low disk space

[Guest Dominique]

Re: low disk space

 

I know where "my computer" is.

 

I asked the question because my screen was different.

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Click on Start and on the menu on the right you will see six "My" items. My

> Computer is the fifth item.

>

> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3406DB6C-B249-483D-946A-09C5893C2209@microsoft.com...

> > Where exactly in "my computer".

> >

> > "philo" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:6F205B60-5F6B-4A42-9477-B73109BB2989@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk space

> >> >

> >> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

> >>

> >>

> >> But your drive may still be pretty full

> >>

> >> how much free space is on the drive?

> >>

> >> (Just look in "My computer")

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: low disk space

 

Dominique wrote:

> There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk

> space

>

> I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

 

philo wrote:

> But your drive may still be pretty full

>

> how much free space is on the drive?

> (Just look in "My computer")

 

Dominique wrote:

> Where exactly do I go to setermine this?

 

Daave wrote:

> As philo said, you need to look in My Computer. Your window should

> look something like this:

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6559/0735618968-02.gif

>

> What figures do you see for "Total Size" and "Free Space"?

 

Dominique wrote:

> The window on my screen is different. I'll send a picture.

 

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> No need.

>

> Open "My Computer" and click on "View" (at the top) and change it to

> "Details". Now your view DOES look like that.

>

> Now you need to free up space:

>

> If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can

> delete the uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has

> installed... http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

>

> You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but

> your latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

>

> How to use Disk Cleanup

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

>

> You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

>

> When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the

> system's memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of

> the hiberfil.sys file will always equal the amount of physical

> memory in your system. If you don't use the hibernate feature and

> want to recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys

> file, perform the following steps:

>

> - Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start,

> Settings, Control Panel, and click Power Options).

> - Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check

> box, then click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting

> Never under the "System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab

> doesn't delete the hiberfil.sys file.

> - Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power

> Schemes tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

>

> You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

>

> 1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

> 2. Click the System Restore tab.

> 3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and

> click on the "Settings" button.

> 4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I

> suggest moving the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or

> close to that...)

> 5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

>

> You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can

> utilize...

>

> Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores

> to a size between 64MB and 128MB..

>

> - Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.

> - Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.

> - Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,

> do the following:

> - Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)

> - Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:"

> to something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right

> now.)

> - Click OK.

> - Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline

> contents" (the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this

> could take 2-10 minutes or more.)

> - Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open

> Internet Explorer.

>

> You can use an application that scans your system for log files and

> temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

>

> Ccleaner (Free!)

> http://www.ccleaner.com/

>

> Other ways to free up space..

>

> SequoiaView

> http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

>

> JDiskReport

> http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

>

> Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being

> used.

>

> If you are concerned over less than 5GB of space total at any given

> time being freed up on your hard disk drive - then something is

> wrong and you would be better off spending a little and putting in

> a drive that is likely 3-8 times as large as what you have not and

> not concerning yourself over such a small amount of space OR you

> seriously need to consider what you really need on the system and

> what should be archived.

>

> Basic housekeeping 101... - in an actual home, if your storage area

> gets full - you either have to decide what you really should have

> in the storage area and what could go or you have to find a new

> place to store stuff that will accommodate everything you need.

> You don't walk into a warehouse of cars, look at the filing cabinet

> in the corner where you keep all the records for the cars and

> decide that if you move it out of the warehouse - you will have more

> room for cars. ;-)

 

Dominique wrote:

> free space: 11.0 MB

 

If you legitimately have 11MegaBytes of space... You need to clear up space

and copy files of yours off there that you do not use. I have given you

plenty to start with - as well as advice if that doesn't free up enough

(time to buy a new hard disk drive.)

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

[Guest Dominique]

Re: low disk space

 

When I try to delete the files in the %temp% folder this message appears:

 

Cannot delete ~DF317B: Access is denied.

 

Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not

currently in use.

 

how can I perform these tasks?

 

"ANONYMOUS" wrote:

> You could also read this article:

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

>

> hth

>

>

> ANONYMOUS wrote:

>

> > Try clearing the temp files manually. To do this follow these points:

> >

> > 1) Start, run

> > type %temp%

> > whatever you see in this folder can be deleted.

