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Windows 7 after clean install takes up 183gb of space? Whaaaa?
TL;DR Why is my C drive showing, after a clean install, that I have used over 180gb of space?
Hi,
Every 6-8 months my system becomes slow, quirky, things stop working or it lazily boots up so I reinstall Windows 7. I have come to enjoy the process as it keeps me honest, running a neat, easily backed up system with a quick install and at the end of it I get what feels like a new computer. I keep a Google Doc with links to my important programs and the software keys. I transfer my music and pics off the laptop regularly so it rarely has more than a few gigs of these on board so the process has become rather painless. For this latest install I put the Chrome and TrendMicro installers on a thumbdrive so I could install each without needing to go online except, once installed, to activate.
I digress...
This time around I was thinking of setting up a dual boot with Ubuntu 10.10. So, as I'm checking out my disk deciding on partition sizes I see that I have, with a brand new, utterly clean install, used up 183gb of my hard drive.
How is this possible?
I was under the impression Win7 needed 20GB for install, and as I run light in terms of programs, iTunes, Word, Excel, Trend Micro, Chrome, DropBox, Sketchup, Skype and various drivers for peripherals I could get away with a 35GB partition for Win7. But 183GB doesn’t seem right.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Dean
P.S. While I have you, and I do plan on posting this in a more appropriate place, I have a question. The best set up for the install is, I think, a +/- 35g partition for WIn7, a +/- 35g partition for Ubuntu and a third, separate, data partition with files, music pics that both Win7 and Ubuntu can access. I’m not sure what it is called in Ubuntu but in Windows it would be the “Libraries”. I am not exactly sure how to do this or even if this is the correct way to go. If I do this, what is the process to have Win7 deposit and look for these files “Libraries” on said partition?
Thanks,
Dean
Last edited by GratefulDean; 28 Feb 2011 at 15:10. Reason: Added Too Long Didn't Read