My harddrive shows as full - but it shouldn't be

greenpixey

Rev wrote: »

Have you given ccleaner a run?

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

I know there is a program that shows where the big files are on the hard drive, but I don't know the name of it. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will be along in a few.

595MB removed....

Lil306

Run Treesize, it will take a couple of minutes and give a folder level breakdown of your computer in terms of usage

missymugwump

closed wrote: »

The percentages quoted don't match your sizes

thats what it says

Got loads of msp files
can I delete them ?

Fed up with this prob its been going on for ages

missymugwump

Lil306 wrote: »

Run Treesize, it will take a couple of minutes and give a folder level breakdown of your computer in terms of usage

I did thats where I got the figure from

debitcardmayhem

missymugwump wrote: »

Dont want to hijack post but I ran the WinDirStat and it says that windows installer is using 61.2% @4.4GB
Any idea how to solve this ?

Thank you

missymugwump wrote: »

thats what it says

Got loads of msp files
can I delete them ?

Fed up with this prob its been going on for ages

Lost before I start, who is replying to whom, you really either start your own thread or wait till greenpixey finishes with theirs or better still

missymugwump wrote: »

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2752908

I started this thread and it solved the prob at the time
However I am now back where I started and it no longer clears it all but comes up with errors

Post yours on the end of yours...sorry

missymugwump

My documents 72.6% 9.8gb
of which itunes uses
78.4% 7.7gb

Yet my music is all stored on an external drive it says itunes music is ususing it all ?

missymugwump

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Lost before I start, who is replying to whom, you really either start your own thread or wait till greenpixey finishes with theirs or better still


Post yours on the end of yours...sorry

will start a new one sorry

Lil306

Usual culprits relating to disk space issues - what does treesize say the sizes of these folders are

- Recycle bin (just empty it, make sure you don't want to keep anything then dump all else)
- Run windows clean up (right click harddisk - tools - disk cleanup)
- Downloaded internet files + windows updates

- My Documents (my music / my pictures)
- Desktop (if you save files regularly)
- C:\windows\temp
- C:\documents * settings\username\temp (or c:\users\username\temp if Vista I think)
- Uninstall any non required programs
- System restore
- Shadow copies (I think this affects Vista)?

BTW - About MSP files :@ http://www.ava.co.uk/support/faq/general/what-are-msp-files.aspx

Lil306

missymugwump wrote: »

My documents 72.6% 9.8gb
of which itunes uses
78.4% 7.7gb

Yet my music is all stored on an external drive it says itunes music is ususing it all ?

iTunes has a library - but it also syncs with your "my music" or an "ipod" folder in my documnets

You need to disable the setting in iTunes

debitcardmayhem

Lil306 wrote: »

iTunes has a library - but it also syncs with your "my music" or an "ipod" folder in my documnets

You need to disable the setting in iTunes

306 (Notice I stopped calling you andy and lily:p) look back a post or two MissyMugWump is saying she is either going back either to her original post or will start a new one, poor greenpixey and others can't work out who is helping who with whom, Thanks to Missy......,