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== Where is my space == | == Where is my space == | ||
| − | At first I did not know why I had so little space. Disk properties showed only about 50 gigs on a 64 gig drive. A call to Toshiba support told me the backup copy is on a hidden partition ( making it safer from a virus? ). And that to recover the space I would need to reformat the drive and reinstall the OS. This is not something I am really comfortable doing, but planned to at some point in the future. | + | At first I did not know why I had so little space. Disk properties showed only about 50 gigs on a 64 gig drive. A call to Toshiba support told me the backup copy is on a hidden partition ( making it safer from a virus? ). And that to recover the space I would need to reformat the drive and reinstall the OS. This is not something I am really comfortable doing, but planned to at some point in the future. I never add programs to C:, I always use the standard drive. I am running Win 7 upgraded to professional. |
== Making a backup == | == Making a backup == | ||
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*I should probably run a disk defrag on C: | *I should probably run a disk defrag on C: | ||
| + | ** Intel: High Performance Solid State Drive SSD Frequently asked Questions: "Q: Do I need to defragment my Intel Mainstream Solid-State Drives?" A: No.[http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/CS-029623.htm#5] | ||
| + | ** Alexander Wolfe. "SSD Onslaught Spotlights Defrag Debate".[http://www.networkcomputing.com/storage-networking-management/ssd-onslaught-spotlights-defrag-debate.php] | ||
| + | ** Alex Handy. "Do Solid State Disks Need Defragging?" [http://sysmannews.com/link/32501] | ||
*There is still other junk software on C: that I should probably delete or move. Anyone have detailed directions? | *There is still other junk software on C: that I should probably delete or move. Anyone have detailed directions? | ||
| + | ** Perhaps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCleaner CCleaner] might be useful? | ||
*There is still the page file and hibernation file on C: I probably want the page file there, but the hibernation file might go as I do not use it. | *There is still the page file and hibernation file on C: I probably want the page file there, but the hibernation file might go as I do not use it. | ||
*At some time some utility popped up that let me migrated My Documents to the E: drive. Kinda lost track of the details. | *At some time some utility popped up that let me migrated My Documents to the E: drive. Kinda lost track of the details. | ||
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Please do so here, or add to above. | Please do so here, or add to above. | ||
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| + | *[http://hubpages.com/hub/Windows-7_-_Moving_My_Documents Windows 7 - Moving My Documents] | ||
| + | *[http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Windows-7/Windows-7-Professional-Upgrade/m-p/96585#M5277] may help with moving applications. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:35, 28 December 2011
I recently got a new Toshiba computer, I love it, but Toshiba put a backup of the OS on the rather small ( 64 gig ) solid state drive, and since it is a fairly small drive a lot of it went to the backup ( which I hope never to have to use). The computer also has a big ( 500 gig ) conventional drive, so overall space is not an issue just the precious very fast drive. After about a month I had only about 4 gigs free on the solid state drive.
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Where is my space[edit]
At first I did not know why I had so little space. Disk properties showed only about 50 gigs on a 64 gig drive. A call to Toshiba support told me the backup copy is on a hidden partition ( making it safer from a virus? ). And that to recover the space I would need to reformat the drive and reinstall the OS. This is not something I am really comfortable doing, but planned to at some point in the future. I never add programs to C:, I always use the standard drive. I am running Win 7 upgraded to professional.
Making a backup[edit]
I assume I can buy a backup copy of the OS from Toshiba at any time, I declined when I first got the machine. So I used the Toshiba utility to create restore disks. This takes 4 blank DVDs. Then I did it again, I want to be sure I had a good set. This takes as I recall a couple of hours, but you do not have to sit there and watch it.
Do Not Reformat[edit]
Maybe you should for best results, but there is an easier, quicker way. I downloaded a free partition utility ( Partition Wizard ). A nice feature of this utility is that it comes in a CD bootable version. One reason why this is good is that you do not have to worry about disabling any anti virus, utility...... So I got the software, burned the cd, and booted it. Set you computer to boot from the CD, and reboot, comes right up in the utility:
- Click on the C drive.
- Find the hidden partition in the display, click on it.
- Click on delete, and carry out the delete.
- Click on the primary partition
- Click on Move/Resize
- Expand to fill all available space, and carry out the expansion.
- Exit the utility and reboot.
- Time, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Side Effects[edit]
As far as I can tell none. Except I now have about 15 gigs free on C:
Going Farther[edit]
- I should probably run a disk defrag on C:
- There is still other junk software on C: that I should probably delete or move. Anyone have detailed directions?
- Perhaps CCleaner might be useful?
- There is still the page file and hibernation file on C: I probably want the page file there, but the hibernation file might go as I do not use it.
- At some time some utility popped up that let me migrated My Documents to the E: drive. Kinda lost track of the details.
Can you contribute some tips[edit]
Please do so here, or add to above.
- Windows 7 - Moving My Documents
- [4] may help with moving applications.
