Samsung new laptop

channa · 03 Jul 2012

Hello all new to the forum,completley useless with computers past surfing the web.I bought this laptop yesterday read a post about the easy partion manager and made drive c around 110 and drive D had the rest...

Problem windows installed 40 updates and i installed itunes,Tom tom and firefox and all these saved in c drive drastically filling it up.Now i thought with what i read that c would be back upfiles andD would save everything else...Obviously mebeing an idiot ive read and understood wrong....

All my other laptops have had just a normal c drive which everything went onto and a little folder to the right that says recovery.

Is there anybody that could conect to my laptop and correct my drives for me please as im usless with this sort of thing,manythanks for your time and help...

Regards Tim

kodi · 03 Jul 2012

Do not let anyone connect to your computer unless they are known to you,that is really begging for trouble.
We can help you do it yourself without logging on to your computer.
There are a few ways to do this, all depending on your setup.
If you have nothing on drive D you can delete the D drive and then extend C drive then make another D drive.
You can uninstall the programs you put in C and reinstall them in D (they will give you the option as to where you want to install them).
Post back with what you want to do and we will help you to achieve it.

channa · 03 Jul 2012

Hello Kodi thank you for your reply...Ideally ide like to just get it out the box again and have my 500gb of storage.I don't understand it at all why do i need two sides to the hdd anyway? Theres nothing on the D drive so if possible could i just delete this and have that space back?

Regards Tim

ignatzatsonic · 03 Jul 2012

If there is nothing on D, you should be able to go into Windows Disk Management, highlight D, right click, and delete it. And then extend C into that space.

But---there are advantages to having a C and a D. And it is very odd that your C drive of 110 GB is full after 1 day of use---unless you have installed some large games? I have no idea what Tom Tom is.

On a standard installation, I would expect C to be under 50 GB on average. Mine is only 28 GB.

channa · 03 Jul 2012

Hi yes it did fill up rather fast windows installed 40updates in one sitting...Ok where do i find windows disk management? What are the advantages and how am i to use them correctly? sorry im a idiot but this sort of thing is not one of my strongest attributes.

ignatzatsonic · 03 Jul 2012

The single best thing you can do right now is post a screen shot of what you see in Windows Disk Management.

Here is a tutorial on how to do that;

Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums

You can access Windows Disk Management by typing "disk management" into the start button search box.

channa · 03 Jul 2012

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channa · 03 Jul 2012

God knows how i did that pure luck i couldnt do it again

ignatzatsonic · 03 Jul 2012

Good job.

That pic shows that C is only 1/3 full----about 34 used of 102 total.

Your first post said "drastically filling it up".

What do you mean and why the panic?

It looks perfectly OK to me.

channa · 03 Jul 2012

ive reset to factory settings today it had alot more last night,i reset hoping to get the rest of the hdd,but it dosent work like that does it?

So how do i just leave it as it is? Will i not need that drive D?

Ive yet to put my pictures music and films on will C drive be ok as everything seems to save on this drive...

Thanks for your patience Tim