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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. HtownRocks3

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    try www.DoxDesk.com it tells you what parasites and **** you have on your PC and how to get rid of them. Very helpful site.
     
    #21 HtownRocks3, Jun 6, 2003
  2. A-Train

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    I'm sure macs have unlimited hard drive space, right Mulder? :D
     
    #22 A-Train, Jun 6, 2003
  3. Kam

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    My computer says i have 750 or so mbs left. Only three percent left. I think I should delete some movies and mp3s.

    Holy ****.
     
    #23 Kam, Jun 6, 2003
  4. Kam

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    I went to defrag my drive or whatever its called, and it told me it needs 15% free space to run.


    Wow. I really do need to clean this crap up.
     
    #24 Kam, Jun 6, 2003
  5. moestavern19

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    I NWKO>>> HIT ALT + F4 LMAO!

    TAHT WIL KLEER UP ALL TEH JUNK! LOL!
     
    #25 moestavern19, Jun 6, 2003
  6. Kam

    Kam Member

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    imma try that C: thing.










    i'll see you guys at best buy with a new computer.
     
    #26 Kam, Jun 6, 2003
  7. Mulder

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    Yep, when you know what you are doing! :D

    Give yourself to the joy that is Macintosh!

    It's better than a parfait...
     
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  8. Batman Jones

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    Pretty sure I never called you a moron. I save that term for the truly moronic. They know who they are. Anyway...

    Go to the Start menu and select Find. Select Files and Folders. Click on the date tab. Click the button for Files Modified in the Last ? Months. Select a number of months. When the find's done, scroll down til you find Temporary Internet Files. You've probably got a million cookies that you can't see any other way. Don't try to delete the Index, which will probably be the first one in the Temp file list. Select all the other ones (only the Temporary ones, by the way) then right click on the selected files and select Delete.

    Lemme know if it works or if you have any other questions.
     
    #28 Batman Jones, Jun 6, 2003
  9. Fatty FatBastard

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    BJ, I went to find files or folders, hit the date bar, find modified files in last 3 months. (also did "created" in the last 3 months)

    Pulled up 7000 files. After scrolling through all 7,000, there was no Temp Internet Files on there.

    Hoever, the 7000 files I scrolled through looked a lot like the crap I'm trying to get rid of.
     
    #29 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  10. ChenZhen

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    The reason why is because you don't clear your recycle bin. Right click on the trashcan on your desktop, then 'empty recycle bin'.
     
    #30 ChenZhen, Jun 6, 2003
  11. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    Chen: I've done that numerous times. That's not the issue. Thanks anyway.
     
    #31 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 6, 2003
  12. KingCheetah

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    Btw- How big is the hardrive? How much space have you freed up so far? Just curious...
     
    #32 KingCheetah, Jun 7, 2003
  13. Fatty FatBastard

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    KingCheetah: I've no idea. I'm completely ignorant with computers these days.

    I ran into a guy with my computer today, who was a comp. tech. and he told me my computer was a little behind in technology.

    It's an IBM thinkpad 600x with the OS being Win 98.

    That's all I know. And the battery on this is worse than my cell phone!
     
    #33 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 7, 2003
  14. KingCheetah

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    Well one thing you might do is right click on start, when the menu pops up left click on explore then open up the temporary internet folder and delete everything. To do that left click on the top cookie then scroll down to the bottom hold the shift key and highlight everything and delete it that way. Then do the same to your cookies folder.
    To find out how much space you have on your hardrive open the my computer folder and right click on your c: drive then left click on properties and it will show you a graph of used and available space.

    I just went through a bunch of this same nonsense and I ended up going and buying a new 60 gig hardrive. good luck
     
    #34 KingCheetah, Jun 7, 2003
  15. DaDakota

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    If you have email on there, be sure to delete all the "Sent" mail...as well as all the unwanted email.

    Also, if you have any unwanted MPegs, or JPGs, or MP3s etc etc...all of those eat up a lot of space.

    DD
     
    #35 DaDakota, Jun 7, 2003
  16. ChenZhen

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    That sucks. You should back up your important files and format your computer if you still have your OS CD. Make sure you know what you're doing before you do so. I format my computer like a couple times a year. It makes a big difference in performance after every format.
     
    #36 ChenZhen, Jun 7, 2003
  17. Fatty FatBastard

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    DaDa: Only do email on the net.. (never understood how outlook works at home.)

    King Cheetah: Thanks! That knocked out around 1500 files. (BUT there seem to be about another 5,000 I have no need of, so I'm still looking for suggestions.)
     
    #37 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 7, 2003
  18. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Just delete the p*rn, man.
     
    #38 Rocketman95, Jun 7, 2003
  19. Fatty FatBastard

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    p*rn has been deleted, RM95!

    (that's why I'm pissed!):mad:
     
    #39 Fatty FatBastard, Jun 7, 2003
  20. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Yeah, that would suck. :)
     
    #40 Rocketman95, Jun 7, 2003
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