to much stuff on laptop, which one do i get rid off?

Toxteth_OGrady

a bit scared to download more stuff at this point

Well don't be.

Open your D drive icon. When opened right-click in it and select 'New folder.' Name it 'Downloads.' Click the WinDirSat download link and select 'Save.' When the Save To window opens, browse to /Downloads and save to there. Go back to your D icon again, open it and right-click for 'New Folder' again. Name this one 'Programs'

Go back to /Downloads, and click on the WinDirStat download to install it. It will probably show Install To 'C:/Program Files' or 'C:/Program Files(x86)' - change this to /Programs.

You can then run the program from D.

If you have any snags post back.

Toxteth_OGrady

Lexxx wrote: »

:question: i am lost now.

The post you quoted was for Macman

Lexxx

macman wrote: »

Why?-you've got a full 32GB empty on the 'D' partition? Half your hard drive is still empty.
Just make sure that anything new is installed on D not C.
MS Office 2007 and MS Office Enterprise Edn are slightlly different versions, that's all. Which are the Office programs that you actually use?

looks like when i open word, it comes up as microsoft office 2007
i guess i can uninstall, the other one and MS works,

just save some stuff over on the d

its funny, it seem so obvious now that you have pointed it out, :rotfl:

thanks macman

Lexxx

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

Well don't be.

Open your D drive icon. When opened right-click in it and select 'New folder.' Name it 'Downloads.' Click the WinDirSat download link and select 'Save.' When the Save To window opens, browse to /Downloads and save to there. Go back to your D icon again, open it and right-click for 'New Folder' again. Name this one 'Programs'

Go back to /Downloads, and click on the WinDirStat download to install it. It will probably show Install To 'C:/Program Files' or 'C:/Program Files(x86)' - change this to /Programs.

You can then run the program from D.

If you have any snags post back.

:rotfl:thanks Toxteth makes sense, somtimes i need people to point out the obvious.

Toxteth_OGrady

Lexxx wrote: »

just save some stuff over on the d

its funny, it seem so obvious now that you have pointed it out, :rotfl:

thanks macman

You already said that all your music and pics are on USB and the only data you have on C is text files.

That's a lot of text files. :eek: Not sure you've actually got a lot to move to D.

You've got about 18GB of unaccounted stuff on your C. Uninstalling a few 100-ish MB programs isn't going to make much difference.

You've probably got about 14GB for Windows. The vast majority of the rest is likely to be the swap file, hibernate file and old system restore points, old downloads and Windows installer files. We'd need to see your WinDirStat to confirm.

32GB is quite small for an OS drive if you don't know how to manage it. for example the Windows Libraries default locations for Docs, Photos, Music, Videos and Downloads are all saving to the C drive.

This can be changed from the defaults to save to somewhere else (e.g. D) but you need to tweak it.

I think the best solution for you is to merge your 32GB of wasted space on D into C.

dogmaryxx

To give you more free space reduce the size of your recycle bin.If you reduce it from the 10% default to say 3% you will have an extra 4.5GB to play with
You will notice no difference

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resize-the-recycle-bin-in-xp/

Lexxx

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

You already said that all your music and pics are on USB and the only data you have on C is text files.

That's a lot of text files. :eek: Not sure you've actually got a lot to move to D.

You've got about 18GB of unaccounted stuff on your C. Uninstalling a few 100-ish MB programs isn't going to make much difference.

You've probably got about 14GB for Windows. The vast majority of the rest is likely to be the swap file, hibernate file and old system restore points, old downloads and Windows installer files. We'd need to see your WinDirStat to confirm.

32GB is quite small for an OS drive if you don't know how to manage it. for example the Windows Libraries default locations for Docs, Photos, Music, Videos and Downloads are all saving to the C drive.

This can be changed from the defaults to save to somewhere else (e.g. D) but you need to tweak it.

I think the best solution for you is to merge your 32GB of wasted space on D into C.

ok, I have WinDirStat, its a load of stuff that i offcourse do not understand, how do i paste all info for you to see, there is A LOT of stuff on it

Toxteth_OGrady

Just list the top five biggest folders/files, with their sizes.

Lexxx

Toxteth_OGrady wrote: »

Just list the top five biggest folders/files, with their sizes.

