Guest Tannhauser Gate Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 If you're running out fo disk space, clear the cache. It's amazing how much space is wasted by temporary files that have been copied from servers. I usually get about 1.5 GB by doing that, and it gets me out of the jam every single time. Since I learned this trick, I haven't had to clean my hard drive for months. Also, when clearing the cache to fix a routine headache, you don't need to delete cookies or clear the history. "Delete files" takes care of everything that can go wrong, and you can do the other two operations by hand. That way, you aren't obliged to delete the cookies and history addresses that you'd like to keep.
Guest dobey Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: A Couple of Novel Tricks "Tannhauser Gate" <@Shoulder-of-Orion.com> wrote in message news:Xns99844DA99B03alphamale@207.115.17.102... > > If you're running out fo disk space, clear the cache. It's amazing how > much space is wasted by temporary files that have been copied from > servers. > I usually get about 1.5 GB by doing that, and it gets me out of the jam > every single time. Since I learned this trick, I haven't had to clean my > hard drive for months. > > Also, when clearing the cache to fix a routine headache, you don't need to > delete cookies or clear the history. "Delete files" takes care of > everything that can go wrong, and you can do the other two operations by > hand. That way, you aren't obliged to delete the cookies and history > addresses that you'd like to keep. If you're refering to temp internet file, just set the reserved disk space to 200 MB or so. you don't need a huge amount of space. Reduce the System Restore and recycle bin reserved space as well. Given the amount of cookies likely to be stored in the cache, weeding through them by hand is really for the diehards. I would suggest using Spybot or AdAware to weed out the trackers and you could ignore the rest.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 Re: A Couple of Novel Tricks Tannhauser Gate wrote: > If you're running out fo disk space, clear the cache. It's amazing how > much space is wasted by temporary files that have been copied from servers. > I usually get about 1.5 GB by doing that, and it gets me out of the jam > every single time. Since I learned this trick, I haven't had to clean my > hard drive for months. > Or you could just set Internet Explorer (and Java, for that matter) to store no more than 50 Mb of temporary files..... And never have to worry about it again. (sorry, I missed the "novelty" part of your suggestion.) A primary space waster within each user profile would be IE's penchant for storing copies (or significant portions thereof) of nearly every web page your friend has ever visited. Try reducing the amount of temporary Internet files cached, which is huge by default. I always reduce it to a maximum of 50 Mb. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options > General, Temporary Files > Settings. Same principle for the Java cache. Start > Control Panel > Java > Temporary Internet Files > Settings. The System Volume Information is the folder in which WinXP's System Restore feature stores information used to recover from errors. By default, WinXP sets aside a maximum of 12% of the partition's size for storing System Volume Information, but the amount of space set aside for this purpose can be adjusted by the user. Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore > System Restore Settings, select the pertinent partition and click Settings. If you don't want to use System Restore at all, simply turn off the System Restore feature (Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore, System Restore Settings) and reboot. This will delete all of your Restore Points, freeing up the hard drive space. Another great waster of space can be the Recycle Bin. By default, this takes up to 10% of your hard drive capacity. On today's large hard drives, this is tremendously wasteful. It can be set to a lower limit by right-clicking the desktop Receycle Bin icon, selecting Properties, and using the slider bar to lower the maximum size to something more reasonable -- 1% to 2% should be more than enough space. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Opinicus Posted August 7, 2007 Posted August 7, 2007 Re: A Couple of Novel Tricks "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote > A primary space waster within each user profile would be IE's penchant for > storing copies (or significant portions thereof) of nearly every web page > your friend has ever visited. Try reducing the amount of temporary > Internet files cached, which is huge by default. I always reduce it to a > maximum of 50 Mb. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options > > General, Temporary Files > Settings. > Same principle for the Java cache. Start > Control Panel > Java > > Temporary Internet Files > Settings. Jeeze! How long has this been going on? The damn thing was set for 1,000 mb! Thanks for pointing this out. How much of a performance hit would I take if I told it not to store Java files temporarily at all, I wonder? -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com
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