star Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 Hi Hoping someone can help - I've got under 5mb space left on a 11gb hard disk! and constantly get low disk messages. I know 11gb isn't a lot of memory these days, but I definitely haven't got 11gb worth of programs/applications/photos/music saved on my hard disk - and when ever I delete a large program/application to make space on the hard disk, it is mysteriously taken up very quickly. I've run various anti virus programs (SupeAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, Norton, Window Defender) which have found various viruses and zapped them, but the problem still exists. I have to do a disk clean-up daily - What else can I do to find all this missing hard disk space? Quote
Goku Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 Download ATF-Cleaner by Atribune. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click on the file to run the program. On the Main tab, check the Select All button. Press the Empty Selected button. Next, click on the Firefox tab (if active) and check the Select All button. Press the Empty Selected button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Firefox, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Now, click on the Opera tab (if active) and check the Select All button. Press the Empty Selected button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Opera, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Click on the Exit button to quit the program. It might be that your hard drive space is actually getting full. I have a 18GB hard drive myself and it got full surprisingly fast. If that doesn't help, then we will need to dig deeper to identify the cause of the problem. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku Quote
star Posted February 8, 2009 Author Posted February 8, 2009 Download ATF-Cleaner by Atribune. Save the file to your Desktop. Double-click on the file to run the program. On the Main tab, check the Select All button. Press the Empty Selected button. Next, click on the Firefox tab (if active) and check the Select All button. Press the Empty Selected button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Firefox, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Now, click on the Opera tab (if active) and check the Select All button. Press the Empty Selected button. Note: If you would like to preserve your saved passwords in Opera, then click No at the corresponding prompt. Click on the Exit button to quit the program. It might be that your hard drive space is actually getting full. I have a 18GB hard drive myself and it got full surprisingly fast. If that doesn't help, then we will need to dig deeper to identify the cause of the problem. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku Hi I've done the above which has freed 90mb :) but there still is a problem with the disappearing hard disk space - so I would like to "dig deeper" but need guidance in doing so.... Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 Double click My Computer then right click on C: and choose Explore. Right click on the following folders and choose Properties Documents and Settings Program Files Windows Calculate the amount of megabytes in each folder and you will then see what's taking up so much room. Quote
star Posted February 8, 2009 Author Posted February 8, 2009 I've seem to have lost all the 90mb within the last half hour without saving any files:confused: Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 Please follow the instructions in my previous post and get back to us. Quote
star Posted February 8, 2009 Author Posted February 8, 2009 I've just calculated the folders suggested and it comes to 8GB. I've looked in the Programs (4.16gb) and Windows (3.50gb) folders and do no recognise several files. Someone once told me it could be Norton AV and Systemworks eatting up the hard drive. So am thinking of deleting it and replacing with AVG or something similiar.... Quote
Goku Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 OK, please download and install WinPatrol from here. It will actively monitor any ongoing changes and will notify you about it hopefully identifying the culprit. :) Please tell us a bit more about your computer specifications and your general computing and surfing habits. Start HijackThis. Click on the Open The Misc Tool Section button Click on the Open Uninstall Manager button. Click on the Save list... button and specify where you would like to save this file. When you press Save button a notepad will open with the contents of that file. Post that here. -- Goku Quote
Goku Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 Someone once told me it could be Norton AV and Systemworks eatting up the hard drive. So am thinking of deleting it and replacing with AVG or something similiar.... Bingo! Here you go. Don't replace it with AVG though. You will hardly be any better off with it. Try something more resistant and resource efficient such as Avira AntiVir. Also, once you have obtained it, run a full system scan with it and see what it finds. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku Quote
star Posted February 8, 2009 Author Posted February 8, 2009 OK, please download and install WinPatrol from here. It will actively monitor any ongoing changes and will notify you about it hopefully identifying the culprit. :) Please tell us a bit more about your computer specifications and your general computing and surfing habits. Start HijackThis. Click on the Open The Misc Tool Section button Click on the Open Uninstall Manager button. Click on the Save list... button and specify where you would like to save this file. When you press Save button a notepad will open with the contents of that file. Post that here. -- Goku I've installed WinPatrol and below is the info from HijackThis :- Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Adobe Flash Player ActiveX AMRConverter AppCore ATI Display Driver AV Avance AC'97 Audio ccCommon CCleaner (remove only) Component Framework Connection Keep Alive dBpowerAMP Music Converter Ericsson Communications Suite HijackThis 2.0.2 Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287) IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Utility Informations about your PC Internet Worm Protection J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 3 Launch Manager v1.1.8 LimeWire 4.12.15 LiveUpdate Notice (Symantec Corporation) Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Microsoft Kernel-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.5 Microsoft Money Microsoft Money System Pack Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage Microsoft Works 2002 Setup Launcher Microsoft Works Suite Add-in for Microsoft Word Microsoft XML Parser and SDK MSRedist MSVC80_x86 MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978) MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181) MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430) MSXML 6 Service Pack 2 (KB954459) MUSICMATCH Jukebox Nero - Burning Rom Norton AntiVirus Norton AntiVirus (Symantec Corporation) Norton AntiVirus Help Norton AntiVirus Parent MSI Norton AntiVirus SYMLT MSI Norton Cleanup Norton Protection Center Norton SystemWorks Norton SystemWorks (Symantec Corporation) Norton SystemWorks Premier Norton Utilities Opera Power Cinema PowerDirector Pro PowerDVD QuickTime RealOne Player