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Quasar
Quasar Posts: 121,720 Forumite
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Hi

My new lappy runs Window 7 and I've just noticed that the D Drive, labelled RECOVERY, is almost completely full. When I bought the lappy in February it was almost all free, now it's almost totally taken with only 2.2 GB left. Anything I should do about it?

Please note I'm not very techie, so baby talk only please. Thanks.
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  • dixiebb
    dixiebb Posts: 666 Forumite
    If it's data - such as docs. - residing on that partition, I'd opt to move it over to the C drive. probably doing no harm on the D drive, but might be better to migrate over to C. HTH.
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  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    if it's labelled as 'recovery' it sounds as though it's been set up to store the system restore files on there. If you go onto the drive, what are actually stored on it?
  • Quasar
    Quasar Posts: 121,720 Forumite
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    When I go into the drive I see two folders:

    1. Recovery - when I go into it, I get a warning from HP (the lappy maker) against altering the contents, which seems reasonable enough for a recovery drive.

    2. HPSF_Rep - a test documents containing only a date and time.

    It just seems to me that to go from almost empty to almost full in 4 months means that it must be storing all the updates etc. and soon it will be full. I don't want to do anything off the top of my head because, well, I don't know enough. :o
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  • dixiebb
    dixiebb Posts: 666 Forumite
    Go to View/Hidden Files. I am still not convinced that data (eg. docs ) is being written to that d partition; which is as it should be ! :cool:

    All data should be being 'saved to' c drive ; is this the case ?
    A new abacus :D:A.

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  • Quasar
    Quasar Posts: 121,720 Forumite
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    dixiebb wrote: »
    Go to View/Hidden Files. I am still not convinced that data (eg. docs ) is being written to that d partition; which is as it should be ! :cool:

    All data should be being 'saved to' c drive ; is this the case ?

    Sorry but where do I go to "View"?

    I save all my stuff on C. I'm not aware of having stored anything on D. As I said I'm not at all techie. I never had this problem with XP.
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  • googler
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    Download WinDirStat and run it to show what is taking up the space on the drive. This will show you what types of files are residing there, and should give a clue as to where they're building up from.

    Check your System Restore options. Are you taking lots of restore points? This could have some bearing on it.

    Have you been installing lots of software?

    What's the total drive size?
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 12 June 2011 at 3:51PM
    turn off system restore on that drive.

    how big is the partition, recovery partitions are often small, in this case being nearly full is not an issue apart from the low disk space notification
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  • Quasar
    Quasar Posts: 121,720 Forumite
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    googler wrote: »
    Download WinDirStat and run it to show what is taking up the space on the drive. This will show you what types of files are residing there, and should give a clue as to where they're building up from.

    Check your System Restore options. Are you taking lots of restore points? This could have some bearing on it.


    Have you been installing lots of software?

    What's the total drive size?


    I have deleted all but the last system restore points. I do that occasionally.

    I have not installed any software excpet my mobile phone program so I can upload photos, plus Avast.

    HD 450 GB, and recovery drive D has 16 GB.

    I'm a bit reluctant to download and run the program you mention, not because I don't trust it but because I don't trust myself in doing it properly. Maybe I should have the lappy seen to, just in case.
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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    WinDirStat is a READ-ONLY program, and is perfectly safe to use. You can't 'get it wrong'

    Install, run, and read the results.
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