Vista - Hard Drive Full?

03-23-2008

My drive fills up every day because of Windows Update. It added 95+ gigs the
last 8 days. Down load this tool to see the size of files on your hard drive.
http://windirstat.info/
It will show what files are hogging space. Why the Updates are so large is
still a mystery I am seeking answers for. Anyone else have this space hog
problem?
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Hiriseguy

"Andre Matuch" wrote:

Quote:

> Cass wrote:

Quote:

> > I have a 250GB hard drive , vista home premium, just the usual software
> > plus Office 2007. I have approx 50GB of video, music and pictures. I
> > have had computer for less than 3 months and it seems that almost every
> > day the hard drive gets fuller although I am not adding anything to it -
> > I am now down to 17GB. I have five separate users (the family) accounts.
> >
> > can anyone assist please?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Steve

>
> You most likely activated the system restore feature (actually, it's
> activated by default). If you want to be able to restore your desktop to
> a previous state if ever it screws up, keep the feature. However, I and
> others find it useless and disable it immediately. I'd rather just
> reinstall.
>

03-23-2008

I reclaimed my space by running Disk Cleanup and removing all but the last
restore point. Gained 100 gig of disk space!

--
Hiriseguy

"Cass" wrote:

Quote:

> I have a 250GB hard drive , vista home premium, just the usual software plus
> Office 2007. I have approx 50GB of video, music and pictures. I have had
> computer for less than 3 months and it seems that almost every day the hard
> drive gets fuller although I am not adding anything to it - I am now down to
> 17GB. I have five separate users (the family) accounts.
>
> can anyone assist please?
>
> Thank you
>
> Steve
>
>

03-23-2008

How often have does automatic backup run? What is the destination of your
backups?

It could be a virus/malware. Run a full scan with your security software.

Quote:

> "Cass" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> I have a 250GB hard drive , vista home premium, just the usual software
>> plus
>> Office 2007. I have approx 50GB of video, music and pictures. I have had
>> computer for less than 3 months and it seems that almost every day the
>> hard
>> drive gets fuller although I am not adding anything to it - I am now down
>> to
>> 17GB. I have five separate users (the family) accounts.
>>
>> can anyone assist please?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>

03-23-2008	#11 (permalink)
Hiriseguy n/a posts	Re: Hard Drive Full? My drive fills up every day because of Windows Update. It added 95+ gigs the last 8 days. Down load this tool to see the size of files on your hard drive. http://windirstat.info/ It will show what files are hogging space. Why the Updates are so large is still a mystery I am seeking answers for. Anyone else have this space hog problem? -- Hiriseguy "Andre Matuch" wrote: Quote: > Cass wrote: Quote: > > I have a 250GB hard drive , vista home premium, just the usual software > > plus Office 2007. I have approx 50GB of video, music and pictures. I > > have had computer for less than 3 months and it seems that almost every > > day the hard drive gets fuller although I am not adding anything to it - > > I am now down to 17GB. I have five separate users (the family) accounts. > > > > can anyone assist please? > > > > Thank you > > > > Steve > > You most likely activated the system restore feature (actually, it's > activated by default). If you want to be able to restore your desktop to > a previous state if ever it screws up, keep the feature. However, I and > others find it useless and disable it immediately. I'd rather just > reinstall. >
My System Specs

03-23-2008	#12 (permalink)
Hiriseguy n/a posts	RE: Hard Drive Full? I reclaimed my space by running Disk Cleanup and removing all but the last restore point. Gained 100 gig of disk space! -- Hiriseguy "Cass" wrote: Quote: > I have a 250GB hard drive , vista home premium, just the usual software plus > Office 2007. I have approx 50GB of video, music and pictures. I have had > computer for less than 3 months and it seems that almost every day the hard > drive gets fuller although I am not adding anything to it - I am now down to > 17GB. I have five separate users (the family) accounts. > > can anyone assist please? > > Thank you > > Steve > >
My System Specs

03-23-2008	#13 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	Re: Hard Drive Full? How often have does automatic backup run? What is the destination of your backups? It could be a virus/malware. Run a full scan with your security software. Quote: > "Cass" wrote: > Quote: >> I have a 250GB hard drive , vista home premium, just the usual software >> plus >> Office 2007. I have approx 50GB of video, music and pictures. I have had >> computer for less than 3 months and it seems that almost every day the >> hard >> drive gets fuller although I am not adding anything to it - I am now down >> to >> 17GB. I have five separate users (the family) accounts. >> >> can anyone assist please? >> >> Thank you >> >> Steve >> >>
My System Specs

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