Recuva (remove only) Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB898458) Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB923723) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB911564) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB952069) Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398) Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB917734) Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB936782) Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046) Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896424) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428) Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587) Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591) Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214) Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400) Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706) Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414) Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749) Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911567) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927) Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919) Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580) Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388) Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953) Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118) Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439) Security Update for Windows XP (KB918899) Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920214) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921503) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922760) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923694) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924191) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667) Security Update for Windows XP (KB925454) Security Update for Windows XP (KB925486) Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902) Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255) Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436) Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779) Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB928090) Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255) Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843) Security Update for Windows XP (KB929123) Security Update for Windows XP (KB929969) Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178) Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261) Security Update for Windows XP (KB931768) Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784) Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168) Security Update for Windows XP (KB933566) Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729) Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839) Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840) Security Update for Windows XP (KB936021) Security Update for Windows XP (KB937143) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938127) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829) Security Update for Windows XP (KB939653) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941202) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941568) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941693) Security Update for Windows XP (KB942615) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943055) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943485) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944533) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944653) Security Update for Windows XP (KB945553) Security Update for Windows XP (KB946026) Security Update for Windows XP (KB947864) Security Update for Windows XP (KB948590) Security Update for Windows XP (KB948881) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950749) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950759) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950760) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954) Security Update for Windows XP (KB953838) Security Update for Windows XP (KB953839) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954600) Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956390) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957097) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958215) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958687) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960714) Shockwave SPBBC 32bit SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition Symantec SymNet Synaptics TouchPad Update for Windows XP (KB894391) Update for Windows XP (KB898461) Update for Windows XP (KB900485) Update for Windows XP (KB908531) Update for Windows XP (KB910437) Update for Windows XP (KB911280) Update for Windows XP (KB916595) Update for Windows XP (KB920872) Update for Windows XP (KB922582) Update for Windows XP (KB925720) Update for Windows XP (KB927891) Update for Windows XP (KB929338) Update for Windows XP (KB930916) Update for Windows XP (KB931836) Update for Windows XP (KB933360) Update for Windows XP (KB936357) Update for Windows XP (KB938828) Update for Windows XP (KB942763) Update for Windows XP (KB942840) Update for Windows XP (KB946627) Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2) Update for Windows XP (KB955839) VC_MergeModuleToMSI Viewpoint Media Player (Remove Only) Windows Backup Utility Windows Communication Foundation Windows Defender Windows Imaging Component Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803) Windows Live Upload Tool Windows Messenger 5.0 Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Workflow Foundation Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885884 Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185 Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302 Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859 Windows XP Hotfix - KB891781 Windows XP Service Pack 2 WinPatrol 2008 WinRAR archiver WinZip XTNDConnect PC ZoneAlarm ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker I generally use my laptop to surf the net don't download much. ***star*** Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 LimeWire needs to to be dumped. Java is totally out of date, more here. Download Free Java Software - Sun Microsystems Norton does you no favours. We will look deeper. Quote
Plastic Nev Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 In the mean time while we look at things, in case you are wondering about why you were told Limewire needs to go, please look here for a full explanation- http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/malware-removal-av-firewalls-etc/5533-free-pc-help-p2p-policy.html Quote Need help with your computer problems? Then why not join Free PC Help. Register here. If Free PC Help has helped you then please consider a donation. Click here We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have installed Windows, now how do I install the curtains? 😄
star Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 LimeWire needs to to be dumped. Java is totally out of date, more here. Download Free Java Software - Sun Microsystems Norton does you no favours. We will look deeper. Hi Again I've now removed all of the above and have installed Avira AV which has scanned my system and the results are: The scan has been done completely. 5123 Scanning directories 220150 Files were scanned 1 viruses and/or unwanted programs were found (TR.StartPage.WR.1) 0 Files were classified as suspicious: 0 files were deleted 0 files were repaired 1 files were moved to quarantine 0 files were renamed 2 Files cannot be scanned 220147 Files not concerned 6966 Archives were scanned 3 Warnings 1 Notes I look forward to hearing from you. Quote
Goku Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 That is too much for an 11 GB Hard Drive. No wonder, you are unable to free up some disk space. There is one more offending entry in your Add / Remove list that needs urgent attention. Viewpoint Media Player (Remove Only) Viewpoint is considered as foistware and often comes bundled with software such as AOL and AIM. It is therefore installed without the user's consent and has the notorious ability to collect information about the user's habits. It is entirely your call if you choose to uninstall the software or not but if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate to remove the software immediately. There are many other things I would remove but it depends on what you use and what you don't. However, you have plenty of things that do the same tasks. It might be wise to remove one of them so that you can gain some disk space. I have to go at the moment but I will be back with some further suggestions. -- Goku Quote
star Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 That is too much for an 11 GB Hard Drive. No wonder, you are unable to free up some disk space. There is one more offending entry in your Add / Remove list that needs urgent attention. Viewpoint is considered as foistware and often comes bundled with software such as AOL and AIM. It is therefore installed without the user's consent and has the notorious ability to collect information about the user's habits. It is entirely your call if you choose to uninstall the software or not but if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate to remove the software immediately. There are many other things I would remove but it depends on what you use and what you don't. However, you have plenty of things that do the same tasks. It might be wise to remove one of them so that you can gain some disk space. I have to go at the moment but I will be back with some further suggestions. -- Goku Thank Goku I have removed the above - let me know what else I should zap! Quote
Goku Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Please post a fresh uninstall list so that we may know what other useless stuff you have still installed. :) -- Goku Quote
star Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 As requested: Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Adobe Flash Player ActiveX AMRConverter ATI Display Driver Avance AC'97 Audio Avira AntiVir Premium CCleaner (remove only) dBpowerAMP Music Converter Ericsson Communications Suite HijackThis 2.0.2 Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287) IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Utility Informations about your PC Launch Manager v1.1.8 Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Microsoft Kernel-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.5 Microsoft Money Microsoft Money System Pack Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage Microsoft Works 2002 Setup Launcher Microsoft Works Suite Add-in for Microsoft Word Microsoft XML Parser and SDK MSVC80_x86 MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978) MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181) MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430) MSXML 6 Service Pack 2 (KB954459) MUSICMATCH Jukebox Nero - Burning Rom Opera Power Cinema PowerDirector Pro PowerDVD QuickTime RealOne Player Recuva (remove only) Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB898458) Security Update for Step By Step Interactive Training (KB923723) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB911564) Security Update for Windows Media Player (KB952069) Security Update for Windows Media Player 6.4 (KB925398) Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB917734) Security Update for Windows Media Player 9 (KB936782) Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046) Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896424) Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428) Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587) Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591) Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017) Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214) Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400) Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706) Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414) Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749) Security Update for Windows XP (KB908519) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911562) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911567) Security Update for Windows XP (KB911927) Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919) Security Update for Windows XP (KB913580) Security Update for Windows XP (KB914388) Security Update for Windows XP (KB914389) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917159) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917344) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917422) Security Update for Windows XP (KB917953) Security Update for Windows XP (KB918118) Security Update for Windows XP (KB918439) Security Update for Windows XP (KB918899) Security Update for Windows XP (KB919007) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920213) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920214) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920670) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920683) Security Update for Windows XP (KB920685) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921398) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921503) Security Update for Windows XP (KB921883) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922616) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922760) Security Update for Windows XP (KB922819) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923191) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923414) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923694) Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924191) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924270) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924496) Security Update for Windows XP (KB924667) Security Update for Windows XP (KB925454) Security Update for Windows XP (KB925486) Security Update for Windows XP (KB925902) Security Update for Windows XP (KB926255) Security Update for Windows XP (KB926436) Security Update for Windows XP (KB927779) Security Update for Windows XP (KB927802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB928090) Security Update for Windows XP (KB928255) Security Update for Windows XP (KB928843) Security Update for Windows XP (KB929123) Security Update for Windows XP (KB929969) Security Update for Windows XP (KB930178) Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261) Security Update for Windows XP (KB931768) Security Update for Windows XP (KB931784) Security Update for Windows XP (KB932168) Security Update for Windows XP (KB933566) Security