Solved No more C: drive space

[ebuzz]

I have an SSD drive in my PC that is allocated as my C: drive. I don't remember it's exact size right now, but that may not matter b/c it's almost out of room whatever its size!
I also have two other drives: a 1TB SSD drive and a 1 TB HDD which both have lots of room.
I try to install new programs to the other 2 drives, but as you know, even if you do that, stuff still gets put on the C: drive and some programs don't give you the option of installing anywhere but the C: drive.
Is there any way to fix that without deleting programs?
Can I move things off the C?
What other options are available since if the C: gets full, what then?

Thanks!

 

[samuria]

You may be able to gain some space by compression of folders use uncleaner to free some space UnCleaner – The Unnecessary Files Cleaner Solution - Josh Cell Softwares

 

[ebuzz]

You may be able to gain some space by compression of folders use uncleaner to free some space UnCleaner – The Unnecessary Files Cleaner Solution - Josh Cell Softwares

I've done a lot of that already; cleaning files, deleting temp folders and files, but it's still jammed packed.
I've got to get stuff off, but I don't know what's an essential Windows file among all that other junks that's on there.

 

[Ranger4]

It seems that you may have to get a larger SSD. Trying to gain space on the main Operating System drive by removing parts of the Operating System is a recipe for disaster. You can of course transfer your personal files to another drive, but you probably have done that already.

You could reduce the Page File size & disable Hibernate & reduce the number of System Restores saved.

It is best to have you software programs on the main OS drive as loading them is much quicker.

You could create an Operating System image, using Macrium Reflect as an example to one of your large drives. Then replace the SSD with a much larger one & transfer the image onto the new drive. This will save all your installed software programs & leave you with a system that is exactly like your present one, but with plenty of room to spare.

 

[RolandJS]

Leave Windows Prime operations be; unless you are sevenforum's Callender or eightforum's Dalchina. I think getting a bigger SSD is your best bet, along with the adjunct advice of cloning the old SSD onto the new SSD.

 

[Layback Bear]

Please complete this tutorial by Golden so we can see what you have.


Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

 

[ebuzz]

I think that the bigger SSD drive is the only way to go. When I get home tonight I'll follow up with your suggestions and post the results here later.
Thanks

 

[ebuzz]

Please complete this tutorial by Golden so we can see what you have.


Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

I sent this info and snippet last night, but don't see any evidence of that here anymore. Didn't it get uploaded? But I'll include the screen shot again

 

[Layback Bear]

What a mess. Never seen such a mess in Disk Management.

Disk 1 has the 'C' partition
Disk 3 has 'System' on Backup partition.
Disk 2 'Reserve' is partition 'K'. I have not idea what it is doing.
Disk 4 is 'Dynamic' for what ever reason.

My suggestion would be to start over. I would suggest a ssd of 120 GB or larger.
Install the ssd you want Windows 7 installed, to port "0" where WD 1 'D' is hooked up now.
Unhook all other drives and do a Clean install.

Then you can hook up the other drives one at a time and set them up properly.
I believe this would be the simplest way to get thing proper.

It would also be handy if we had more information about your system.
Please complete this tutorial by Brink.

System Info - See Your System Specs - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

 

[ebuzz]

What a mess. Never seen such a mess in Disk Management.

Disk 1 has the 'C' partition
Disk 3 has 'System' on Backup partition.
Disk 2 'Reserve' is partition 'K'. I have not idea what it is doing.
Disk 4 is 'Dynamic' for what ever reason.

My suggestion would be to start over. I would suggest a ssd of 120 GB or larger.
Install the ssd you want Windows 7 installed, to port "0" where WD 1 'D' is hooked up now.
Unhook all other drives and do a Clean install.

Then you can hook up the other drives one at a time and set them up properly.
I believe this would be the simplest way to get thing proper.

It would also be handy if we had more information about your system.
Please complete this tutorial by Brink.

System Info - See Your System Specs - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

Cold!!! But maybe true. I built this PC myself and installed the all the drives. I don't know how the drivers were assigned their letters. I did put the C drive in first and installed Win 7, but have no idea how the others were assigned letters.
So I understand correctly, to start over I:
1) unhook all the drives
2) plug the new SSD drive into the connections currently housing the current C drive?;
3) Install Win 7 to that new drive (if so, won't I have to reinstall all programs?);
4) plug in all the other drives?
5) can I then reform what was the C drive so it's just another available drive?

 

[Layback Bear]

Read my post #9 again.

Jack

 

[ebuzz]

Read my post #9 again.

Jack

OK, and I filled out the system specs as best I could.

 

[Layback Bear]

Here is a tutorial by Brink that I always read before doing a Clean Install.
Take your time and don't skip things.

Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

 

[ebuzz]

Here is a tutorial by Brink that I always read before doing a Clean Install.
Take your time and don't skip things.

Clean Install Windows 7 - Windows 7 Help Forums

Jack

I see that, but that erases all my data. Didn't you mention a way to take an image of the old HD and then apply that image to the new one?

 

[SIW2]

You can use Aomei backupper free (standard) version.

Boot media already made here:

17514x64.iso

A23x86.iso

 

[ebuzz]

You can use Aomei backupper free (standard) version.

Boot media already made here:

17514x64.iso

A23x86.iso

And that will allow me to make an image of my C: drive, install a larger SSD drive as a C: and then copy the image and all is good?
But I got this message when clicking on those links:
Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to onedrive.live.com. Invalid OCSP signing certificate in OCSP response. Error code: SEC_ERROR_OCSP_INVALID_SIGNING_CERT

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
Please contact the website owners to inform them of this problem.

 

[johnhoh]

I suggest you post a full screen screenshot of your c drive using spacesniffer. I bet there's a lot of space you can delete or move and having a picture of your c drive will tell us your situation

SpaceSniffer download

here's an example of what your c drive may look like

http://www.smartdomotik.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SpaceSniffer.png

 

[ebuzz]

I suggest you post a full screen screenshot of your c drive using spacesniffer. I bet there's a lot of space you can delete or move and having a picture of your c drive will tell us your situation

Wow, I have no idea what all that is but hows this:

 

[johnhoh]

hiberfil.sys is taking up 12GB. Disabling hibernation will eliminate it. Really do not need hibernation on a desktop machine.

Hibernate - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums

or just do start > run > cmd > powercfg.exe -h off

once hibernation is disabled, hiberfil.sys should be gone upon reboot. If not, you can just delete it within spacesniffer by hitting right-click>delete

nvidia stuff is taking up 6GB. Check this out..

Cleaning up old NVIDIA driver files to save disk space (2017 edition) - GameplayInside

suggest you click on the 34.6GB PETER to see what is underneath it, and post a screenshot of that detail.

 

[ebuzz]

OK here's the Peters