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Since: Oct 26, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:48 pm
Post subject: Hard Drive Disc space
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Hi,
I bought a new laptop 1 month ago, 120gig preinstalled with Vista Business.
Since then I have installed a few programes (Office, Works and iTunes
amongst them) and have 13gig music files 4gigs photos and 10gigs video and
other multimedia.
Yet I have still used almost half my Disc space, is this normal or can
anyone suggest ways to check what is using the rest of my memory?
It my 1st personal computer so if u are suggesting things can give me a step
by step guide??
Thanks for your help!! |
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Since: Jul 07, 2006
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Hard Drive Disc space [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi,
System restore will reserve 12% of the drive space for system recovery and
shadow copies, that's about 14.4GB. System files like the virtual memory and
hibernate files can be several GB (4 or more), and the Vista files
themselves will occupy another 12-15GB. Office and other programs can easily
use 10-15GB more. Add this to what you have, and you're looking at
13+4+10+14.4+4+12+10=67.4GB. Doesn't take long to fill up drive space.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"kelcoll" <kelcoll.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C60809E-AE24-4A51-9D6A-CEB9AE343D16@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I bought a new laptop 1 month ago, 120gig preinstalled with Vista
> Business.
> Since then I have installed a few programes (Office, Works and iTunes
> amongst them) and have 13gig music files 4gigs photos and 10gigs video and
> other multimedia.
>
> Yet I have still used almost half my Disc space, is this normal or can
> anyone suggest ways to check what is using the rest of my memory?
>
> It my 1st personal computer so if u are suggesting things can give me a
> step
> by step guide??
>
> Thanks for your help!!
> |
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Since: Aug 07, 2006
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:16 pm
Post subject: Re: Hard Drive Disc space [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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This program, Treesize free, will compose a tree of all folders and thier
sizes so that you can see where disk space is used. Make sure to run it as
administartor after install.
http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml
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Paul
"Rick Rogers" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> System restore will reserve 12% of the drive space for system recovery and
> shadow copies, that's about 14.4GB. System files like the virtual memory and
> hibernate files can be several GB (4 or more), and the Vista files
> themselves will occupy another 12-15GB. Office and other programs can easily
> use 10-15GB more. Add this to what you have, and you're looking at
> 13+4+10+14.4+4+12+10=67.4GB. Doesn't take long to fill up drive space.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "kelcoll" <kelcoll.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2C60809E-AE24-4A51-9D6A-CEB9AE343D16@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I bought a new laptop 1 month ago, 120gig preinstalled with Vista
> > Business.
> > Since then I have installed a few programes (Office, Works and iTunes
> > amongst them) and have 13gig music files 4gigs photos and 10gigs video and
> > other multimedia.
> >
> > Yet I have still used almost half my Disc space, is this normal or can
> > anyone suggest ways to check what is using the rest of my memory?
> >
> > It my 1st personal computer so if u are suggesting things can give me a
> > step
> > by step guide??
> >
> > Thanks for your help!!
> >
>
> |
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Since: Oct 26, 2007
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:17 am
Post subject: Re: Hard Drive Disc space [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks for your answers guys!! I didnt realise that programmes used so much
drive space!
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thanks!!!
"PaulB" wrote:
> This program, Treesize free, will compose a tree of all folders and thier
> sizes so that you can see where disk space is used. Make sure to run it as
> administartor after install.
> http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml
> --
> Paul
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > System restore will reserve 12% of the drive space for system recovery and
> > shadow copies, that's about 14.4GB. System files like the virtual memory and
> > hibernate files can be several GB (4 or more), and the Vista files
> > themselves will occupy another 12-15GB. Office and other programs can easily
> > use 10-15GB more. Add this to what you have, and you're looking at
> > 13+4+10+14.4+4+12+10=67.4GB. Doesn't take long to fill up drive space.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >
> > "kelcoll" <kelcoll RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2C60809E-AE24-4A51-9D6A-CEB9AE343D16@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I bought a new laptop 1 month ago, 120gig preinstalled with Vista
> > > Business.
> > > Since then I have installed a few programes (Office, Works and iTunes
> > > amongst them) and have 13gig music files 4gigs photos and 10gigs video and
> > > other multimedia.
> > >
> > > Yet I have still used almost half my Disc space, is this normal or can
> > > anyone suggest ways to check what is using the rest of my memory?
> > >
> > > It my 1st personal computer so if u are suggesting things can give me a
> > > step
> > > by step guide??
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!!
> > >
> >
> > |
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