Update for Windows XP (KB933729) Security Update for Windows XP (KB935839) Security Update for Windows XP (KB935840) Security Update for Windows XP (KB936021) Security Update for Windows XP (KB937143) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938127) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464) Security Update for Windows XP (KB938829) Security Update for Windows XP (KB939653) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941202) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941568) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB941693) Security Update for Windows XP (KB942615) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943055) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943460) Security Update for Windows XP (KB943485) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944338) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944533) Security Update for Windows XP (KB944653) Security Update for Windows XP (KB945553) Security Update for Windows XP (KB946026) Security Update for Windows XP (KB947864) Security Update for Windows XP (KB948590) Security Update for Windows XP (KB948881) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950749) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950759) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950760) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762) Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698) Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748) Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954) Security Update for Windows XP (KB953838) Security Update for Windows XP (KB953839) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211) Security Update for Windows XP (KB954600) Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956390) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803) Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095) Security Update for Windows XP (KB957097) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958215) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644) Security Update for Windows XP (KB958687) Security Update for Windows XP (KB960714) Shockwave SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition SymNet Synaptics TouchPad Update for Windows XP (KB894391) Update for Windows XP (KB898461) Update for Windows XP (KB900485) Update for Windows XP (KB908531) Update for Windows XP (KB910437) Update for Windows XP (KB911280) Update for Windows XP (KB916595) Update for Windows XP (KB920872) Update for Windows XP (KB922582) Update for Windows XP (KB925720) Update for Windows XP (KB927891) Update for Windows XP (KB929338) Update for Windows XP (KB930916) Update for Windows XP (KB931836) Update for Windows XP (KB933360) Update for Windows XP (KB936357) Update for Windows XP (KB938828) Update for Windows XP (KB942763) Update for Windows XP (KB942840) Update for Windows XP (KB946627) Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2) Update for Windows XP (KB955839) VC_MergeModuleToMSI Windows Backup Utility Windows Communication Foundation Windows Defender Windows Imaging Component Windows Installer 3.1 (KB893803) Windows Live Upload Tool Windows Messenger 5.0 Windows Presentation Foundation Windows Workflow Foundation Windows XP Hotfix - KB873339 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885835 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885836 Windows XP Hotfix - KB885884 Windows XP Hotfix - KB886185 Windows XP Hotfix - KB888302 Windows XP Hotfix - KB890859 Windows XP Hotfix - KB891781 Windows XP Service Pack 2 WinPatrol 2008 WinRAR archiver WinZip XTNDConnect PC ZoneAlarm ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker ***star*** Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 So what does your free disk space indicate now Star? Quote
star Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 I've currently got 150mb of free space Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 I'm surmising you have a 10Gb drive rather than an 11Gb and given that Windows reports hard drive sizes below what they actually are then that looks about right to me. Obtain a larger drive mate. Quote
Goku Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 OK, here are some more entries to remove. I have to run again for now so remove them and see how much disk space you can recover. WinZip - Does the same things as WinRAR but WinRAR is more efficient and flexible. If you have got the paid version for WinRAR, then I recommend you to keep it. If you haven't, then keep the free version of WinZip instead. ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Spy Blocker - Very unnecessary seeing you have the Avira Premium Suite installed. I will get back to you as soon as possible. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku Quote
DirtyPolo Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Does Windows actually say it is an 11GB Harddrive? Have you opened My Computer, right clicked on your C Drive and check properties for what it says you have for Used space and Free Space? If not please do that now and let us know. Quote Cooler Master HAF 932Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.3GHzAsus P5K Premium Black Pearl2GB OCZ reaper 1066MHZATI Radeon HD4850Pictures! Click Here To Register And Get Started In The World Of Free PC Help Forums! If Free PC Help Has Helped You, Please Consider Leaving A Donation By Clicking Here!We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
Goku Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 OK, I am back. Time for some more troubleshooting. :D Adobe Acrobat 5.0 - Outdated and a resource hog. Use Foxit Reader instead. AMR Converter, dBpowerAMP Music Converter - Both appear to be some kind of file converter. Uninstall either of them, or better both. Instead, rely on online converters as much as you can. Your choice whether to follow or ignore this. Informations about your PC - Very weird. Recommended to uninstall immediately unless you know what it is and trust it. Launch Manager v1.1.8 - Unnecessary. You can use the in-built Windows Scheduler instead. There are plenty others that you can remove but I am tired of listing them so I think you will be able to find your way around. If you are stuck anywhere, just ask. :) By the way, I notice that most programs you have installed are trialware or sharewares. I would recommend you to uninstall those as soon as their trial expires as they would otherwise consume the valuable and already limited resources on your system. Do not do so if you have paid subscriptions for all of them though I don't fancy you doing that. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku Quote
star Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 Does Windows actually say it is an 11GB Harddrive? Have you opened My Computer, right clicked on your C Drive and check properties for what it says you have for Used space and Free Space? If not please do that now and let us know. Yes, I have checked Capacity is 11.1GB Used Space 11GB Free Space 160GB Quote
star Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 Hi Goku I've removed the following; Information about your PC Launch Manager as my Avira AV is a trial version I haven't removed ZoneAlarm yet I've currently got 160mb hard disk space free. Thanks for your help and advice. star* Quote
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