User Profile using 160 Gigs, is this normal

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    Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
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    User Profile using 160 Gigs, is this normal


    I have an old laptop which has a 320G Hard drive, which is running out of space.
    Further investigation shows one user profile at 160G, Is this normal?
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  2. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
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    That seems excessive, unless that user has lots of music, pictures and/or video files.

    It doesn't have to be a large number of video files either.
    3 or 4 ripped Blu-rays could chew up that much space.
    Last edited by lehnerus2000; 02 Nov 2014 at 01:15. Reason: Clarification
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  3. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
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    I doubt that you can find a "normal" amount of hard drive space for a user. The amount of space will be as different as humans are. Audio and video files could easily take up 160GB.
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    Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
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    HI Guys
    No Music or Pics in these folders, yet properties states 160G Music.
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  5. Posts : 206
    Windows 7 x64
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    You can use a tool called WinDirStat that will analyze your hard drive and show you which files take up all that space. You can get it here WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics
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  7. Posts : 4,566
    Windows 10 Pro
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    Red Baron said:
    I have an old laptop which has a 320G Hard drive, which is running out of space.
    Further investigation shows one user profile at 160G, Is this normal?
    Is it normal for you? Only you can make that call. Does your pc have any issues? Otherwise what does it matter?

    The only thing I can think of taking that much space up is virtual machines. Do you use VM's?
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  8. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Professional 32 Bit
    Thread Starter
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    No Not using VM. Standalone PC
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  9. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
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    Red Baron said:
    HI Guys
    No Music or Pics in these folders, yet properties states 160G Music.
    It does seem odd that an "empty" Music (My Music) folder for this user would report/occupy 160GB.

    Perhaps a CHKDSK is in order:
    Disk Check
    Check Disk (chkdsk) - Read Event Viewer Log
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  10. Posts : 206
    Windows 7 x64
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    I suggest performing a disk cleanup using Window's built-in tool before doing anything that might be unnecessary, it doesn't hurt to try the simple things before doing something time-consuming.

    Also, there might be some files in the music folder - they might be hidden. What did WinDirStat show you? Could you provide us with a screenshot?

    You can check if there are any hidden/system files in the music folder by going into "Folder Options" in control panel, the "View" tab and temporarily unchecking "Don't show hidden files and folders" and "Hide protected operating system files". If there are any files, they should show up.
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