Windows (vista) has nearly filled my hard drive - what can I uninstall or remove without compromising the entire installation

My C drive is 142 GB but Windows almost 100 GB of it. Most of the program names are meaningless for me so I don't know where to start. Can anyone advise me on the things I can get rid of safely?

Hello

I'm sorry, but we cannot tell you what to uninstall as we have no idea what you have installed on your hard drive.

You can use Disk Cleanup to make space.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/VI-VN/Windows-Vista/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

http://bertk.MVPs.org/html/diskcleanupv.html

See you soon.

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1 have you tried the methods mentioned in the post above?

Please get back with the results so we can help you better.

Method 1: You can also configure your computer in a clean boot state and check to see if the same problem happens.

By setting your boot system minimum state helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
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I have a serial number valid for windows Vista Home Basic, but my hard drive crashed and I have no way to re - install vista on my computer. I am looking for a download so I can do it.

Basically, I installed windows 2000 on my machine and I can't find a download for windows vista home basic that doesn't have some kind of crack or keygen. I want a legal copy not a hack. I have the serial number supplied with my computer. where can I find this download or get a drive.

Here are all LEGAL for Vista:

How to get Vista recovery Media or the Vista recovery Partition on your computer back to factory settings.

There is no Vista free download legal available.

Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

Ask them if you can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

They will tell you how to do this.

Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
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There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

A tutorial on the use of a clean install

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

Local tech installed Windows Vista Home Premium after a hard drive failure. However, my key is Windows Basic. Is the copy, he put on my system illegal?

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I had a problem with my laptop Acer Extensa 5230th. It was not started and so I took for Matech computers. They diagnosed as having a mechanical drive problem. So they replaced the drive and installed a more recent version of windows vista on. Note: I haven't bought a new copy of vista family premium, he said he was going to reinstall vista. It had windows Vista Home Basic, it has installed vista Home premium and said that he had validated by call from windows, but I'm suspicious because I don't think you can use a base of windows key to validate Home premium! It means that he has put on an illegal version on windows or used the genuine key that came with the laptop.

In addition, on computers of brands, if this happens again, how is a technician for legally to reinstall the original windows that it came with the new hard drive? How to install windows vista basic on the new hard drive by using the original key to make it genuine? What windows installation disc would you require? or is it easier to just buy a new copy of windows? I heard that many technicians, prefer to install illegal versions of cracking of windows instead of the customer to buy the new installation of windows.

Kind regards

Lewis

Here are some utilities which displays product key Vista Matech used to activate Windows:

Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
(He did a good job of providing a wealth of information.
However may not detect a key to office, then try one of the other two below)

Also: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Please do not post your key on this forum, rather checking to see if it matches the key on your laptop, I(Correction: "if it isn't') it will fall sooner or later"Non-genuine"that your key was for another version of Vista so what was installed.

J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

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http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

Contact HP options at the link above.

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Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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If you are running Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista
Enterprise or Windows Vista business... See the following link.

Info about DVD decoders: Plug-ins for Windows Media Player
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/downloads/Windows-Media-Player/plug-ins

It is possible that the media player freeware at the following address
play your DVD without buy a decoder:

(FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
Restore point before installing software or updates)

VLC Media Player
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I just bought a new HD for a Dell Vostro 220 s computers and when I booted from the DVD of Vista Win, it did not work. The computer does not recognize the media as a start.

I don't know that the CD/DVD drive is OK because I tried to boot the PC from a recovery disk and it worked normally.

The media are also OK. Through the recovery disk, I was able to access the command prompt. I saw all the files on the media, so I came to this conclusion.

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Hi just_how84,

Welcome to Microsoft answers community forum!

You can uninstall the Service Pack and check if you are able to connect.

Link to uninstall SP2: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948537

Could you try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers?

Here is the link to do so: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/install/Uninstall.mspx

Alternatively, you can perform a clean boot:

Measures

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools and then double-click on the System Configuration.
2. click on continue or provide administrator credentials if prompted.
3. click on the general tab, and then click Selective startup.
4. under Selective startup uncheck load startup items.
5. click on the Services tab, check the skin all Microsoft services, and then click Disable all.
6. click on apply, then click OK and restart

Follow the link for more information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796 . In addition, refer to the section on how to restore your computer to a Normal startup mode

In addition, if you don't have already done, please make sure that your network card drivers are up to date by visiting your site for manufactures of network card.

