OS hungry kya?? [Archive]

neerajkumar_4

13-03-2008, 11:16 AM

guys plz help!!

My OS drive is eating lots of bytes dunno y :(

My Xp drive is 14 GB and files inside it are around 9.3 GB but the free space it says its 1.3 GB.

My virtual memory is set to No paging for the OS drive , i've set 4GB for one of the other drives.

But when im in the Virtual Memory settings it says Free space 3.3 GB, WTH is going on??

i cant defrag also coz of low free space

plz help!! SOS :P

thanx in advance :)

utsav

13-03-2008, 11:29 AM

how much ram do you have and what are sizes of windows ,program files and documents and settings folders.post its sizes also so that i can help

joy.das.jd

13-03-2008, 11:30 AM

It could be the working of a worm or a virus. Just uncheck on the "Hide operating system files and folders" and then you might see the files which are occupying the files. Also make sure that you are having many incomplete downloads in the download managers. They can sometimes cause this problem too.

gx_saurav

13-03-2008, 11:34 AM

Disable system restore

neerajkumar_4

13-03-2008, 01:18 PM

i have 2 gigs of RAM.
ive moved my docs to another drive coz lots of docs.
im using AVAST antivirus, it didnt detect any virus.
Ive cleaned up all restore points.
and i install all the apps to another drive only a few are in My OS drive i.e C drive.

program files - 2.7 GB
Windows -4.83GB
docs n settings -1.43GB

The Conqueror

13-03-2008, 01:31 PM

Download and install TuneUp Utilities 2008.
Do 1-click maintenence.
It will correct invalid registry entries and clean Junk data and do the defrag !

aditya.shevade

13-03-2008, 01:46 PM

Disable system restore

+1

vrnoormd

13-03-2008, 07:35 PM

Disable Hibernation

T159

13-03-2008, 08:05 PM

diskperf -n

praka123

13-03-2008, 08:14 PM

use some diskspace analyzing software(isnt there?) to find what files are using out hdd space in ur "window$" directory.

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well,making ur window$ XP C:\> partn of 4.7 GB :D and installing all softwares manually to D:\> directory may help.yes,if u consider ever any reinstall :)

neerajkumar_4

13-03-2008, 08:46 PM

Disable Hibernation

hehe, thanx for reminding that :P

problem solved :D

utsav

13-03-2008, 10:29 PM

I was also thinking the same thats y i asked u the ram size. btw your docs and settings folder is having too many temporary files under its subdirectories. so delete those temp files

praka123

13-03-2008, 10:31 PM

^even moving "My Documents" location to D:\> or someother partiotion can save space :D