Ran out of root partition disk space, help! - Page 2

Garp · 13-02-2009, 19:00

ccleaner is an invaluable tool, might save you a bit

Feek · 13-02-2009, 19:06

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Originally Posted by Garp

ccleaner is an invaluable tool, might save you a bit

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Done very much so, CrapCleaner and by hand literally

Jarp, you need to train reading above level 1

LeperousDust · 13-02-2009, 19:17

By the lack of responses i assume i've ran out of luck. I can't believe Vista is being so fat! I thought i'd get away with 20Gb alright! Pffft.

Feek · 13-02-2009, 19:21

Uninstall files for patches and the Service Pack? Log files? (I assume you've checked the advanced options in ccleaner?)

Jhadur · 13-02-2009, 19:27

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

By the lack of responses i assume i've ran out of luck. I can't believe Vista is being so fat! I thought i'd get away with 20Gb alright! Pffft.

Just had a quick look and my Windows folder on Vista is 13.6Gb

Might have to have a scan through and see what I can delete.

LeperousDust · 13-02-2009, 19:40

My windows folder is 7.2Gb and Feek i don't think i looked at advanced options, trying now

LeperousDust · 13-02-2009, 19:54

Right yeah i'd already deleted everything CCleaner could.

Does anyone know a safe way to remove all the guff that probably accumulates with windows updates over the course of 2 years, that sounds a good port of call, i'm pretty sure i've already run something from command line that removes the **** after the major service pack. But i don't know what else like update rollbacks that i can remove or how to find them?

Feek · 13-02-2009, 20:04

Turn on hidden and system files and if you're not going to be uninstalling any patches/updates then delete all the $NtUninstall directories in \windows

(assuming the filenames and locations are the same as XP)

LeperousDust · 13-02-2009, 20:56

Nope there are none there, thats why i asked, unless i've already removed all that with some else i've been messing with, who knows? Vista could be different though, anyway i'm getting ready to go out now and that is more important than the daily fight with my laptop to do what the hell i want it to do

. If only it were a mac

Garp · 13-02-2009, 21:02

There is a large subfolder in Vista, winsxs that is bound to be the cause of it being so large. DO NOT DELETE IT.

http://www.winvistaclub.com/f16.html

13-02-2009, 19:00	#11
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	ccleaner is an invaluable tool, might save you a bit __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

13-02-2009, 19:17	#13
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	By the lack of responses i assume i've ran out of luck. I can't believe Vista is being so fat! I thought i'd get away with 20Gb alright! Pffft. __________________

13-02-2009, 19:21	#14
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Uninstall files for patches and the Service Pack? Log files? (I assume you've checked the advanced options in ccleaner?) __________________

13-02-2009, 19:40	#16
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	My windows folder is 7.2Gb and Feek i don't think i looked at advanced options, trying now __________________

13-02-2009, 19:54	#17
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Right yeah i'd already deleted everything CCleaner could. Does anyone know a safe way to remove all the guff that probably accumulates with windows updates over the course of 2 years, that sounds a good port of call, i'm pretty sure i've already run something from command line that removes the **** after the major service pack. But i don't know what else like update rollbacks that i can remove or how to find them? __________________

13-02-2009, 20:04	#18
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Turn on hidden and system files and if you're not going to be uninstalling any patches/updates then delete all the $NtUninstall directories in \windows (assuming the filenames and locations are the same as XP) __________________

13-02-2009, 20:56	#19
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Nope there are none there, thats why i asked, unless i've already removed all that with some else i've been messing with, who knows? Vista could be different though, anyway i'm getting ready to go out now and that is more important than the daily fight with my laptop to do what the hell i want it to do . If only it were a mac __________________

13-02-2009, 21:02	#20
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	There is a large subfolder in Vista, winsxs that is bound to be the cause of it being so large. DO NOT DELETE IT. http://www.winvistaclub.com/f16.html __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

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