I would also suggest that you scan your hard disks for viruses and malware.

I hope that this information is help!
Let me know if it did

Thank you, and in what concerns:
Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft technical support.
Visit our http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/answersfeedback/threads/ Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

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I am running a Compaq nx 7400 and Windows Vista Business edition. My HARD drive is 66.6 GB. PROG 7.63 files. Windows 9.61. 19.3 user data. 36.54 total.
But my HARD disk is apparently full of 98.7 percent. Where the other GB 30.1? Recycle bin isempty and deleted temporary files.
I want to upgrade to Win 7, but do not have the space.
Can someone help me, please!

Hello Falcodriver,

Thanks for the return of the answer! I have included a link below with a similar question. It could be the system restore or backups that use the extra space. I hope this link helps!

Microsoft Answers:

http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-hardware/hard-drive-is-full-and-i-Don ' t-know-why/83b620da-c029-4a1b-81cd-0b166b008162

Thank you

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I had pre installed windows vista on my laptop. now, I replaced the hard drive. so, can we recover only windows giving you the serial number? I have sony laptop.

How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

There is no Vista free download legal available.

http://eSupport.Sony.com/

Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

A tutorial on the use of a clean install

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

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Hello, I have reinstalled Windows on my computer because my hard drive has failed; However, I get a message that my export key is not valid.

Hello, I have reinstalled Windows on my computer because my hard drive has failed; However, I get a message that my export key is not valid.

Have you tried to restart by phone?

How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)

1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4

(2) press the ENTER"" key.

(3) select your "country" in the list.

(4) choose the option "activate phone".

(5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.

(6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

Urgent please help: How can I find on what fills my hard drive?

My drive C guard fills, and I don't know why. Yesterday, I removed more than 40 GB of files and delete a lot more (I emptied the Recycle Bin). In the last 4 hours, filled an another 30 GB and I'm now in the red zone (5 GB in the last twenty minutes!). I only kept a very small Word document on the hard drive.

It only started past recently, in the last two weeks or more. I am on Windows Vista and I have McAfee. I recently completed a full scan and nothing significant has come.

I have only 5 GB on my C drive on the left, and there is nothing more that I can remove it. How can I find out what does this and how do I that to solve this problem?

Any emergency assistance will be greatly appreciated!

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Free disk space

Last updated 18/01/2014

Content
- To see how much space you have used and free
- To see where the files are too much space
- Disk Cleanup
- System restore
- Fix the basket
- Fix temporary Internet files
- Delete files in the system and the folder Temp of Service Profiles
- Check the size of the swap file
- Disable the hibernation
- Compact the Windows databases use various
- Delete the files updated by the Service Pack
- Move your Documents
- Remove saved files created by Photo Gallery
- Which extends the size of the disk
- Compress files
- Turn off the low disk space warnings
- Boost disk cleanup
To see how much space you have used and free

Start - All Programs - Accessories- Click with the right button on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

For the system drive

WMIC volume where (DriveLetter = '% lecteur_systeme %') are legend, capacity, freespace List

For all readers

WMIC volume get/all, freespace, the ability, the legend

If you want to store this info on your desktop

WMIC /append:"%userprofile%\desktop\Free on disk space" volume get Caption, freespace format:htable

To open double click on Free Disk Space on your desk or type

Start "" "%userprofile%\desktop\Free report.HTML of disk space.

Then come back here after cleaning and repeat these commands to see the difference.

If for any reason, the wmic command does not work, use these two commands. Both take a lot of time.

% Lecteur_systeme % - one defrag

or

dir %systemdrive%\*.*/a/s

To see where the files are too much space

It lists the number of files and the size of the folders on your drive. Each command is a subset, so you can run it better.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

Then configure the command prompt. Right-click on the tab of the titlebar - Properties - Layout command prompt - and enter 1000 screen buffer size height and 43 (or 50) to Window Dimensions height. Change the color (color tab) and the police (police tab), if you want.

