topic Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!! in PCs & Accessories

Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

SpeedyZee — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:09:57 GMT

Is there anyway i can get this down? this is half of what is availble on my C drive and its hogging all the hard drive space! The other half is filled with apps and progs that i use, but really, should windows take up so much space?!

Thanks

Danh

Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

rich912 — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:22:32 GMT

4 GB sounds rather excessive, mine is 1.8 GB. I suggest that you have a look at the properties of the individual folders to try and identify any suspiciously large ones – ‘Temp’ may be the culprit.

Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

robpaxton — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:27:17 GMT

Mines 3.6Gb and it's all used as usefully as Windows ever uses disk space. 4gb isn't too unusual.

Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

kee-lo_ — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:49:57 GMT

Mine is 2GB, but I have nearly 1000 fonts

Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

seb21__ — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:16:08 GMT

Mine is approx 1,5GB (real size is 1,7GB a few files are compressed. For example WindowsUpdates).

One reason could be the number of Windows Updates on your VAIO. Always if you install an Update, Windows will create a backup file for you. These files becomes more and more.

Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

Kris1990 — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:29:01 GMT

mine is

SIZE ON DISK - 2.62 GB (2,817,279,584 bytes)

SIZE - 3.27 GB (3,515,853,695 bytes)

Re: Windows folder takes up 4GIGS!!!!

SpeedyZee — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:45:16 GMT

hmm...i'm used to having a windows folder of maybe one or two gigs, not four. Guess it seems normal then?

My system 32 folder is 800 megs, i clear my temp regularly so thats only 444kb

I have 700Mb of uninstall information

and a few folders with 200 megs etc.

Just not very helpful on an 8Gb C drive thats all!