> >

> > 2) Go to: C:\Windows\Temp

> > again delete everything you see here

> >

> > 3) Right-Click on Recycle Bin on the desktop

> > Select Empty recycle bin

> >

> > Now this should free up tons of HD space.

> >

> > HTH

> >

> > Dominique wrote:

> >

> > >Hi,

> > >

> > >There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk space

> > >

> > >I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

> > >

> > >

>

>

[Guest Dominique]

Re: low disk space

 

I won't have to buy another drive. The drive I have now is big enough. It is

just full of garbage.

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>

> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk space

> >

> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

>

>

> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

>

> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

>

> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

> to buy and install a bigger drive.

>

> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>

[Guest Dominique]

Re: low disk space

 

I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

 

total size: 38.1 GB

 

free space 386 MB

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>

> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk space

> >

> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

>

>

> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

>

> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

>

> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

> to buy and install a bigger drive.

>

> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>

[Guest PD43]

Re: low disk space

 

Dominique <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>

>total size: 38.1 GB

>

>free space 386 MB

 

Not even close to being enough free space. You will continue to have

a lot of problems.

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: low disk space

 

<snipped>

 

Dominique wrote:

> I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>

> total size: 38.1 GB

>

> free space 386 MB

 

You have a 40GB drive with 386MB free.

 

I am assuming you have some rather large files someplace and/or a lot of

them that you do not use on a daily/monthly/yearly basis. In other words -

you need to do more than cleanup the system files - you need to organize and

move off YOUR files.

 

The last part of the advice I am giving you again in this thread has to do

with a tool called JDiskReport. You will need Java installed - but it will

give you a graphical representation of where your space is. You can use

that to figure out what you need to get off that 40GB drive and burned to

CD/DVD/external hard disk drive, etc. Something obviously needs to go or

you need more space.

 

Now you need to free up space:

 

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the

uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

 

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your

latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

 

How to use Disk Cleanup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

 

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

 

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's

memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys

file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you

don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows

uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

 

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,

Control Panel, and click Power Options).

- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then

click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the

"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the

hiberfil.sys file.

- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes

tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

 

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

 

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

2. Click the System Restore tab.

3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on

the "Settings" button.

4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest moving

the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or close to that...)

5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

 

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

 

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a

size between 64MB and 128MB..

 

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.

- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.

- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the

following:

- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)

- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to

something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right

now.)

- Click OK.

- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"

(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10

minutes or more.)

- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet

Explorer.

 

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and

temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

 

Ccleaner (Free!)

http://www.ccleaner.com/

 

Other ways to free up space..

 

SequoiaView

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

 

JDiskReport

http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

 

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

 

If you are concerned over less than 5GB of space total at any given time

being freed up on your hard disk drive - then something is wrong and

you would be better off spending a little and putting in a drive that is

likely 3-8 times as large as what you have not and not concerning

yourself over such a small amount of space OR you seriously need

to consider what you really need on the system and what should be

archived.

 

Basic housekeeping 101... - in an actual home, if your storage area gets

full - you either have to decide what you really should have in the storage

area and what could go or you have to find a new place to store stuff

that will accommodate everything you need. You don't walk into a

warehouse of cars, look at the filing cabinet in the corner where

you keep all the records for the cars and decide that if you move it out of

the warehouse - you will have more room for cars. ;-)

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: low disk space

 

Shenan Stanley wrote:

<snipped>

 

Dominique wrote:

> I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>

> total size: 38.1 GB

>

> free space 386 MB

 

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> You have a 40GB drive with 386MB free.

>

> I am assuming you have some rather large files someplace and/or a

> lot of them that you do not use on a daily/monthly/yearly basis. In other

> words - you need to do more than cleanup the system files

> - you need to organize and move off YOUR files.

>

> The last part of the advice I am giving you again in this thread

> has to do with a tool called JDiskReport. You will need Java

> installed - but it will give you a graphical representation of

> where your space is. You can use that to figure out what you need

> to get off that 40GB drive and burned to CD/DVD/external hard disk

> drive, etc. Something obviously needs to go or you need more space.

