Solved Local Disk C is running out of space

[baraka607]

hi friends, am having this problem with my p8 packard bell that the local disk C is running out of space while the laptop is new and i havent put anything to make it full. i have tried to turn off the system restore point but still no space. please help me to solve this friends.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

How many restore points do you have?

How much space do you have allotted to System Restore?

 

[Brink]

Hello Joseph,

This should be able to help find out what is taking up the space and help free up some space.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129976-hard-disk-space-free-up-recover.html

 

[ITGuy505]

You could install WinDirStat to help figure out what is taking up so much space. You can find it here.

 

[baraka607]

hey thanx friend for your reply, i have done what you told and here is the result.... what to do next?! it seems like the exe. took up my space but there are few softwares i have installed. please help

 

[baraka607]

How many restore points do you have?

How much space do you have allotted to System Restore?

i dont know exactly how many but the restore point space i have allocated it is 1gb

 

[whs]

Expand the line "Packard Bell" (click on the little + in front) and see what is underneath. Look for the big ticket items. If it is not clear, keep expanding.

 

[baraka607]

i have done that and here is the result

 

[baraka607]

Hello Joseph,

This should be able to help find out what is taking up the space and help free up some space.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129976-hard-disk-space-free-up-recover.html

hey brink,
i have try all the process but still not space!

 

[whs]

Well, here you have your answer. You have a lot of junk in Appdata > Local. Have a look what it is. Be aware that Appdata is a hidden folder which you have to unhide ( in Organize > Folders and search options > View tab).

 

[baraka607]

Well, here you have your answer. You have a lot of junk in Appdata > Local. Have a look what it is. Be aware that Appdata is a hidden folder which you have to unhide ( in Organize > Folders and search options > View tab).

thanx buddy for keeping helping, you this problem started yesterday after i have shrink the volume because i wanted to partition the hard drive but before that it was doing okay.... is there any relation from what i have done yesterday?! thanx

 

[baraka607]

is it right the users folder to have this big amount of space used while i have installed few softwares and there is no any multimedia files in there? look at the attchment and how to free it up

 

[whs]

1. shrinking the partition (with Disk Management) should not have that effect.
2. Of course it is the User folder that has that size because the Appdata folder is part of the User folder.
3. Did you open the Appdata folder to see what is in it?

 

[MacGyvr]

hi friends, am having this problem with my p8 packard bell that the local disk C is running out of space while the laptop is new and i havent put anything to make it full. i have tried to turn off the system restore point but still no space. please help me to solve this friends.

DO NOT turn off System Restore. As surely as you do, you will need it and regret the choice.

 

[ITGuy505]

I would take a look at the AppData folder in WinDirStat to see what programs are taking up so much space. That seems like a lot of space for an AppData folder unless you have a ton of large applications installed.

 

[baraka607]

1. shrinking the partition (with Disk Management) should not have that effect.
2. Of course it is the User folder that has that size because the Appdata folder is part of the User folder.
3. Did you open the Appdata folder to see what is in it?

I have try to take a look at appdata folder and here is the list
1. Local
2. LocalLow
3. Roaming
So which one to delete here?!

 

[ITGuy505]

I would not delete any of the folders. Check the sizes and see what programs are using all of the space then uninstall them. Or maybe there is something in there taking up space that shouldn't be in there. Expand those folders in WinDirStat to check.

 

[Gornot]

Uninstalling programs won't help, as ALL of them always leave some garbage behind.

@baraka, why not just install Ccleaner, run a scan for leftover files, and safely delete them? Since you apparently have no idea what you're doing, it's better not to delete stuff on your own.

 

[ITGuy505]

So if a program uses 5GB and you uninstall it, but it leaves .5GB behind, then it doesn't help at all? I agree with your CCleaner suggestion, though if the programs are actually what is taking up space then CCleaner won't remove the files. I agree that it will probably help though and perhaps it is the temp folder that is using the space, hence why I suggested checking the AppData folder in WinDirStat.

 

[whs]

From your WinDirStat analysis it appears to be the "Local" folder that has all the junk. So why don't you open it and post what is in it. If you do not know how to open it, post back. But do NOT delete any folders yet.