I am going to list a few more of them.....here goes:

application ext 13.gb
system file 2.8gb
file 1.8gb
windows installer patch 1.7gb
application 1.6gb
cabinet file 1.1gb
TMP file 1.gb
truetype font files 649.2mb
HDMP file 614.mb
truetype collection font file 484.1mb
windows media audio /video 480.7mb
manifest file 459.4mb
BIN file 391.7mb
windows installer package 382.1mb
JPEG image 365.8mb
windows media audio file 333.4mb
EDB file308mb
DAT 303.7mb
microsoft recorded tv show 288.5mb
text document 265.9mb
data base file 247.9mb
MP£ format sound 240mb
NGR file 220.4mb
IMD file 213mb
MUI file 180mb
SDB file 171.4mb
shockwave flash object 151.4mb
security catalog 136.3
ICC profile 134.7mb
GPD file 121.4mb
Control panel item 114.5mb
TLB file 110.7mb
MZZ file 110.5mb
Compress (zipped) items 109.3mb
Microsoft help compiled storage files 109.3mb
IRD file 108mb
OLD file 107.8mb
XML document 106.7mb
Event log 99.6mb
TBL file 99mb
SKN file 97.5mb
Text document 90.1mb
Set up info 83.mb
ETL file 81.mb
Dictionary file 81.2mb
Compile Microsoft help file 77.1mb
HX_1033 file 76.7mb
5Df9D6 (plus alot of number& letters!) 75.9mb
VOX file 73.7mb
Screensaver 70.4mb
AX file 66.mb
AM file 66mb
HTML document 66mb
Configuration setting 65.8mb
Complied HTML help filed 65.6mb
PPD file 65mb
DLL_1033 file 62mb
Microsoft office access ACCDA database 60.5mb
FLV file 60mb
PNG image 59mb
Wave sound 59mb
CSD file 56mb
XEX file 48mb
XSS file 47mb
SBS file 47mb



well i will stop there, this is alot of stuff here and a lot more i haven't listed.

Toxteth_OGrady

Lexxx wrote: »

I am going to list a few more of them.....here goes:

application ext 13.gb
system file 2.8gb
file 1.8gb
windows installer patch 1.7gb
application 1.6gb
cabinet file 1.1gb
TMP file 1.gb
truetype font files 649.2mb
HDMP file 614.mb
truetype collection font file 484.1mb
windows media audio /video 480.7mb
manifest file 459.4mb
BIN file 391.7mb
windows installer package 382.1mb
JPEG image 365.8mb
[COLOR=redwindows media audio file 333.4mb[/COLOR]
EDB file308mb
DAT 303.7mb
microsoft recorded tv show 288.5mb
text document 265.9mb
data base file 247.9mb
MP£ format sound 240mb
NGR file 220.4mb
IMD file 213mb
MUI file 180mb
SDB file 171.4mb
shockwave flash object 151.4mb
security catalog 136.3
ICC profile 134.7mb
GPD file 121.4mb
Control panel item 114.5mb
TLB file 110.7mb
MZZ file 110.5mb
Compress (zipped) items 109.3mb
Microsoft help compiled storage files 109.3mb
IRD file 108mb
OLD file 107.8mb
XML document 106.7mb
Event log 99.6mb
TBL file 99mb
SKN file 97.5mb
Text document 90.1mb
Set up info 83.mb
ETL file 81.mb
Dictionary file 81.2mb
Compile Microsoft help file 77.1mb
HX_1033 file 76.7mb
5Df9D6 (plus alot of number& letters!) 75.9mb
VOX file 73.7mb
Screensaver 70.4mb
AX file 66.mb
AM file 66mb
HTML document 66mb
Configuration setting 65.8mb
Complied HTML help filed 65.6mb
PPD file 65mb
DLL_1033 file 62mb
Microsoft office access ACCDA database 60.5mb
FLV file 60mb
PNG image 59mb
Wave sound 59mb
CSD file 56mb
XEX file 48mb
XSS file 47mb
SBS file 47mb



well i will stop there, this is alot of stuff here and a lot more i haven't listed.

The ones I've highlighted red you can move to your D drive. For the first one did you mean thirteen GB or 1 point 3 GB?

Please provide file path and file names for the first 7 items.