>

> Now you need to free up space:

>

> If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can

> delete the uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has

> installed... http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

>

> You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but

> your latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

>

> How to use Disk Cleanup

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

>

> You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

>

> When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the

> system's memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of

> the hiberfil.sys file will always equal the amount of physical

> memory in your system. If you don't use the hibernate feature and

> want to recapture the space that Windows uses for the hiberfil.sys

> file, perform the following steps:

> - Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start,

> Settings, Control Panel, and click Power Options).

> - Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check

> box, then click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting

> Never under the "System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab

> doesn't delete the hiberfil.sys file.

> - Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power

> Schemes tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

>

> You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

>

> 1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

> 2. Click the System Restore tab.

> 3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and

> click on the "Settings" button.

> 4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I

> suggest moving the slider until you have just about 1GB (1024MB or

> close to that...) 5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

>

> You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can

> utilize...

> Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores

> to a size between 64MB and 128MB..

>

> - Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.

> - Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.

> - Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section,

> do the following:

> - Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)

> - Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:"

> to something between 64MB and 128MB. (It may be MUCH larger right

> now.)

> - Click OK.

> - Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline

> contents" (the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this

> could take 2-10 minutes or more.)

> - Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open

> Internet Explorer.

>

> You can use an application that scans your system for log files and

> temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

>

> Ccleaner (Free!)

> http://www.ccleaner.com/

>

> Other ways to free up space..

>

> SequoiaView

> http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

>

> JDiskReport

> http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

>

> Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being

> used.

> If you are concerned over less than 5GB of space total at any given

> time being freed up on your hard disk drive - then something is

> wrong and you would be better off spending a little and putting in a drive

> that is likely 3-8 times as large as what you have not and not

> concerning yourself over such a small amount of space OR you seriously

> need

> to consider what you really need on the system and what should be

> archived.

>

> Basic housekeeping 101... - in an actual home, if your storage area

> gets full - you either have to decide what you really should have

> in the storage area and what could go or you have to find a new

> place to store stuff that will accommodate everything you need. You don't

> walk into a

> warehouse of cars, look at the filing cabinet in the corner where

> you keep all the records for the cars and decide that if you move

> it out of the warehouse - you will have more room for cars. ;-)

 

Oh - and I recommend you get at least a total of 3.81GB free on that drive -

although some might tell you 5.72GB free would be a better number.

 

I don't really see Disk Cleanup, getting rid of the hibernation file,

removing old restore points and setting the System Restore settings to ~1GB

of space, getting rid of update uninstall files and changing the Temporary

Internet Files size to 64-128MB getting you that far. You will be taking

some of your files/photos/music/etc off the system and storing it externally

in order to get 10-15% free space on that drive.

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

[Guest JS]

Re: low disk space

 

If you think that 386MB is enough free space then wait till you read this:

 

The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

(947311) - Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing

Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer on which

Windows XP is already installed.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us

 

JS

 

"Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9261F172-6632-483D-B845-B9AFD482811B@microsoft.com...

>I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>

> total size: 38.1 GB

>

> free space 386 MB

>

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

>

>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

>> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk space

>> >

>> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

>>

>>

>> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

>>

>> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

>>

>> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

>> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

>> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

>> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

>> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

>> to buy and install a bigger drive.

>>

>> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

>> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

>>

>> --

>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>>

[Guest British Spunk]

Re: low disk space

 

Ok, so how would I go about changing the default location of the download to

my secondary drive which has 30Gb of space, as my primary drive only has

800MB after deletions and house-cleaning?

 

"JS" wrote:

> If you think that 386MB is enough free space then wait till you read this:

>

> The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

> (947311) - Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing

> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer on which

> Windows XP is already installed.

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us

>

> JS

>

> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9261F172-6632-483D-B845-B9AFD482811B@microsoft.com...

> >I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

> >

> > total size: 38.1 GB

> >

> > free space 386 MB

> >

> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> >

> >> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

> >> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >>

> >>

> >> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk space

> >> >

> >> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

> >>

> >>

> >> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

> >>

> >> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

> >>

> >> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

> >> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

> >> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

> >> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

> >> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

> >> to buy and install a bigger drive.

