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Old 02-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
Sascha Jazbec


 
 

Re: my hard disk - main files storage is acting weird

"System Restore" is causing this, it creates snapshots of Windows from time
to time.. it can literally eat up your disk in no time, if you want to risk
going without Systemrestore, you can turn it off :

Right-click the "Computer" icon, select properties, inside the new window
where you can see what Vista Edition you have and else infos you go to
"advanced properties" on the left side of the screen, one of the tabs has an
entry for the feature and it lists all monitored disks, de-select them and
so you turned System restore off ( Windows will warn you about that ) .

Sascha/germany

"ERik" <ERik@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:8C7BC2DE-F67D-46A9-980D-0C71309EE160@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I barely install any new program since i bought my laptop, or downloaded
> anything big. ANyhow, my hard disk went from 130gb free to 122gb free in
> like
> a week. Can anyone explain why my hard disk is losing memory?

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Old 02-18-2008   #2 (permalink)
ERik


 
 

my hard disk - main files storage is acting weird

I barely install any new program since i bought my laptop, or downloaded
anything big. ANyhow, my hard disk went from 130gb free to 122gb free in like
a week. Can anyone explain why my hard disk is losing memory?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-18-2008   #3 (permalink)


Windows Vista x64 Ultimate
 
 

Re: my hard disk - main files storage is acting weird

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by ERik View Post
I barely install any new program since i bought my laptop, or downloaded
anything big. ANyhow, my hard disk went from 130gb free to 122gb free in like
a week. Can anyone explain why my hard disk is losing memory?
It can be any one (or more) of the following factors:
  • Internet Cache
  • System Restore
  • Shadow Copies
  • Indexing Database
The "Internet Cache" is likely to use the largest sum of that space.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-18-2008   #4 (permalink)
Mick Murphy


 
 

RE: my hard disk - main files storage is acting weird

System Restore can come in hand with Vista!

It uses by default 15% of the total capacity of your Hard Drive.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"ERik" wrote:
Quote:

> I barely install any new program since i bought my laptop, or downloaded
> anything big. ANyhow, my hard disk went from 130gb free to 122gb free in like
> a week. Can anyone explain why my hard disk is losing memory?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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