To see the size of the folders in Documents, excluding images, video, or music files.

for /f "Skip = 2 tokens = 3 ' set doc = A %%A in ('Reg query"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"/v"Personal"")

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("dir"% doc"/ a/s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "\/"^|findstr/l/v "photos video" ') @echo %j & echo. "

To see the size of the folders in the music.

for /f "Skip = 2 tokens = 4" %A in ('Reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v 'My music' ") set Doc = A %

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("dir"% doc"/ a/s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "-/"') @echo %j & echo. "."

To see the size of the image files.

for /f "Skip = 2 tokens = 4" %A in (' Reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" "My pictures" /v ") set Doc = A %

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("dir"% doc"/ a/s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "-/"') @echo %j & echo. "."

To see the size of the files in the video.

for /f "Skip = 2 tokens = 4" %A in ('Reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v 'My videos' ") set Doc = A %

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("dir"% doc"/ a/s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "-/"') @echo %j & echo. "."

To see the size of the files on the desktop.

for /f "Skip = 2 tokens = 3 ' set doc = A %%A in ('Reg query"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"/v"Desktop"")

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("dir"% doc"/ a/s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "-/"') @echo %j & echo. "."

To see the size of the files in the Windows folder.

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("'%windir%' dir /a /s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "-/"') @echo %j & echo. "."

To see the size of the files in the Program Files folder.

for /f "usebackq tokens = 2 * delims =" %i IN ("'%ProgramFiles%' dir /a /s ^ |") "." findstr/i/v "-/"') @echo %j & echo. "."

Disk Cleanup

To run Disk Cleanup, normal is to click with the right button on the drive in my computer (Start menu - computer), then Properties - general tab - Disk Cleanup button.

Another way is menu Start - All Programs - Accessories - System - Disk Cleanup tools.

Disk Cleanup can be started from the command line.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To make your primary drive.

cleanmgr letter

Choose which lead to do.

Cleanmgr

See the last section of this post to see how to performance of disk cleanup.

System restore

With disk cleanup displays above the Other Options tab. You can delete all but the last System Restore point and see if that is too much space.

System Restore uses 15% of the space normally. Change click Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type Regedit and navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\cfg

Double click on DiskPercent and click on decimal and change the value to the desired percentage,

You can change the command prompt.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To see the size of the system restore folder.

You don't normally have access to this folder. You will need to take possession, allow administrators to permission, then the size of the query.

takeown /f "%systemdrive%\System Volume Information" / a r d y

ICACLS "%systemdrive%\System Volume Information" / grant administrators: f, t, c, q

dir "%systemdrive%\System Volume Information" / a/s

To see the current percentage

Reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\cfg" /v DiskPercent

It is in hexadecimal. The numbers are 0-9 and a-f. So 0xf is 15. 0x5 is 5, 0 x 9 is 9, 0xa is 10, 0 x 14 is 20.

To set a different value.

You can use decimal values to set. This affects 10% (in bold in the example and the last item in the line).

Tracking Add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\cfg" /v DiskPercent /t REG_DWORD /f /d 10

To repair the system restore, file delete and restart the system restore.

SC stop vss

takeown /f "%systemdrive%\System Volume Information" / a r d y

ICACLS "%systemdrive%\System Volume Information" / grant administrators: f, t, c, q

e "%systemdrive%\System Volume Information" / q/s

SC start vss

Fix the basket

Sometimes, files get lost in the trash. Remove the storage folders. It will be automatically re-created next time you delete a file or open the Recycle Bin. It will remove the trash and the files it contains for all users.

Empty the trash.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To see the size of the files in the Recycle Bin

It must have one or no files inside if you work. There should be a directory (folder) by user.

dir % systemdrive%\$RECYCLE. BIN\ *. * /a /s

To reset the trash

e % systemdrive%\$RECYCLE. BIN/s/q

Fix temporary Internet files

Sometimes, files get lost in the temporary internet files folder. Delete the files. It will be automatically recreated the next time download you. It will remove the current user only.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To see the temporary internet files size empty files folder

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl, ClearMyTracksByProcess 8

dir ' %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\ *.» "*" '%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\*.*' / a/s

Then delete.

