Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

[Guest Gerry Mason]

I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the taskbar

near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

GM

[Guest Big Al]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

Gerry Mason wrote:

> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the taskbar

> near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

> GM

>

>

>

It would be better to free up space. You are running a good risk of

corruption running low on space. There just might be a reason MS put

that warning there.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

Description of the Low Disk Space Notification in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285107/en-us

 

Gerry Mason wrote:

> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the taskbar

> near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

> GM

>

>

>

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

On 22 May, 14:44, "Gerry Mason" <notha...@nospam.org> wrote:

> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the taskbar

> near the clock).  How can I do it?  Thanks

> GM

 

There is a program called TweakUI or TweakXP. One of the 2 is good,

the other is a bit crap. They can toggle warning bubbles. Should

include that.

 

It also toggles the bubble that tells you your computer is not

protected by an anti-virus.

 

I am pretending that you are smart enough to know what it means, and

that you can stop it popping up by increasing free disk space ?

TreeSize by Jam, could help you find what is taking up the space.

And this one can help too, it offers a different view.

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

[Guest JS]

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First use Windows 'Disk Cleanup' to create more space on your C: drive. Also

empty the Recycle Bin.

 

You can free up disk space more space by reducing the number of

'System Restore' points:

Select Start/Control Panel/System, then in the System Properties window

click on the System Restore tab.

Next select the drive letter where Windows is installed (usually C:),

Then click on the Setting button

Now in the Drive Settings window move the Disk space usage slider to the

left to reduce the amount of drive space System Restore points will use.

This will remove some of the older restore points and free up some space.

 

Disable Hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys file (If you have it enabled):

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/25/how-to-delete-and-remove-hiberfilsys-hibernation-file-in-windows-xp-and-vista/

and:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/hibernate.mspx

 

Next if you still need more space:

Remove the files used to uninstall updates to Windows

These folders and associated files in these folders are safe to remove,

however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or

update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.

I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders

and delete the older updates.

As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.

These files are located in the Windows folder and have folder names

like $NtUninstallKBXXXXXX$.

They are hidden folders so enable viewing of hidden files in Windows

Explorer.

Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$

Also See Doug Knox's page on this issue:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

 

Finally - You can reduce the size of the Internet Explorer Disk Cache:

How and Why to Clear Your Cache:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/customizing/clearcache.mspx

Just follow the instructs but instead of increasing the size (as stated in

the article) decrease it.

 

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

 

JS

 

"Gerry Mason" <nothanks@nospam.org> wrote in message

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>I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the

>taskbar

> near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

> GM

>

>

>

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

"Gerry Mason" wrote in <news:69lbm7F33duujU1@mid.individual.net>:

> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the taskbar

> near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

> GM

 

- Uninstall unused software.

- Move your data files onto removable media.

- Get bigger or more hard disks.

- Add more system RAM and decrease the size of the pagefile.

- Empty out the Recycle Bin and lower its size (it can't use more than

4GB despite the slider's setting but even that is probably way more than

you need).

- Use utlities like DiskPie from PC Mag or TreeSize Free from

jam-software.com to see where the largest files are consuming up your

disk space. Decide if you need them, if they can be deleted, or if they

can be moved off the hard disk(s) onto removable media.

- Save any downloads, like for program installs, onto removable media

instead on your hard disk(s).

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

Gerry

 

Free up some disk space . You shoulh have at least 20% free.

 

If your drive is formatted as NTFS another potential gain arises with

your operating system on your C drive. In the Windows Directory of

your C partition you will have some Uninstall folders in your Windows

folder typically: $NtServicePackUninstall$ and $NtUninstallKB282010$

etc. These files may be compressed or not compressed. If compressed

the text of the folder name appears in blue characters. If not

compressed you can compress them. Right click on each folder and

select Properties, General, Advanced and check the box before Compress

contents to save Disk Space. On the General Tab you can see the amount

gained by deducting the size on disk from the size. Folder

compression is only an option on a NTFS formatted drive / partition.

