No disk space. help needed

shano_46

just need a bit of help there. my disk space is full but i cannot delete anything its as if there is nothing to delete. ive done disk clean ups and defragmenter but nothing is working because all that shows up is things that take up tiny amounts of memory and there isnt that much of them, its driving me bleedin mental because i can't download anything any help apreciated

woolymammoth

this might help.

let us know how ya get on!

mixer101

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I might have missed something here woolymammoth, but why do you assume the OP is running linux?

BostonB

Uninstall anything you don't need. Or can re-install again. Run your backup app

Then run this...
http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

See whats taking up all the space

Then maybe this
http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

Assuming its Windows.

bette

mixer101 wrote: »

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I might have missed something here woolymammoth, but why do you assume the OP is running linux?

You can boot up on a linux disk. Then you can run some stuff from the CD....

hearny

What version of windows do you use.

What size hard drive do you have (Does it show up as 1 or 2 hard drives under "My Computer").

Is it a desktop or laptop.

Download, install and run ccleaner to clear up some space.

If you have more than one user account run it under each account.

Go to Control Panel -> Add remove programs and look at the list of programs.
Uninstall any that you dont need.

You can also Reduce the size of the disk used for System restore (if its enabled) and the recycle bin, but I will give you instructions once I have more info.

woolymammoth

mixer101 wrote: »

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I might have missed something here woolymammoth, but why do you assume the OP is running linux?

i never said it would help him.. not initially anyway. Why do you assume the OP is running Windows? It's not in the Windows forum!

He doesn't tell us a damn thing, people make too many assumptions when they post looking for help. They assume that magically everyone here knows exactly what they have. I'm 100% certain he's using Windows. But it would be nice if the guy told us, and the version, ya know?

BostonB

He might be using a Mac, and iPod, or even a mobile phone tbh.

Ccleaner +1 good idea (if windows)

If it was linux I doubt he'd be asking for help. He be telling you why linux is so great.

woolymammoth

BostonB wrote: »

If it was linux I doubt he'd be asking for help. He be telling you why linux is so great.

hah! true

unless it was someone who bought one of those cheap linux netbooks! I've seen it happen.. "it doesn't work. why won't it work like my other computer.. fix it.. fix it!!!"

BostonB

You're not denying he'd be telling us why linux is great though.

woolymammoth

BostonB wrote: »

You're not denying he'd be telling us why linux is great though.

lets face it, anybody who intentionally installs linux usually thinks it's great! :P haha!

Cork Skate

TreeSize is a good app to see what is taking up the space.

shano_46

tanks for d help lads. ya its a laptop and vista on it . tried uninstall programs and got d same crak ders f***k all to delete there. wont let me download dat linux yolk eider there

woolymammoth

shano_46 wrote: »

wont let me download dat linux yolk eider there

yeah.. don't worry 'bout that one

Install treeSize there, it's a great little app. Tells you the size of files and folders. All you'd need is to compare that to what you know the disk size should be.

So, how big is the hard disk in the laptop? And, how big does Windows say it is? how much does windows say is used? see if ya can attach a few screenshots of those. It could be something failry innocent and simple, or Windows could be corrupt, or the disk could be fecked..

quaidox

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/07/01/disable-and-turn-off-system-restore-shadow-copy-in-windows-vista/

jholland79

It was mentioned earlier that the drive might be in two partitions.
If you click Start, Run and enter diskmgmt.msc, you will see a graphical representation of your disk(s).
If it is the case that your hard Drive is full, you really should consider upgrading the drive. Whatever space you free up now will soon be used up. It will also be difficult to defrag a drive that's too full ,which will cause performance problems too.
Also, I would highly recommend not to disable system restore.

BostonB

shano_46 wrote: »

tanks for d help lads. ya its a laptop and vista on it . tried uninstall programs and got d same crak ders f***k all to delete there. wont let me download dat linux yolk eider there

Did you run treesize?