RE: freeing up disk space
- From: "DaShiell, Jude T. CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26" <jude.dashiell@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:27:07 -0500
Apparently shared resources between mssql and other programs were in
use. If you have sfc, you might try running that and see if you can do
a repair. If you have a windows operating system disk I think sfc can
get the resources from that disk or search for them on line.
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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:00
To: bprogramming
Subject: freeing up disk space
Hi all -- yesterday I was desperate for space on my laptop and went in
and
uninstalled MSSQLserver (I think that's what it was called).. I hit pay
dirt as uninstalling that resulted in 5 other programs to be removed as
well. However, now my machine gives a fatal error (fatal for some
system
app, not for windows) when I boot up. My mind is suddenly blank trying
to
remember the name of the app, however it had something to do with a
license
problem. Anyway, I didn't recognize it. Question, I think this stuff
was
installed when I installed Office 2003. I installed everything on the
disks, including the business apps.
So far this crash is the only problem. But it only freed up a few
hundred
megs.
I need to free up something on the order of 5 gigs.
I long ago moved my bulky media files to a separate disk. I have been
regularly uninstalling programs, but the space fills up again and I
don't
know why.
I checked the sizes of folders and documents and settings only had
something
like 2.47gb, while program files had 3.44gb.
There is also a file called swtools containing 2gb that appears to hold
apps
and drivers and something else.
Even the windows folder didn't seem like it contained a lot.
How do I whittle down the fat on this computer?
Is there a place containing old history files that I can truncate?
It got as low as 12gb free space and the disk was thrashing. I freed up
files to over 19gb free space and it improved. Today it got below 15
and I
haven't been doing anything but answer email.
Any tips welcome.
TIA!!!
--le
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