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10 Tips to get more hard drive space
Right out of the box, hard drive space is not what it appears to be. The first problem – Computers measure space (hard drive and memory space) in 0 and 1 binary values, but the operating system converts them to a human friendly decimal 10, 100, 1000 value. The difference means that a binary value for a megabyte of data is 1024, but the decimal value is 1000. Multiply this several thousand times, and you end up losing space.
Add in the fact that the operating system has to format the drive and use some of the space for indexing and file tables, and you lose even more. Somewhere in the 3 – 5% range compared to the manufacturer’s advertised values.
Really, there is nothing we can do about this. We can get some of that space back with a few simple steps;
2) Disable hibernation – control panel, display, screensaver tab, power button, hibernate tab, remove the check mark.
3) Reduce your recycle bin size – right mouse click on recycle bin, select properties – change the maximum size to 3% to 5%. Also, empty it once in a while – make sure you don’t need anything in it first!
4) Reduce Internet explorer cache – tools, internet options, Temporary Internet Files reduce the cache size to 250Mb.
5) System restore – reduce the size Windows XP reserves for System restoration – right mouse click on My Computer, properties, system restore tab, move the slider to 5%, or for advanced users (that run routine system backups) , disable system restore completely. Be warned – if you have ever had any problems with Windows XP, you will come to love this lifesaving feature!
6) Delete your internet explorer cache – Tools, internet options, temporary internet files – delete
7) Delete unused profiles – A profile is essentially the information stored for other users of the computer. When they logon, a profile is created. If there are profiles stored on your computer that you don’t need, or use. You can delete them – right click my computer, properties, advanced, user profiles, settings – delete profiles at your own risk!
Clean out temp files – Every user on your pc has a profile, and that profile keeps their internet explorer cache, and temp files stored. – Browse to: documents and settings\the user’s name\Local Settings\Temp\ – delete these files, and repeat for each username your find. – Leave the administrator profile alone! If you can’t see these folders, you have to change the view – tools\folder options\view\show hidden files and folders. Change this back after you are done, or leave it be to see all the hidden files and folders.
9) If you use the native Windows XP CD writing software, make sure to select “delete these files after writing” and look in your cdrom drive letter folder for “delete files waiting to be written to disk”
10) Search google or other websites for software that looks for duplicate files, or zero byte files, or backup files. These should be used with caution, as they may delete files that appear to be useless. Your operating system may need them, so check for things like the last time they were used – in which case if they are not used in several months, they most likely are safe to delete.
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Sometime your drive will exceed to the limit. If you using windows XP you cannot login due your drive is exceed to limit. So pelase be sure your drive is not exceed to limit. I just want to share with you. Most the file that full your drive is located on CSC folder. It is the offline file include the cache file. So how to delete them.
1) Click on you my computer.
2) Go to tool –> folder option
3) Go to Offline Tab.
4) Press Shift+Delete button. Then the system will require to restart. Restart your computer then your dirve will free space.
Thank You.