A Couple of Novel Tricks

[Guest Tannhauser Gate]

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]

Re: A Couple of Novel Tricks

 

 

"Tannhauser Gate" <@Shoulder-of-Orion.com> wrote in message

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>

> 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]

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.

 

 

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[Guest Opinicus]

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?

 

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Bob

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