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Chroma · 08/01/2008 07:17 PM

Okay, my C drive was getting a bit full and my programs started to run a bit slow, so I decided to clean up a bit and defrag. The cleanup added a few more GB's to my free space, but nothing really significant. The defrag didn't really do anything significant either, but it did give me a list of errors in compressing and moving files. I went on a bit of a hunt, finding all this stuff, and discovered that most of it was stuff that I got rid of last year! Basically, files I deleted using programs, like iTunes movies and WMC recorded TV shows and such, WERE NOT DELETED. The files I found were eating up over 40 GB of space! Now that I got rid of all that poo poo, I have about 70 GB. Now I finally don't have to worry about having enough space when installing new games and programs :D

A word of wisdom: if you have to delete a file, delete it from explorer, not whatever program you were using like iTunes. Also, if you're HDD seems oddly full, check it thoroughly.

.:ʕΘЯg@nʔ:.™ · 08/01/2008 07:39 PM

cool

ZiNgA BuRgA · 08/01/2008 08:33 PM

Yeah, most programs' delete feature just moves it to the Recycle Bin.
Some supply an option to turn that off.

Wolf · 08/01/2008 08:48 PM

Shift + Delete

iggrull · 08/01/2008 10:25 PM

you have so little idea what's on it, i think a reformat is in order...

ZiNgA BuRgA · 09/01/2008 01:32 AM

eggroll Wrote:you have so little idea what's on it, i think a reformat is in order...

Some sound advice there eggroll :)

PSPkiller · 09/01/2008 08:50 AM

reminds me of my music collection. i found "the simpsons sing the blues" the other day. where the hell did that come from! also my old computer, it had a 40Gig hd and it was geting a bit cramped. so i did a search for big files and folders. i found the audio to the italian job as an uncompressed wav file plus the audio from many other films and uncompressed wav's. that freed up about 20 gig!

amzter · 09/01/2008 10:07 AM

WOAAHHHHH 20 GIGS OF CRAPPY TUNES not good man. lol simpsons sing the blues

Chroma · 09/01/2008 10:49 AM

eggroll Wrote:you have so little idea what's on it, i think a reformat is in order...

Naw, I think I got it all taken care of.

Hellgiver · 09/01/2008 10:55 AM

I always go shift+delete on everything from explorer. Funny thing, though, I check my recycling bin once in about 8 months and will occasionally find some stuff that I must have not held down shift fast enough on, and will end up freeing up about 1-5 gigs. Glad ya resolved that :)

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