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Computor Space Help Please

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Hi i was wondering if someone here would be able to help me, my laptop says that i have just 0.99GB left of my 103GB. and i don't know what to do.

I only use my laptop to write the odd letter and search he internet ! I've deleted my hoilday photos, bout i'm not sure what i can delete on my C drive to free up space, i don't want to delete something i shouldn't and not be able to search the internet as need it for my collee work.

How do i know which to delete ? any help would be great x
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  • Lum
    Lum Posts: 6,460 Forumite
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    You could start by running CCleaner. It's pretty easy and should see big gains if your laptop hasn't seen any maintenance or tidying for many years.


    Be careful with its default settings though. By default it will delete your browser history and cookies. The latter is often a problem as cookies include saved logins for websites such as this one. The other defaults are safe, however.
  • poppyred
    poppyred Posts: 241 Forumite
    Lum wrote: »
    You could start by running CCleaner. It's pretty easy and should see big gains if your laptop hasn't seen any maintenance or tidying for many years.


    Be careful with its default settings though. By default it will delete your browser history and cookies. The latter is often a problem as cookies include saved logins for websites such as this one. The other defaults are safe, however.

    Thanks will give it a try
  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    You have the holiday photos stored somewhere else as well, though?

    Go into the settings or options of your Internet browser, and find the option to delete Temporary Internet Files. Do this.

    Look in the My Documents folder. Switch the View to Details, and sort the files by Size, with the largest first. What are the largest? If you know what they are, and you know you don't need them, delete them and Clear the Recycle Bin.

    Once you have enough space to do so, download WinDirStat- run it, and it will give a you a visual on what's on your drive. From this you can establish exactly what's eating your space. It will classify EVERYTHING by file type, so you can determine which file types you know, which you don't, which ones you know you created, and which not.
  • poppyred
    poppyred Posts: 241 Forumite
    edited 26 February 2013 at 7:13PM
    googler wrote: »
    You have the holiday photos stored somewhere else as well, though?

    Go into the settings or options of your Internet browser, and find the option to delete Temporary Internet Files. Do this.

    Look in the My Documents folder. Switch the View to Details, and sort the files by Size, with the largest first. What are the largest? If you know what they are, and you know you don't need them, delete them and Clear the Recycle Bin.

    Once you have enough space to do so, download WinDirStat- run it, and it will give a you a visual on what's on your drive. From this you can establish exactly what's eating your space. It will classify EVERYTHING by file type, so you can determine which file types you know, which you don't, which ones you know you created, and which not.

    Thank you, yes i've moved my photos onto a disk, i've done the delete temporay internet files.

    In my documents folder the 3 largest seem to be :-

    REHDVCPL (4592KB) - i think this is to do with HD Audio Control Panel Realtek Semi-conductor

    Windows Explorer -(2858KB)

    Windows Update - (1270KB)

    In my Drives there are some large MB it says :-

    TOUCHPAD
    WLAN
    VGA
    LAN
    AUDIO
    ATKHK
    ATK

    Not sure what to delete for the best :-(

    i'll download the WinDirStat after the CCleaner has finished. Thanks again x
  • Hi,

    if you right click your C drive > properties > disc cleanup > my files/all files, it'll give you and idea of things.

    Click on each item for a description, then tick box to delete.
  • samejh
    samejh Posts: 62 Forumite
    Do you delete or store your letters/correspondence elsewhere?
  • poppyred
    poppyred Posts: 241 Forumite
    samejh wrote: »
    Do you delete or store your letters/correspondence elsewhere?

    no but i only have a handful of word letters.
  • poppyred
    poppyred Posts: 241 Forumite
    edited 8 August 2024 at 1:41PM
    Hi,

    if you right click your C drive > properties > disc cleanup > my files/all files, it'll give you and idea of things.

    Click on each item for a description, then tick box to delete.

    Thank you i'll give it a try after the CCleaner has finished :o
  • Hi,

    what are you doing with CCleaner, doesn't usually take long?
  • Lum
    Lum Posts: 6,460 Forumite
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    This is getting worrying.

    OTOH we're talking about a laptop with a 100gig hard drive, so it's probably about 10 years old and fragmented to death.
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