how to increase free space on the c drive?

Question

my c drive free space was 4.8 GB then it droped down to 2,9 GB ... no downloads have been done > how can i recover my 4.8 GB?

Answer 1

Empty out your web browser caches and C:\TEMP file. Watching and listening to media only will fill these up fairly fast.



You can also try defragging your hard drive to optimize space.

Answer 2

Lol, 4.8 total GB?

Easy question with an obvious answer. Get a new computer.

Seriously my Blackberry has more space.

Answer 3

Scan your computer with your antivirus software.. It may be due to a virus..

If your Drive is clean..



Downlaod & install GetFoldersize : http://www.allsync.biz/en_getfoldersize.htm

GetFoldersize allows you to determine the size of folders and sub-folders on your hard drive. Determine which programs are taking up your hard disk space. For each folder, you can display the total file size and the number of files and subfolders in the folder.



Here are a few simple ways to free up disk space

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Detect and Delete Duplicate Files

Uninstall Unneeded Programs

Defragment Your Computer

Do a Disk Clean-up

Make sure that there are no bad sectors or other errors on your hard drive by using the ScanDisk or chkdsk utility.

Transfer your personal data to an external Hard drive or Flash drive OR burn them on a CD / DVD.

Delete old restore points and keep only the the latest ones.







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