Close Internet Explorer and the Explorer first. Some files may not remove at the moment, they can be deleted later.

"%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files" del /s /q

also the DOM store, similar to TIF.

"%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore" del /s /q

So to see the new size.

dir ' %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\ *.» "*" '%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\*.*' / a/s

To see the size of the cache, type the following

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

Reg query /v "Settings\5.0\Cache\Content Software" CacheLimit valid

Use the calculator to convert hexadecimal into decimal. Start the Calculator (Start - All Programs - Accessories - calculator) and choose the menu display - scientific, then the menu display - Hex. Enter the value returned above. Menu display - decimal. To convert windows units divide by 1024 for kilobytes, divide by 1024 megabytes.

Located between 50 MB and 250 MB. You can use decimal here. The unit is expressed in kilobytes. Here it is 250 megabytes (250 000 x 1024 bytes)

Add tracking 'Software Settings\5.0\Cache\Content' v CacheLimit valid /t Reg_DWord /d 250000 f

Delete files in the system and the folder Temp of Service Profiles

The system temp folder is only used when no one connects. It is rarely used but never cleaned. Some services have their own temporary folder which is also cleaned.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To the list

dir c:\windows\temp C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Temp C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Temp/a/s

To remove

del C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Local\Temp\*.* C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Temp\*.* c:\windows\temp\*.*/s/f/q

Check the size of the swap file

As a rule generally you want to your swap file slightly larger than the amount of memory that you have. It develops automatically but spread automatically. If you use hungery memory programs as this video editing should be bigger. If too big you can reduce and rush of space can be moved to another drive.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To see what was your use

WMIC pagefile get List

To see the size of the file on disk

dir /a c:\pagefile.sys

To change the size or change the road see change the size of virtual memory in Start - Help and Support.

Disable the hibernation

The file shows up is the same size of installed memory. If this is not the case, turn off the computer in hibernation and save a lot of disk space.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

To see if it is on

If the file will be found. If off the file won't be there.

dir %systemdrive%\hiberfil.sys /a

To turn off

powercfg-h off

Make a u-turn

powercfg-h on

Compact the Windows databases use various

You can compact the various databases that Windows uses. This is the Windows Update, Windows Search, and certificates of security, Windows Mail, Windows Contacts, Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer ver 10 applications calendar.

Close Windows Mail and Internet Explorer. Wait a minute for Internet Explorer release locks of sound files.

See how much space taking up type which is below and note the total size (because it scrolls away).

Start - All Programs - Accessories- Click with the right button on command prompt and choose Run As Administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

dir c:\*.edb c:\*.msmessagestore c:\WebCacheV*.dat c:\catdb/a/s

Then at compact

SC stop wuauserv

stop bits SC

SC stop wsearch

SC stop cryptsvc

for c:\ /r %A in (*.edb *.msmessagestore WebCacheV*.dat catdb *.) do esentutl.exe /p "%A" / o

for c:\ /r %A in (*.edb *.msmessagestore WebCacheV*.dat catdb *.) do esentutl.exe /d "%A".

SC start cryptsvc

SC start wsearch

SC start bits

SC start wuauserv

Then to delete some temporary files.

del c:\*.integ.raw c:\TEMPDFRG*.edb/s

To see the new size and compare it to the old size

dir c:\*.edb c:\*.msmessagestore c:\WebCacheV*.dat c:\catdb/a/s

If a program has a file open, you can use this procedure to find out which program.

openfiles/local on

Reset

openfiles/query /v | findstr /i "WebCacheV [0-9] *------catdb \.edb \.msmessagestore .dat".

Delete the files updated by the Service Pack

See how much space taking up type which is below and note the total size (because it scrolls away). Also, note that the total is higher than it actually is.

This will remove the ability to uninstall service packs.

According to the service pack that Windows was provided with you can have both, one or none of these two files.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

dir /a /s c:\Windows\WinSxS

Then type

Vsp1cln.exe

COMPCLN.exe

To see the new size and compare it to the old size

c:\windows\WinSxS dir /a /s

Move your Documents

If you have another disk, you can move the documents folder to it.

