65.7 GB EMPTY 33.5GB USED WOULD.....HELP

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Hi fellow warriors,

My C Drive Disc is as you can see half used, would this be the reason my computer has slowed up considerably????

I know !!! I am computer illiterate.:confused:

Cheers
Michael
#335gb #657 #empty #wouldhelp
  • Profile picture of the author radhika
    I don't think so. I have more files than you.

    Use disk defragmentor to organize the files on your computer.
    The files you don't need regularly , keep them in a CD
    Cleanup temporary internet files, cache etc.

    If you have Symantect norton installed? My computer was slow with it. After I uninstalled it, it is pretty fast now.

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  • Profile picture of the author greendesert
    Originally Posted by michaelpotter View Post

    Hi fellow warriors,

    My C Drive Disc is as you can see half used, would this be the reason my computer has slowed up considerably????

    I know !!! I am computer illiterate.:confused:

    Cheers
    Michael
    Most importantly, you should make partitions and install new programs in the new partition.
    But, now its too cumbersome to do, it helps when its fresh install after format.
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  • Profile picture of the author michaelpotter
    Thanks for the quick response and help.
    This is a great forum, everyone is so helpful, lets hope i learn enough to help someday!!
    Cheers
    Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    I have 1,200 GB (1.2 TB) of used drive space on my computer, and it rates faster than Windows Experience Index can measure. There is no correlation between used hard drive space and performance. In modern versions of Windows, disk defragmenter runs as a background process when the computer is not in active use, so it's not necessary to manually run.
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    • Profile picture of the author DoubleAgent
      Also, programs running upon startup are the most common cpu hogs.

      go to

      1) hold the keyboard's winbutton (between alt and ctrl) and press R
      2) type in "msconfig"
      3) go to the startup tab in this system configuration window
      4) uncheck unnecessary items on the list and reboot

      Common start up items are
      - antivirus
      - sound card
      - wireless internet

      So, be as careful as possible when removing services

      Removing all of these will never damage your system. You can always re-check something if say, your soundcard is disabled. Pay close attention to the path of the item, and you should be able to determine whether you want it to run or not. If you're not sure, its safe to uncheck, just make sure to recheck it if something goes funky.
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  • Profile picture of the author askloz
    Are you using Vista? vista has an automatic backup system that kicks in every day and runs in the background taking a FULL snap shot from day one it was installed to current date, and it uses up heaps of info stored on your hard drive so you can go back to any date when the backup was made to restore the pc just incase of any problems.

    I've turned mine off, and save any important information over to a external hard drive, ie, program files that I saved, which I can replace back in the program folder. Some might say it's along winded process... When I first do a windows install, I install all the programs I need and use on a regular basis... then backup the entire hard drive and partitions. I can then use this on a vanilla (brand new) install and I wont have to re-install all the programs again cos all the registry files are in tact. The whole process takes about 30-60 minutes depending on hard drive, cpu and ram speed.

    Overall this saves me about 4 hours in total.

    Originally Posted by michaelpotter View Post

    Hi fellow warriors,

    My C Drive Disc is as you can see half used, would this be the reason my computer has slowed up considerably????

    I know !!! I am computer illiterate.:confused:

    Cheers
    Michael
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
      Originally Posted by askloz View Post

      Are you using Vista? vista has an automatic backup system that kicks in every day and runs in the background taking a FULL snap shot from day one it was installed to current date, and it uses up heaps of info stored on your hard drive so you can go back to any date when the backup was made to restore the pc just incase of any problems.
      That is not default behavior in any version of Vista. Not all versions of Vista even come with a backup program at all. System Restore keeps snapshots only of system files (mostly DLLs in c:\windows\system32) and Volume Shadow Copy in the higher end versions does not keep backups of all files either. System Restore dates back to Windows ME.
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      • Profile picture of the author ywzqlee
        I'm very sorry to hear that. If u want your computer to run fast, u should install your program in D Drive Disc or other Drive Disc, this is a common sence, guy. If necessary, u'd better check which program take up lots of CPU so that u will know whether it is a virus or some other things, or u can optimize your computer, I got a product named Memory Savoir.it has me a lot. Now my computer runs very fast, and it is also very cheap:p
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  • Profile picture of the author Spencer Westwood
    The three main reasons for a machine slowing.
    1. Virus/Spyware installed. Run an uptodate antivirus and spyware tool like avg or avast (or a commercial one - except Norton!). Remove all
    2. Disk and pagesegment are fragmented. Download install/run pagedefrag from microsoft and jkdefraggui (google them).
    3. Short of memory due to extra programs being started at boot time (msconfig and remove a few to see if that helps).

    Be prepared, this can take some time, and the balance is against how long it takes to fix against how long it takes to do a clean re-install XP/Vista and all the applications and data...

    Kind regards, Spencer
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