Ran out of root partition disk space, help! - Page 3

Psymonkee · 13-02-2009, 21:58

Quote:

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.

My Windows Folder has somehow ballooned to 22.4GB since Tuesday!!

I started with 40GB partition and have less than 4GB left already!?!?!??

/me follows advice in thread!

Mark · 14-02-2009, 10:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garp

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

Ah yes, the lovely Side-by-side assemblies folder. Microsoft claim explorer lies about its size. Microsoft, consider your bluff called. 10GB. :/ Their only redemption is that, from one of their blogs, it looks like they might have woken up and got a clue with Windows 7.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psymonkee

My Windows Folder has somehow ballooned to 22.4GB since Tuesday!!

I started with 40GB partition and have less than 4GB left already!?!?!??

/me follows advice in thread!

Same. I've had this laptop for a year though and it's only really become an issue because it looks like, for my sins, I'll have to install VB6, Oracle 11, and possibly VS2008. Bye bye disk space. :/

LeperousDust · 14-02-2009, 16:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garp

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

You can't tell me its there and its huge and not to try and remove it

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//Edit:7.6Gb Daymn!

Psymonkee · 14-02-2009, 18:52

12.8GB!!!

LeperousDust · 14-02-2009, 19:50

It would seem even though i'm complaining of lack of disk space i'm doing quite well comparatively! Boo

Dr. Z · 15-02-2009, 00:52

I have windows installed to my 32Gb SSD... Fedora 10 is singing louder and louder...

jmc41 · 16-02-2009, 20:25

all system restore points gone? Dunno if vista has those.

LeperousDust · 17-02-2009, 12:49

System restore is turned off, and i can only assume CCleaner will have removed all the gumpf it leaves around... I've given up to be fair, i get i'll just have to wait untill i really can be bothered to format. Live and learn, Vista obviously needs at least 30Gb to get along happy...

Psymonkee · 17-02-2009, 14:51

got sys restore off and cleared out temp folders and now have 6GB free but still not very impressive tbh

jmc41 · 17-02-2009, 15:07

I give XP a 40gb partition and I still have to clean that to try and keep it 50% (not sure if you still get a performance drop with limited space on these modern drives produced after 1990?). I'd probably invest in a new HD and give Vista 100gb.

To be honest though, I think Windows eventually consumes anything, more space just makes it take longer. And newer windows speed that entire process up.

14-02-2009, 18:52	#24
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	12.8GB!!! __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

14-02-2009, 19:50	#25
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	It would seem even though i'm complaining of lack of disk space i'm doing quite well comparatively! Boo __________________

15-02-2009, 00:52	#26
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	I have windows installed to my 32Gb SSD... Fedora 10 is singing louder and louder... __________________

17-02-2009, 12:49	#28
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	System restore is turned off, and i can only assume CCleaner will have removed all the gumpf it leaves around... I've given up to be fair, i get i'll just have to wait untill i really can be bothered to format. Live and learn, Vista obviously needs at least 30Gb to get along happy... __________________

17-02-2009, 14:51	#29
Psymonkee A cat wearing a wet suit Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St.Andrews Posts: 2,023	got sys restore off and cleared out temp folders and now have 6GB free but still not very impressive tbh __________________ Sonisphere FMC Code: 1k949178

16-02-2009, 20:25	#27
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	all system restore points gone? Dunno if vista has those.

17-02-2009, 15:07	#30
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	I give XP a 40gb partition and I still have to clean that to try and keep it 50% (not sure if you still get a performance drop with limited space on these modern drives produced after 1990?). I'd probably invest in a new HD and give Vista 100gb. To be honest though, I think Windows eventually consumes anything, more space just makes it take longer. And newer windows speed that entire process up.

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