsoft.com... > Dear all, > > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on C: > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and I > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it > wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, also I > do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I tried > D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: Start Run > (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet properties) > and also reduced System Restore settings. > I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with > $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of them > are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. Honestly I > tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete them all. > I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). > Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which data > (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. > Thank you in advance. > -- > Regards > > -- > Regards >
Guest bgnedi Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Re: free disk capacity? Many thanks sgopus many thanks Daddy. I really thought of a larger HD, you know still sticked with this one as I had spent months making it adjustable to me. Any information about the mentioned type of files start and end with $? What does that mean? money? How can I know the RAM functionality? -- Regards "Daddy" wrote: > Actually, the amount of occupied disk space has almost no effect on the speed at which your computer performs. A hard disk would need to be virtually filled in order affect your computer's performance, and with 6GB you have plenty of free space. > > A computer's speed is largely a function of how much RAM and what processor you have and what demands your software is placing on that hardware. Better to look at what software is running in the background. > > Daddy > > "bgnedi" <manchester> wrote in message news:4488BC55-9035-4BAB-B4A6-AE6E0F59CE55@microsoft.com... > > Dear all, > > > > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on C: > > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and I > > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it > > wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, also I > > do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I tried > > D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: Start Run > > (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet properties) > > and also reduced System Restore settings. > > I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with > > $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of them > > are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. Honestly I > > tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete them all. > > I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). > > Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which data > > (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. > > Thank you in advance. > > -- > > Regards > > > > -- > > Regards > > >
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Re: free disk capacity? "bgnedi" <manchester> wrote in message news:4488BC55-9035-4BAB-B4A6-AE6E0F59CE55@microsoft.com... > Dear all, > > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on > C: > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and > I > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it > wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, also > I > do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I > tried > D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: Start > Run > (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet > properties) > and also reduced System Restore settings. > I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with > $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of them > are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. > Honestly I > tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete them > all. > I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). > Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which data > (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. > Thank you in advance. > -- > Regards > > -- > Regards Removing the Windows Update 'uninstall' files will not get you too much free space, but it is safe to remove them. You already have enough free space such that general speed will hardly be affected. A bigger issue you may have is the amount of RAM installed and the CPU. You may also have some malware on your computer. Go to this website.. http://www.malwarebytes.org and download the program. Run Disk Cleanup or remove temp Internet files via Internet Explorer. Then run malwarebytes in Safe Mode. Reboot and run in regular mode. It may be better after doing this.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest Jim Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Re: free disk capacity? "bgnedi" <manchester> wrote in message news:6C91ED63-3F86-442E-AB7C-A13B22040682@microsoft.com... > Many thanks sgopus many thanks Daddy. > I really thought of a larger HD, you know still sticked with this one as I > had spent months making it adjustable to me. > Any information about the mentioned type of files start and end with $? > What > does that mean? money? > How can I know the RAM functionality? > -- > Regards > > > "Daddy" wrote: > >> Actually, the amount of occupied disk space has almost no effect on the >> speed at which your computer performs. A hard disk would need to be >> virtually filled in order affect your computer's performance, and with >> 6GB you have plenty of free space. >> >> A computer's speed is largely a function of how much RAM and what >> processor you have and what demands your software is placing on that >> hardware. Better to look at what software is running in the background. >> >> Daddy >> >> "bgnedi" <manchester> wrote in message >> news:4488BC55-9035-4BAB-B4A6-AE6E0F59CE55@microsoft.com... >> > Dear all, >> > >> > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click >> > on C: >> > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; >> > and I >> > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago >> > it >> > wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, >> > also I >> > do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I >> > tried >> > D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: >> > Start Run >> > (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet >> > properties) >> > and also reduced System Restore settings. >> > I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with >> > $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of >> > them >> > are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. >> > Honestly I >> > tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete >> > them all. >> > I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). >> > Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which >> > data >> > (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. >> > Thank you in advance. >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> The files which start and end with $ are reserved for use by Windows. Leave them alone. As for disk sizes, the system drive on this computer is (at 160 GB) the smallest that I could find when I needed to buy another disk. All it contains is Windows and the various associated files. So, I will never see the message that you saw. Jim
Guest Kelly Posted September 29, 2008 Posted September 29, 2008 Re: free disk capacity? I have seen this happen from users copying movies/music to the hard drive then burn and not delete the original and also using the Media Center - record shows option. -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "bgnedi" <manchester> wrote in message news:4488BC55-9035-4BAB-B4A6-AE6E0F59CE55@microsoft.com... > Dear all, > > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on > C: > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and > I > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it > wasn't like that and I haven't installed any new programs since then, also > I > do not feel that my few programs will take all of this amount of GBs. I > tried > D.Cleanup, defragmentation, and deleting temporary files by using: Start > Run > (dllcache, recent, prefetch, temp, %temp% and files in internet > properties) > and also reduced System Restore settings. > I checked C:Windows and found tens (10s) of files start with > $NtUninstal+number+$, I tried to check their created date and some of them > are very new, I am not sure what modified mean? and know accessed. > Honestly I > tried and even deleted some of them. I am not sure if should delete them > all. > I feel the problem increases everyday (everyday I lose more space). > Can you help me with any way that help me to find and determine which data > (files or folders) that should be removed to free disk capacity?. > Thank you in advance. > -- > Regards > > -- > Regards
Guest Plato Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: free disk capacity? =?Utf-8?B?YmduZWRp?= wrote: > > I am using XP professional, It starts to slow down. When I right click on C: > properties I find: used space 21GB, free space 6GB and capacity 27GB; and I > see the pie chart is almost full of blue against purple. Few months ago it Time to get a larger HDD. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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