 

There are many other options for increasing free disk space on a Windows

partition if you are reluctant to increase the size of the partition.

 

The default allocation to System Restore is 12% on your C partition

which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right click your My

Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore. Place the cursor

on your C drive select Settings but this time find the slider and drag

it to the left until it reads 700 mb and

exit. When you get to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and

exit.

 

Another default setting which could be wasteful is that for temporary

internet files, especially if you do not store offline copies on disk.

The default allocation is 3% of drive. Depending on your attitude to

offline copies you could reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer

select Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files,

Settings to make the change. At the same time look at the number of days

history is held.

 

The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive. Change to

5%, which should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer place the cursor

on your Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global and

move the slider from 10% to 5%. However, try to avoid letting it get

too full as if it is full and you delete a file by mistake it will

bypass the Recycle Bin and be gone for ever.

 

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to

Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Also

select Start, All Programs, accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp,

More Options, System Restore and remove all but the latest System

Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.

 

Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System

Information, Tools, Dr Watson and verify that the box before "Append to

existing log" is NOT checked. This means the next time the log is

written it will overwrite rather than add to the existing file.

 

The default maximum size setting for Event Viewer logs is too large.

Reset the maximum for each log from 512 kb to 128 kb and set it to

overwrite.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

 

 

 

--

Regards.

 

Gerry

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FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

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Gerry Mason wrote:

> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the

> taskbar near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

> GM

[Guest Gerry Mason]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

 

"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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> Gerry Mason wrote:

> > I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the

taskbar

> > near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

> > GM

> >

> >

> >

> It would be better to free up space. You are running a good risk of

> corruption running low on space. There just might be a reason MS put

> that warning there.

 

Not true, the drive in question has nothing to do with Windows, its a

independant drive that is used only for video editing and other work. When

it is full (or getting that way) it is nothing to do with windows and would

have no impact even if it was completely full. The warning is completely

not needed.....

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

Gerry Mason wrote:

> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from

> the taskbar near the clock). How can I do it?

 

Big Al wrote:

> It would be better to free up space. You are running a good risk

> of corruption running low on space. There just might be a reason

> MS put that warning there.

 

Gerry Mason wrote:

> Not true, the drive in question has nothing to do with Windows, its

> a independant drive that is used only for video editing and other

> work. When it is full (or getting that way) it is nothing to do

> with windows and would have no impact even if it was completely

> full. The warning is completely not needed.....

 

So - if the drive fills up while you are editing video - do your other

applications warn you?

 

Search using Google!

http://www.google.com/

(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

 

Example.. Search for...

disable Low Disk warning in Windows XP

http://www.google.com/search?q=disable+Low+Disk+warning+in+Windows+XP

 

And in the first ten hits, you will find:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-102

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1051/

http://www.softdistrict.com/how-to-disable-low-disk-space-warning-in-windows-xp.html

http://www.pctipsbox.com/disable-low-disk-space-warnings-on-windows/

 

Given that - you may also want to verify (given what you now have) that

"System Restore" is not monitoring that drive - there is no reason for it.

Turn off monitoring on non-system drives - as it protects only what it

implies - system files.

 

This is what is happening that affects your system drive even when another

drive gets low on space:

http://www.watchingthenet.com/windows-low-disk-space-warning-notification.html

 

Good luck!

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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

[Guest Big Al]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

Gerry Mason wrote:

> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

> news:b5fZj.32017$%g.28277@trnddc08...

>> Gerry Mason wrote:

>>> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from the

> taskbar

>>> near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

>>> GM

>>>

>>>

>>>

>> It would be better to free up space. You are running a good risk of

>> corruption running low on space. There just might be a reason MS put

>> that warning there.

>

> Not true, the drive in question has nothing to do with Windows, its a

> independant drive that is used only for video editing and other work. When

> it is full (or getting that way) it is nothing to do with windows and would

> have no impact even if it was completely full. The warning is completely

> not needed.....

>

>

>

>

Well thanks. you never said that in OP!