Click with the right button on your Documents (or pictures, etc.) Office, videos, Contacts,) the tab file - Properties - location - move.

Delete the thumbnail and icon Caches

These files can contain thumbnails or icons of files deleted a long time ago. The files will be recreated if necessary.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste). The desktop and the start menu will disappear briefly.

To see the size

dir "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\*.db" "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\*.db" /a

then remove

Taskkill /im explorer.exe/f
attrib - r s h '% userprofile%\AppData\Local\*.db '.
attrib - r s h '% userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\*.db '.
del "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\*.db".
del "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\*.db".
Explorer

to check the new size

dir "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\*.db" "% userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\*.db" /a

Remove saved files created by Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery Windows makes a copy of any file that you are editing. Click Start - All Programs - Accessories - (or press the Windows key + R). Type

Images of the hull: original

Delete the ones you don't want.

Which extends the size of the disk

If all the space on the disk has not all been used it is possible to extend your drive.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

DiskPart

then type

Select the c volume:

Then type to see in size

the list volume

then (it will work if possible or not as appropriate)

extend

type to display the new size

the list volume

then type exit

output

If you want advice on the extension of the partition type the following and paste the result back

DiskPart

list disk

the list volume

Select disk 0

partition from the list

Select disk 1

partition from the list

output

To copy the final text right click in the window - Mark , then select the text and press enter.

Compress files

There are two ways to compress files in windows. Zip files and built-in file compression. It's built-in file compression. For more information on compression type zip in Start - Help and Support .

Photos, music and video are already compressed. They can get larger if Windows tries to compress it any further. Also usually a bad idea to compress system files.

If you have files of worksheet they can very well be compressed. If you have files, installation files, they can also be good candidates. Web pages are also good candidates.

In Windows Explorer, blue file names means Tablet (it is the file system compression not aka zip files compressed files). Green filename means Encrypted.

To disable file names colored, in Explorer - Tools menu (Alt + T)- display tab and then clear the check box for Show encrypted or compressed NTFS in color .

Windows compression, encryption and security to work for the most part by applying attributes to a folder and the files in the folder inherit the folder.

If you have all the files appropriate for compression, find them in solution, made Explorer right click - Properties - general -Advanced button tab - Compress contents to save disk space. Choose to apply to all files and folders when asked.

To use a command line to compress the files in the Favorites folder.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

compact/c /s:"%userprofile%\Favorites." *

Put in Favorites to compress files added

compact/c /s:"%userprofile%\Favorites.

To view the details of the compression of the Favorites folder

Compact '% userprofile%\Favorites\*.* '.

Turn off the low disk space warnings

To disable the function to display the disk low space warnings.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

Tracking Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" v "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 f

gpupdate/force

Boost disk cleanup
- Operation of disk cleanup
- Schedule disk cleanup
- Creating custom cleaners
To see a list of products of cleaning disk cleanup.

Start - All Programs - Accessories - right on command prompt and choose run as administrator. Type (or copy and paste by clicking in the command prompt window and choose Paste).

@echo. & @echo list of cleaners&@echo = & FOR /F "usebackq tokens = 8 delims =-' %i IN ('reg query 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches'") @echo %i
```
 List of cleaners
 ================
 Active Setup Temp Folders
 Content Indexer Cleaner
 Downloaded Program Files
 Hibernation File
 Internet Cache Files
 Memory Dump Files
 Microsoft_Event_Reporting_2.0_Temp_Files
 Offline Pages Files
 Old ChkDsk Files
 Previous Installations
 Recycle Bin
 Setup Log Files
 System error memory dump files
 System error minidump files
 Temporary Files
 Temporary Setup Files
 Temporary Sync Files
 Thumbnail Cache
 Upgrade Discarded Files
 Windows Error Reporting Archive Files
 Windows Error Reporting Queue Files
 Windows Error Reporting System Archive Files
 Windows Error Reporting System Queue Files
 WLX Thumbnail Cache
```

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