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Can someone help me clear up space on my computer.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003.

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  1. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    Recently, my computer keeps telling me I've run out of space. I go and unload around 23 megs from my temp folder, only to have it happen again in the next few hours.

    Was just wondering where I go to clean crap from my computer, so that it doesn't do this anymore.

    Little help?
     
    #1 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  2. Drewdog

    Drewdog Member

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    Need to get a new hardrive damnit.... I hate slow small HDS!!! they just ruin your life.
     
    #2 Drewdog, Jun 6, 2003
  3. SmeggySmeg

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    delete all your Tera downloads
     
    #3 SmeggySmeg, Jun 6, 2003
  4. rockHEAD

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    less pr0n = more space

    HD's are pretty cheap these days, maybe it's time to upgrade or add a second HD!
     
    #4 rockHEAD, Jun 6, 2003
  5. The Real Shady

    The Real Shady Member

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    Try to defragment your harddrive.
     
    #5 The Real Shady, Jun 6, 2003
  6. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    I have a laptop, and have no idea how to put an HD into this stupid thing.

    I was told by some people a while back that you could "clean and bleach" the damn thing. My point is I've looked into my computer and there are ton's of crap on here that I don't need.

    Unfortunately, it would take hours to do this manually. I was hoping y'all knew how to strip your computer of unwanted crap.
     
    #6 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  7. underoverup

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    Clear the temp folder change the setting to only allow it to hold 1 meg of junk and delete all your cookies. You can also delete about 90% of your fonts which will give you a surprising amount of extra space. Go to disk clean-up and figure out want you don't want and delete it. And go the control panel add-remove and delete old programs you don't need. That should give you a few hundred megs. If you have Mp3's delete any that you don't like any more because they are huge files. :)
     
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  8. Sonny

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    What OS are you running?

    XP and Win2k have Disk Cleanup tools.
     
    #8 Sonny, Jun 6, 2003
  9. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    I'm on Win '98. I'll try the control panel add/remove. Will let you know....
     
    #9 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  10. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    Ok, I tried that. Here's a conundrum.... I've tried to uninstall "Hardwood solitaire III 3 F'in times!!!! And it won't go away!!!!

    what do you do with obviously annoying programs???
     
    #10 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  11. outlaw

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    clear your browser cache. For Internet Explorer go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Files (Delete all offline content).

    you've probably downloaded a ton of jpegs to your cache from this BBS alone. this is where it is stored till you remove it.

    clear it on a regular basis. If you want to see the files befiore deleting look for the folder called Temporary Internet Files which is different from the Temp folder.
     
    #11 outlaw, Jun 6, 2003
  12. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    outlaw: done and done.. Thanks! Hopefully, that will work. I'll let youknow, but I've already completed everything everyone here has suggested. (except buying a new hard drive... yet.)
     
    #12 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  13. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    DAMNIT! The hardwood solitaire is still here!!! (and I never downloaded it, either!:mad:

    This and weatherbug piss the hell out of me.
     
    #13 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  14. Batman Jones

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    Do a find on all files modified in the last year and you'll probably see a lot of Temporary Internet Files that don't show up in Disk Cleanup. I had this problem for a while, now I do this find once a month and delete all the cookies I can't seem to to see any other way.
     
    #14 Batman Jones, Jun 6, 2003
  15. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    BJ... not to sound moronic, but can you guide how I do this?

    (And this is THE OFFICIAL POST where BJ can call me a moron.)

    The other arguments, however, always hurt... just a little.
     
    #15 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  16. KingCheetah

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    You can go to shareware and download isystem wiper for free, it will wipe most of that stuff with a mouse click. If you have saved passwords etc. you'll have to relogin.
     
    #16 KingCheetah, Jun 6, 2003
  17. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    From the command line, type format C:.

    Instant disk space.
     
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  18. SLA

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    Hmm....run Maintenance Wizard everyday.

    Uninstall programs you don't use.

    And good luck!
     
    #18 SLA, Jun 6, 2003
  19. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    One way to 'hack' those pesky programs off your system is to remove them from the registry, reboot, and then manually delete the folders they are in. It's not advisable to jack around with the registry, though.

    The best bet is something mentioned earlier...delete all of your temporary internet files. Those things can eat up system space quickly. Also...if you keep a ton of email in your mail reader, that will take up a lot of space also. With Microsoft Exchange, you not only have to delete the mail from your Inbox, but you also have to manually resize your mail file.
     
    #19 boomboom, Jun 6, 2003
  20. KingCheetah

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    You might want to give him a little warning with that advice...;)
     
    #20 KingCheetah, Jun 6, 2003
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