Hard disk size error, plz help?

Question

Hi guys,
My hard disk's actual size is 40gb and I've partitioned 10gb for C:. The problem is I have used less than 4gb of space in C: but in properties the disk size left is shown as 2gb only and this is creating lot of problems. I can't even create an image of disk to copy cd/dvd. I've cleaned all unnecessary files but don't know why it's showing disk is full. I've also checked for hidden files. Any solution.......?
Thnx in advance

Answer 1

I agree with others who say that 40Gb is considered very small these days. That said, a very lean install (just the bare essentials) on a 10Gb should be workable.

You can reduce the size of your recycle bin to squeeze out a little extra space. You could also disable System Restore if you don't think it is useful. E.g. if you use a different program, such as Paragon Drive Image to restore your partition in case of 'disaster'.

Windows still needs a fair bit of head room to work efficiently.

For example, your paging file (swap file -- pagefile.sys) takes a fair chunk of disk space.



If hibernation is enabled, it will create a file called hibernate.sys that is approximately equal to the amount of RAM in your computer.

If you don't care about hibernation, you could disable it.





With such a small amount of head-room, changing the settings of your programs to redirect temporary files to another partition may be essential to get them to work properly. Especially things like DVD burning software and others that create large files, such as Windows Movie Maker.



Having said all that, I too am curious why there is only 2Gig left on your C partition.



Could you give us some more info to work on? E.g. which OS, how much RAM.



And perhaps open Command Prompt and type:



chkdsk c:\ > c:\test1.txt





It is the DOS command that does a bit of testing for orphan files, lost clusters, etc and reports problems with the file system (if any) bad clusters, disk size, used space etc.

The 'greater than' sign redirects the output to a file -- in this case named test1.txt and located in the root folder of your C partition.

After it is finished with the test (you'll hear some major disk activity during the test), open the file test1.txt and see if it reveals what's eating your disk space.

Could you copy/paste the important stuff here as additional information? It may help people to analyze what's going on.

Answer 2

1) When making images software also makes temporary files in temp directories. By default it's on C: drive and usually is even larger than the image file itself.

So DVD 4.7GB, image 4.7GB and you already used 4GB. That's all 13.4GB.



2) Second reason may be a virus.



I think it's rather option 1). You can save image file on drive D: or change temp folder destination.

It is better for 40GB hard drives to be split in 20-20GB partitions.

GL

Answer 3

Your hard disk is extremely small, and the partition will eventually drain up enough memory that you won't be able to boot at all.



Remove the partition and seek some more memory.



-L

Answer 4

maximum in all danger it relatively is the gadget restore taking over area. pass to start->upload-ons->gadget equipment.->Disk cleanup. it will calculate how plenty area it could unencumber, and then a sparkling window will pop up. contained in the hot window click the 'extra innovations' tab, and click 'freshen up' beside gadget restore. Then click the window off with the ok button. After that, verify your HD area. you are able to desire to have maximum of it lower back. additionally, i desire to propose repeating this technique each and every week or that helps you to maintain your HD sparkling. wish this helps! :)

Answer 5

go to My Computers->Right Click on C->Disc Cleanup

and tick everything that you don't need like old files or temporary internet files

you can try to defragment C: by going to start->accessories->system tools->disc defragmenter



good luck