Documents & settings too big???

[bharat_r]

By documents & settings folder seems to occupy 4GB+ of disk space.
Is this normal?


(image taken using Ashampoo Win Optimizer 2008 )

[debsuvra]

Originally Posted by bharat_r

By documents & settings folder seems to occupy 4GB+ of disk space.
Is this normal?

I think u have downloaded much and chosen the Documents and Settings folder to save the downloaded files . If not, check if u have set to download a zip, rar or iso or similar file with large size and did not completed downloading.

[s18000rpm]

do you use ThunderBird orsimilar mail client? if yes- then its normal, coz these mail clients d/l all files (emails) to "Application Data" under your user name.

e.g. TB saves all d/led emails here -> C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles

Google earth does the same.

btw this happens when you save files to "My Documents".

[debsuvra]

Originally Posted by s18000rpm

btw this happens when you save files to "My Documents".

I already told that.

[bharat_r]

Ya I do use thunder bird..guess I'll have to delete all the mails in it... I have it configured for 4 ids!!
and I'll clean up the my documents.Point taken.

Other than that??

[debsuvra]

Originally Posted by bharat_r

(image taken using Ashampoo Win Optimizer 2008 )

BTW U showed that ur Docu & sett. folder takes 4GB and from the pic it is 27.40%. Then the total HDD size is

4GB * (100/27.4) = 14.6GB

However, the pagefile size is usually varies between 1.5 to 2 GB and from the pic, it is 4.43%. Thus the Total HDD space is

maximum      2GB * (100/4.43) = 45.15GB
minimum     1.5GB * (100/4.43) = 33.86GB

Isn't it too confusing to see only one HDD's various sizes.

I don't think that Thunderbird is a problem, unless you have very big files as emails. Because, I also use it and has 5 Gmail address in it with about 500 emails. And I am sure that no space more than 10MB is taken, believe me it's only 10MB.

[bharat_r]

hey lots of math !!
The partition size of C drive is 20 GB(shows as 18.6 GB)..

I installed Vista transformation pack & uninstalled it...

I suspect Vista transformation pack has done something. Maybe left something behind after uninstall?
btw I have Vistamizer installed..

[s18000rpm]

Originally Posted by debsuvra

I don't think that Thunderbird is a problem, unless you have very big files as emails. Because, I also use it and has 5 Gmail address in it with about 500 emails. And I am sure that no space more than 10MB is taken, believe me it's only 10MB.

thats coz maybe you dont get much attachements

see this

[QwertyManiac]

Hm, run a disk cleanup, and then go to the folder with hidden files enabled and clear out whatever you think is junk (Mostly under Application Data there exists old application Setup files [For repair], you can clean that and maybe Vista Trans. Pack as well)

[NucleusKore]

One more thing, there is one Dr Watson kernel debugger file (text file icon). It will usually be in documents and settings->all users. I do not know what the hell it is, but sometimes I have seen it become 2 GB in size. Reasons?? Anyway then I go to command prompt and delete the file and reboot the system.