> >>

> >> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

> >> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

> >>

> >> --

> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest JS]

Re: low disk space

 

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals

and Developers

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

 

In the above KB article:

1) Click on the 'Download' button, then

2) Then click the 'Save' button.

3) Now from the 'Save As' window that pops up

use the 'Save in' box near the top.

4) The Save in box will allow you to navigate to the drive and directory

where you

have the space to store this file.

5) Once you have select the location to save this file the in the bottom

right click on the

'Save' button.

 

Note: This is a large file but only the portions of SP3 that your PC

requires will actually be installed.

 

JS

 

"British Spunk" <British Spunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7A44E879-E3BE-4115-B202-BB5EDD968B59@microsoft.com...

> Ok, so how would I go about changing the default location of the download

> to

> my secondary drive which has 30Gb of space, as my primary drive only has

> 800MB after deletions and house-cleaning?

>

> "JS" wrote:

>

>> If you think that 386MB is enough free space then wait till you read

>> this:

>>

>> The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

>> (947311) - Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing

>> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer on which

>> Windows XP is already installed.

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us

>>

>> JS

>>

>> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:9261F172-6632-483D-B845-B9AFD482811B@microsoft.com...

>> >I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>> >

>> > total size: 38.1 GB

>> >

>> > free space 386 MB

>> >

>> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

>> >

>> >> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

>> >> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk

>> >> > space

>> >> >

>> >> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

>> >>

>> >> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

>> >>

>> >> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

>> >> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

>> >> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

>> >> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

>> >> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

>> >> to buy and install a bigger drive.

>> >>

>> >> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

>> >> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

>> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>> >>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest JS]

Re: low disk space

 

Some tip on how to gain more space.

 

If you have more than one partition or drive then:

How to Change the Default Location of Mail and News Folders:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175037

 

Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder

(Example: move it to the D drive)

See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147

Also:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_to_move_my_documents.htm

 

How to move the Spool folder in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308666

 

You also might consider reinstalling some of your larger applications to the

second drive.

 

JS

 

"British Spunk" <British Spunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7A44E879-E3BE-4115-B202-BB5EDD968B59@microsoft.com...

> Ok, so how would I go about changing the default location of the download

> to

> my secondary drive which has 30Gb of space, as my primary drive only has

> 800MB after deletions and house-cleaning?

>

> "JS" wrote:

>

>> If you think that 386MB is enough free space then wait till you read

>> this:

>>

>> The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

>> (947311) - Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing

>> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer on which

>> Windows XP is already installed.

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us

>>

>> JS

>>

>> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:9261F172-6632-483D-B845-B9AFD482811B@microsoft.com...

>> >I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>> >

>> > total size: 38.1 GB

>> >

>> > free space 386 MB

>> >

>> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

>> >

>> >> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

>> >> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk

>> >> > space

>> >> >

>> >> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

>> >>

>> >> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

>> >>

>> >> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

>> >> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

>> >> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

>> >> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

>> >> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

>> >> to buy and install a bigger drive.

>> >>

>> >> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

>> >> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

>> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>> >>

>>

>>

>>

[Guest British Spunk]

Re: low disk space

 

Excellent!

 

Thanks for the info.

--

I wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me as a member.

 

 

"JS" wrote:

> Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals

> and Developers

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

>

> In the above KB article:

> 1) Click on the 'Download' button, then

> 2) Then click the 'Save' button.

> 3) Now from the 'Save As' window that pops up

> use the 'Save in' box near the top.

> 4) The Save in box will allow you to navigate to the drive and directory

> where you

> have the space to store this file.

> 5) Once you have select the location to save this file the in the bottom

> right click on the

> 'Save' button.

>

> Note: This is a large file but only the portions of SP3 that your PC

> requires will actually be installed.

>

> JS

>

> "British Spunk" <British Spunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:7A44E879-E3BE-4115-B202-BB5EDD968B59@microsoft.com...

> > Ok, so how would I go about changing the default location of the download

> > to

> > my secondary drive which has 30Gb of space, as my primary drive only has

> > 800MB after deletions and house-cleaning?

> >

> > "JS" wrote:

> >

> >> If you think that 386MB is enough free space then wait till you read

> >> this:

> >>

> >> The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

> >> (947311) - Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing

> >> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer on which

> >> Windows XP is already installed.

> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us

> >>

> >> JS

> >>

> >> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:9261F172-6632-483D-B845-B9AFD482811B@microsoft.com...

> >> >I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

> >> >

> >> > total size: 38.1 GB

> >> >

> >> > free space 386 MB

> >> >

> >> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

> >> >> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk

> >> >> > space

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

> >> >>

> >> >> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

> >> >>

> >> >> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save some

> >> >> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

> >> >> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

> >> >> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just stopgap

> >> >> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll need

> >> >> to buy and install a bigger drive.

> >> >>

> >> >> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy a

> >> >> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

> >> >>

> >> >> --

> >> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> >> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

> >> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest JS]

Re: low disk space

 

You're welcome.

 

JS

 

"British Spunk" <BritishSpunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:66F55ACB-974D-44AA-8E05-1E085F473119@microsoft.com...

> Excellent!

>

> Thanks for the info.

> --

> I wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me as a member.

>

>

> "JS" wrote:

>

>> Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT

>> Professionals

>> and Developers

>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

>>

>> In the above KB article:

>> 1) Click on the 'Download' button, then

>> 2) Then click the 'Save' button.

>> 3) Now from the 'Save As' window that pops up

>> use the 'Save in' box near the top.

>> 4) The Save in box will allow you to navigate to the drive and directory

>> where you

>> have the space to store this file.

>> 5) Once you have select the location to save this file the in the bottom

>> right click on the

>> 'Save' button.

>>

>> Note: This is a large file but only the portions of SP3 that your PC

>> requires will actually be installed.

>>

>> JS

>>

>> "British Spunk" <British Spunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:7A44E879-E3BE-4115-B202-BB5EDD968B59@microsoft.com...

>> > Ok, so how would I go about changing the default location of the

>> > download

>> > to

>> > my secondary drive which has 30Gb of space, as my primary drive only

>> > has

>> > 800MB after deletions and house-cleaning?

>> >

>> > "JS" wrote:

>> >

>> >> If you think that 386MB is enough free space then wait till you read

>> >> this:

>> >>

>> >> The hard disk space requirements for Windows XP Service Pack 3

>> >> (947311) - Discusses the hard disk space requirements for installing

>> >> Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a computer on which

>> >> Windows XP is already installed.

>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947311/en-us

>> >>

>> >> JS

>> >>

>> >> "Dominique" <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:9261F172-6632-483D-B845-B9AFD482811B@microsoft.com...

>> >> >I cleaned the disk with the disk utility called disk cleanup.

>> >> >

>> >> > total size: 38.1 GB

>> >> >

>> >> > free space 386 MB

>> >> >

>> >> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

>> >> >

>> >> >> On Sun, 4 May 2008 13:02:00 -0700, Dominique

>> >> >> <Dominique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >> >> > There is a message that appears in the tray that says: low disk

>> >> >> > space

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > I cleaned the disk and it still appears.

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >> >> What does "cleaned the disk" mean? Exactly what did you do?

>> >> >>

>> >> >> How big is your disk? How much of it is free?

>> >> >>

>> >> >> You will undoubtedly get several recommendations for how to save

>> >> >> some

>> >> >> disk space and reduce your usage. But be aware that, while it's

>> >> >> generally good to do those things, if you're getting a "low disk

>> >> >> space" message, any of these things you can do are really just

>> >> >> stopgap

>> >> >> measures. Sooner or later (and probably sooner than later) you'll

>> >> >> need

>> >> >> to buy and install a bigger drive.

>> >> >>

>> >> >> Fortunately, disk drive prices are very low right now. You can buy

>> >> >> a

>> >> >> 160GB drive for under $50 US.

>> >> >>

>> >> >> --

>> >> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

>> >> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>> >> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

>>