Large HD showing red w/3+ GB Free

[skygodtj]

Win7, 64bit.. I have several partitions that show red in Explorer, indicating that they're filling up when they have better than 3GB free (out of 40+ GB).. How can I stop the low disk space msgs and change the behavior till it -reeeeeally- gets low (like couple hundred MB's)

I have one other system partition that was created (100mb) when I did the original install.. this one is nearly full with some MSCache folder, that holds .cab files... this one has a couple kb's free... It isnt a recovery partition ('far as I can tell) but I do get low space msgs from this... :sa: Can I clean it out/kill off the partition?

Thanks

 

[osholt]

Win7, 64bit.. I have several partitions that show red in Explorer, indicating that they're filling up when they have better than 3GB free (out of 40+ GB).. How can I stop the low disk space msgs and change the behavior till it -reeeeeally- gets low (like couple hundred MB's)

I have one other system partition that was created (100mb) when I did the original install.. this one is nearly full with some MSCache folder, that holds .cab files... this one has a couple kb's free... It isnt a recovery partition ('far as I can tell) but I do get low space msgs from this... :sa: Can I clean it out/kill off the partition?

Thanks

There is a tutorial on how to disable the low disk space message at Low Disk Space Warning in Vista - Vista Forums.

I'm not sure about the small partition though.

If it doesn't appear as a system partition in disk management then it could be safe to remove but I'm not sure.

Oli

 

[gladson1976]

Regarding the red bar, according to Microsoft, its a hardcoded feature and cannot be changed as of now. Maybe in SP1 :huh:
Incorrect low space warning (red usage bar) in Computer
There's a similar thread here too, but unanswered.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/16159-changing-disk-space-bar-low-level.html

Regarding your second question, check this thread
http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/10408-whats-100mb-partition-can-i-delete.html

 

[skygodtj]

Ok, thanks guys.. I'll see what I can do...