rgongora
Member
I just did a fresh install and sp1 and my Windows folder is 27gb. is this normal? it has been sinse vista released since i rebuilt the box but dont remember it being so huge.
Very curious about windows folder
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As you install things it gets larger. Mine is currently 22.7 GB in size....
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
-
- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
rgongora
Member
Thanks, the odd thing is its just Ultimate x64 and the windows updates getting it current i hope it doesnt grow much larger 
My Computer
Bare Foot Kid
R.I.P. August 13th 2014
Thanks, the odd thing is its just Ultimate x64 and the windows updates getting it current i hope it doesnt grow much larger
Hello rgongora.
You may want to have a look at this ...
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html?ltr=S
Keep us informed.
Later
TedMy Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- * BFK Customs *
- CPU
- Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5Q Pro
- Memory
- 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD 7-1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
- PSU
- Corsair 620HX
- Case
- CM Cosmos RC-1000
- Cooling
- Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
- Keyboard
- HP Enhansed Multimedia
- Mouse
- Razer Diamondback 3G
- Internet Speed
- 18.6Mb/s
- Other Info
- My First Build ;)
Are System Restore files stored in C:\Windows?
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
-
- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex