Hard Drive Disk Space

Riptorn

Riptorn

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Hi, I am using Windows Vista Ultimate Dell 1525 Laptop, Intel CPU 1 Processor, 1.GHz, 4GB RAM, 100GB Hard Drive. The reason I am asking about my disk space is this: As I only have 100GB Storage, and I now only have 48GB left, I have noticed a slow down?,is this normal?Like Photoshop CS4 takes forever to load up, and just general browsing in my laptop.

I really do not have much running in the background, as I have turned most of it off?
Is there any other way I can speed it up more?
Thanks
Riptorn
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1525
    CPU
    CELERON DUO
    Memory
    4GB
    Hard Drives
    360GB
RT

If its just disk space you are concerned about its probably backup, page file, hibernation file, etc

krn
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
zigzag3143 said:
RT

If its just disk space you are concerned about its probably backup, page file, hibernation file, etc

krn
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Uh???... I do not understand?, can you explain it to me?,and how to fix this?.Thanks:confused:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1525
    CPU
    CELERON DUO
    Memory
    4GB
    Hard Drives
    360GB
RT

sure. did you setup backups in vista? well the back up are stored in hidden directories. there is a third party app called Treesize that will look at even the hidden directories and tell you exactly what is what.

Treesize can be found at http://www.jam-software.com

hope this helps

ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
zigzag3143 said:
RT

sure. did you setup backups in vista? well the back up are stored in hidden directories. there is a third party app called Treesize that will look at even the hidden directories and tell you exactly what is what.

Treesize can be found at Welcome to JAM Software

hope this helps

ken
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Ok, how do I clean up the pagefile and hibernation files?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1525
    CPU
    CELERON DUO
    Memory
    4GB
    Hard Drives
    360GB
Riptorn said:
zigzag3143 said:
RT

sure. did you setup backups in vista? well the back up are stored in hidden directories. there is a third party app called Treesize that will look at even the hidden directories and tell you exactly what is what.

Treesize can be found at Welcome to JAM Software

hope this helps

ken
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Ok, how do I clean up the pagefile and hibernation files?
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you cant clean page file. you can make it smaller but I dont suggest you do. Hibernation, if you dont use it you can turn it off and when you reboot the file will be deleted.

Are you really that short on space what is on the disk? is there more than 1 OS, lots of media files, or docs?

ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
I have 48GB left from 100GB, mainly all picture files, 1 OS. Laptop
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 1525
    CPU
    CELERON DUO
    Memory
    4GB
    Hard Drives
    360GB
this is what tree size does on a drive it shows you whats using what

ken
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
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My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
Hi Rip,
You want to keep at least 10% of your hard drive free. 100GB/48GB remaining - looks like you are fine in that area.
You can defrag your drive if you want to, but Vista does a good job of housekeeping.
You can check how much free memory is available.
Also check cpu usage for processes.
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
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