C: OS drive continually full - help!


  1. WFMKelly
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    C: OS drive continually full - help!


    I have a Dell laptop with C: 58Gbytes and D: 392Gbytes

    My C: is continually full and despite transferring various folders from C to D - it still continues to fill up leaving me unable to update McAfee etc - current usage
    C: shows 53K from 58G free - D: 392G from 397G Help!!
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  3. marsmimar
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    Win 7 Pro 64-bit
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    Hello WFMKelly and welcome to Seven Forums.

    I think it would help in diagnosing the problem if you could attach a screen shot of your maximized disk management window.

    How To Access Disk Management in Windows 7

    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums

    It would also help to see what is using the disk space by using something like WinDirStat or TreeSize (both free.) Restore points, backups or system images, large temp files generated by video/photo editing programs, even malware could be contributing to the loss of disk space.

    WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics

    TreeSize Free - Quickly Scan Directory Sizes and Find Space Hogs

    Finally, it would also help if you could provide your system specs. At the top of any Forum page click on "User CP" and then in the left column that opens click on "Edit System Spec". fill in as much as you can.
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  4. Kaktussoft
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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    D: 392G from 397G Help=>So D is almost empty?
    use partition wizard bootable CD Free download Magic Partition Manager Software, partition magic alternative, free partition magic, partition magic Windows 7 and server partition software - Partition Wizard Online
    the last option in the list. So download it and burn to cd/dvd. Boot from that CD/DVD
    Then do this How to Move/Resize Partition with partition manager? Partition Wizard Move/Resize Partition Video Help.
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