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

Gerry

 

Is System Restore set to monitor this drive. You should only have System

Restore set to monitor your Windows partition.

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/drivedisable.html

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Gerry Mason wrote:

> "Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message

> news:b5fZj.32017$%g.28277@trnddc08...

>> Gerry Mason wrote:

>>> I need to stop the Low Disk Warning in XP (keeps popping up from

>>> the taskbar near the clock). How can I do it? Thanks

>>> GM

>>>

>>>

>>>

>> It would be better to free up space. You are running a good risk of

>> corruption running low on space. There just might be a reason MS put

>> that warning there.

>

> Not true, the drive in question has nothing to do with Windows, its a

> independant drive that is used only for video editing and other work.

> When it is full (or getting that way) it is nothing to do with

> windows and would have no impact even if it was completely full. The

> warning is completely not needed.....

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Stopping Low Disk Warning in XP?

 

On 22 May, 16:50, "JS" <@> wrote:

> First use Windows 'Disk Cleanup' to create more space on your C: drive. Also

> empty the Recycle Bin.

>

 

Glad that doesn't do anything funny..

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

 

I've always just deleted(RMDIR /S) TMP and "TEMPORARY INTERNET

FILES" , in all profiles.

 

> You can free up disk space more space by reducing the number of

> 'System Restore' points:<snip> move the Disk space usage slider to the

> left to reduce the amount of drive space System Restore points will use.

> This will remove some of the older restore points and free up some space.

<snip>

 

interesting... I have sometimes(when things are working nicely) turned

off system restore and then turned it back on. To clear the directory,

it can get quite big. Then made a new restore point.

 

I haven't used the slider before. Is there a way to keep the usage to

say xMB - whatever you put it to on the slider. To not create so many

restore points automatically. And when it does delete restore points,

to only delete the ones windows has created.. To not delete the ones I

have created.

For example, if things are working nicely and I make a restore point.

And with time it gets old. I don't want that restore point to be

deleted.

 

I guess I could rely on restore points created by windows.. but I

never really know when windows is making them... so I rely on my own.

 

> Disable Hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys file (If you have it enabled):http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/25/how-to-delete-and-remove-hib...

> and:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/hibernat...

>

 

interesting link.. so in Vista turning off hibernation is not enough,

it doesn't delete the file.

 

I recall pagefile.sys was a trickier one though .(it reappear, and you

can't stop that). But there may have been an option to Clear it on

each restart. I tend not to do that though . I guess deleting it from

time to time is not a bad idea, at least it will come back clear

> Next if you still need more space:

> Remove the files used to uninstall updates to Windows

> These folders and associated files in these folders are safe to remove,

> however once deleted you will no longer be able to un-install a patch or

> update that was associated with the deleted folder/files.

> I would keep the most recent set (last two months just in case) of folders

> and delete the older updates.

> As a safety net I burned these folders to a CD before deleting them.

> These files are located in the Windows folder and have folder names

> like $NtUninstallKBXXXXXX$.

> They are hidden folders so enable viewing of hidden files in Windows

> Explorer.

> Warning: One folder you should not delete is: $hf_mig$

> Also See Doug Knox's page on this issue:http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm

 

Interesting.. strange though.. I have a load aof them but when I right

click and go to properties, it says 0 bytes.

 

I don't install updates, so that could be an explanation. I don't

think I have any listed in add/remove programs..

 

If it truly is 0 bytes, then no point in me deleting them.

>

> Finally - You can reduce the size of the Internet Explorer Disk Cache:

> How and Why to Clear Your Cache:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/customizing/clear...

> Just follow the instructs but instead of increasing the size (as stated in

> the article) decrease it.

>

 

Though if you do that, you have trouble watching videos e.g. on Google

Video.

So you have to clear it more often.

 

I tend to have it big - default. But just clear it from time to time

 

Really gets cleared also, when I do rmdir /s TMP and TEMPORARY

INTERNET FILES - which I actually do in all profiles.

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

>

> JS

>

 

pretty good post!