windirstat running out of space C: drive


  1. Posts : 9
    windows 7 home x32 x64
       #1

    windirstat running out of space C: drive


    My bosses computer has a very strange folder structure on his c: drive
    He's down to his last gig of space but I cant tell what is occupying all of it. He doesn't have lots of pictures on his desktop or the normal libraries/picture folder locations nor video and music files. He runs his computer mainly for vector cutting products.

    Running windirstat revealed the following:
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    his C drive has 100's of folders with strange and odd names in the root. we run kaspersky religiously and have not encountered a virus recently. I don't know if he downloaded something through his email. Can I start removing files indicated by windirstat? If so which ones, I don't want to delete something important but at the same time I'd like to figure out what's creating and taking up all this space.

    any help would be appreciated.
    windows7 home premium 32bit
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 9,746
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
       #2

    Most of the files are located in the Curtis sub directory, which is under Users. It's showing over 30 GB, so you need to get rid of some of those files if possible.

    An alternative would be to install another hard drive or use a USB hard drive & copy a lot of those files that are not required very often, onto it.

    Is the computer shown in your System Specs the one you are asking about or is the problem computer a different one. If it's different could you provide some specs on it.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 7,351
    Windows 7 HP 64
       #3

    Don't use external links to images.
    To post an image, Go Advanced - Manage Attachments - Browse - Upload

    Do a Disk cleanup: %windir%\system32\cleanmgr.exe

    You have a lot of 00.. folders that are empty. Delete them all.

    As your C: disk is small:

    - You can delete the files on C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. They were used to update and now useless.
    - How big is the space for restore points? Make it smaller.

    1)Move Virtual Memory to HDD
    Computer-Properties-Advanced system settings
    Performance settings - Advanced - Change
    - C: None
    - D: Custom sise: Max & Min = 16384- Set (make 2x memory size)

    2)Startup and Recovery
    Make diretory D:\System\Memory Dumps
    Make diretory D:\System\Memory Dumps\Mini
    Make diretory D:\System\Temp

    Computer-Properties-Advanced system settings
    Startup and Recovery settings

    Small memory dump
    Small Dump file: D:\System\Memory Dumps\Mini

    Kernel memory dump
    Dump file: D:\System\Memory Dumps

    OK (Ingnore alert)

    Environment Variables
    Up Window
    Temp - D:\System\Temp
    TMP - D:\System\Temp
    Down Window
    Temp - D:\System\Temp
    TMP - D:\System\Temp

    3)Reboot

    - Create D:\Program Files and install on it Antivirus, antimalware, antispyware and very large programs.
      My Computers


  4. Posts : 2,774
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #4

    "...He runs his computer mainly for vector cutting products..."
    If I understand Clients From Hell's web site's numerous graphic freelancers' letters -- vectoring can often be a big complex operation! Be careful in what is deleted, many programs have zero-byte folders - until such programs are engaged and working.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #5

    I would not delete any folders. A program might need them later.
    I also suggest not to delete anything until you research what it is and what it is used for.
    If you need more hard drive or ssd space just get a bigger one.

    Jack
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 9
    windows 7 home x32 x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    thanks for the reply.
    The problem computer 'curtis' is different. It has the below specs.

    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number custom build
    OS windows 7 ultimate x32
    CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
    Motherboard ASUS P5NSLI
    Memory 8GB DDR2 pc2-6400
    Graphics Card nvidia geoforce gs7900
    Hard Drives 2 300GB Seagate SATA2 NTFS
    Antivirus Kaspersky
    Browser Mozilla,Chrome, IE

    I've backed up all his working files and pictures which he keeps well organized. They are in a separate partition from the OS and applications installed on the C: drive. The vector cutting files are from a program called flexisign and each of the computers for sales have this program installed and I'm fairly familiar to the files that are used by it. Thing is none of the other computers that use this vector program has a file structure like his C: drive so I'm not sure what to back up from there. The actual work files are in a diff location. I just don't have a clue what's created all these folders in the root of his C: drive.

    Ranger4 said:
    Most of the files are located in the Curtis sub directory, which is under Users. It's showing over 30 GB, so you need to get rid of some of those files if possible.

    An alternative would be to install another hard drive or use a USB hard drive & copy a lot of those files that are not required very often, onto it.

    Is the computer shown in your System Specs the one you are asking about or is the problem computer a different one. If it's different could you provide some specs on it.
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 9
    windows 7 home x32 x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Thanks very much for the instructions. Will go through and do what I can.

    '00.. folders that are empty...' could these have been created by malware or a virus? these are not present on any of the other office computers that are running similar software as his.

    what is the purpose of 'Move Virtual Memory to HDD' and is it a necessary windows function?

    'Make diretory D:\System\Memory Dumps...' are these also necessary functions for windows to run properly? Initially after installing all the software that he needed his C: drive had about 30gn to spare. His data files were stored in a diff partition (D: drive) and this would leave the C: with room. I'm just puzzled what application created all these folders in the C: root.

    Megahertz07 said:
    Don't use external links to images.
    To post an image, Go Advanced - Manage Attachments - Browse - Upload

    Do a Disk cleanup: %windir%\system32\cleanmgr.exe

    You have a lot of 00.. folders that are empty. Delete them all.

    As your C: disk is small:

    - You can delete the files on C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. They were used to update and now useless.
    - How big is the space for restore points? Make it smaller.

    1)Move Virtual Memory to HDD
    Computer-Properties-Advanced system settings
    Performance settings - Advanced - Change
    - C: None
    - D: Custom sise: Max & Min = 16384- Set (make 2x memory size)

    2)Startup and Recovery
    Make diretory D:\System\Memory Dumps
    Make diretory D:\System\Memory Dumps\Mini
    Make diretory D:\System\Temp

    Computer-Properties-Advanced system settings
    Startup and Recovery settings

    Small memory dump
    Small Dump file: D:\System\Memory Dumps\Mini

    Kernel memory dump
    Dump file: D:\System\Memory Dumps

    OK (Ingnore alert)

    Environment Variables
    Up Window
    Temp - D:\System\Temp
    TMP - D:\System\Temp
    Down Window
    Temp - D:\System\Temp
    TMP - D:\System\Temp

    3)Reboot

    - Create D:\Program Files and install on it Antivirus, antimalware, antispyware and very large programs.
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 9
    windows 7 home x32 x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Yes thanks. I've never seen any of the other computers running the same vector program as his create zero byte folders in the C: root and have it stay there, so that's why I find his computer structure to be so odd.

    RolandJS said:
    "...He runs his computer mainly for vector cutting products..."
    If I understand Clients From Hell's web site's numerous graphic freelancers' letters -- vectoring can often be a big complex operation! Be careful in what is deleted, many programs have zero-byte folders - until such programs are engaged and working.
      My Computer


 

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