Sony Vaio PC has 16GB on C drive and 69GB on D drive, I'm not used to having so little space on C, yet do not know how t |
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Sony Vaio PC has 16GB on C drive and 69GB on D drive, I'm not used to having so little space on C, yet do not know how t |
Feb 19 2007, 11:31 AM
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Member ![]() ![]() Posts: 17 OS: Windows XP |
Thank you, Lorraine |
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Feb 19 2007, 01:22 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
Click start, my computer, right click C then click properties, what is shown for free and used
Same for D Right click shared documents and any other documents folders then click properties to get their size |
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Feb 19 2007, 01:29 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() Posts: 17 OS: Windows XP |
C=846 MB free
D=59.6 GB free Shared Documents =66.8 MB size *Lorraine's Documents = 0 bytes (location D) *I was instructed to move the contents of this folder into the D drive by Sony* I also have A=3 1/2 floppy E=Memory Stick F= DVD Drive G=CD-RW This post has been edited by lorraine48: Feb 19 2007, 01:31 PM |
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Feb 19 2007, 01:42 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
Click start, all programmes, accessories, system tools, disc clean up, click more options, clean up restore points
Check C Click start, my computer, double click C so you get all the folders Right click each one, click properties to find out what is where Windows could be 3 GB |
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Feb 19 2007, 03:25 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 539 OS: windows xp pro sp2, vista ultimate |
QUOTE(Keith @ Feb 19 2007, 02:42 PM) [snapback]910007[/snapback] Click start, all programmes, accessories, system tools, disc clean up, click more options, clean up restore points Check C Click start, my computer, double click C so you get all the folders Right click each one, click properties to find out what is where Windows could be 3 GB that will clean up disk space, but the problem is he has more space on the d: than on c:. is this on one harddrive? if so right-click on "my computer" hit "properties" go to the tab "system restore" now go to the hdd your on and see what percent its set at. defualt on my pc was 12% |
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Feb 22 2007, 12:06 PM
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There are 10 file folders plus some additional exe, ini, dat, etc.
Folders are as follows: AOL extras 144 kb Brother 5.70 mb Documents and settings 4.85 GB MWASpint 370 kb Program Files 4.56 GB Recycler 125 bytes System Volume Info Empty Temp 1.19 kb Veo setup 1.77 mb Windows 4.85 GB I want the most of my disk space to be located on the C drive. Is this possible to move it from D to C? "that will clean up disk space, but the problem is he has more space on the d: than on c:. is this on one harddrive? if so right-click on "my computer" hit "properties" go to the tab "system restore" now go to the hdd your on and see what percent its set at. defualt on my pc was 12%" i did this as well and both drives c and d are set at 12% Please advise. Thanks for your support. |
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Feb 22 2007, 12:18 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
Have you got a My Documents folder on D?
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Feb 22 2007, 01:09 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() Posts: 17 OS: Windows XP |
Yes. I moved it to the D drive at the request of the Sony people, but it is usually in C.
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Feb 22 2007, 01:15 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
If the figures in post 6 are for C then you probably copied them rather than moved them
Double click documents and settings on C to see if you have a folder with your account name, double click it, double click My Documents It will be empty if you moved, it will duplicate the My Documents folder on D if you copied |
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Feb 22 2007, 02:51 PM
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I must have copied them, because it is listed in the C drive. Can you help me to actually move them without copying them?
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Feb 22 2007, 02:58 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
If you left click the folder so it highlights, you should have options in a panel on the left
If you have a My Documents folder on D which is similar in size to the one on C, you just need to delete the duplicates from the folder in C If you have a My Documents folder on D it will ask about overwriting when you move the one from C to D, the problem with that is it won't take in to account any editing made to the contents of the folder on D since you copied it from C |
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Feb 22 2007, 04:12 PM
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Whn I try to move the My Documents folder, it says
"Cannot remove folder my pictures: It is being used by another program or person. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again." This time I said yes instead of yes to all, and tried to move everything except My Pictures. Now I am so confused, I don't know where to start because it shows them listed in three different places. |
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Feb 22 2007, 04:21 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
Close all browser windows and folders
Open My Documents on C Open My documents on D Right click an empty part of the taskbar, click tile windows vertically Can you see anything in the folder in C which is already in the folder in D If yes, you can delete the ones in the folder in C but please check they are identical in each folder |
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Feb 22 2007, 04:26 PM
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I dont have a My Documents folder in C. I have to go to C - Lorraine - My Documents. Is that normal, or should it just be listed in C?
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Feb 22 2007, 04:29 PM
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Philanthropical Physiognomist Posts: 20,563 OS: Windows 98 Second Edition - XP Professional - Office 2003 Professional - XP Home Edition - Office XP Professional - Vista Home Premium - Vista Ultimate |
You should be able to click start and it show top right, opposite Internet Explorer
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