Not Enoug space on Hard Disk

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Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my hard
disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if there
is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I have
to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9% free
and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this has
made sense to anyone...please please help.
Thank you
Trudibabe

 

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In news:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com,
Trudibabe <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and
> slower
> and i think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free
> space


Unlikely.

The most common thing these days that results in a slowdown is
spyware. What anti-spyware programs do you run, and do you keep
them up-to-date?


> left on my hard disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb )
> and i
> was wondering if there is anything i can do to compress these
> files
> to make more space, and if i can, will it harm those files,
> and,
> folders?If not, is it a case that I have to go out and buy a
> larger
> memory


Do not confuse "memory" with hard drive space. The word "memory"
is normally reserved for RAM--the thing that you probably have
128MB, 256MB, or 512MB of.

You might want to burn your music files to CDs and play them from
there when you want to listen to them. That will save you some
hard drive space.


> and if i do, is it expensive and is it difficult to do. I have
> 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9% free


The cost of a hard drive is lower than it's ever been. You can
buy a second hard drive of 60GB for $45 US or so. Installing it
is very easy, but if you've never done this before, it's probably
a good idea to get someone who has to help you.

You have a little over 3GB of hard drive space left. Although
that's probably not causing your performance problem, it's very
little, and sooner or later (probably sooner than later) you'll
need more space. So you might want to consider buying a second
drive now



> and to run the
> de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.


That's correct.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Music files are already compressed. They won't compress any further. You
need a new hard disk.

Hard disks are very inexpensive these days. For example: 80GB hard disks are
routinely available for $30 after rebates. They're not hard to install, but
you can always pay a technician to install it if you're not feeling
confident.

BTW: You have 37GB of storage, not memory, on your hard disk; and you want
to run the defragmenter not the "defragmentiser ".

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Trudibabe" <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com...
> Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
> think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my
hard
> disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if
there
> is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
> can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I
have
> to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
> difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9%
free
> and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this
has
> made sense to anyone...please please help.
> Thank you
> Trudibabe

 

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In addition to the posted solutions...I do have the same problem with my
laptop...Usually laptops come with small hard drives....40 gig or 60..My
suggestion is to buy an external hard drive...You can store everything that
requires a lot of space like photos and/or music....Because you will continue
to add more and more of these files....The advantage of an external HD (or
portable) is that you can plug it in any computer....There are several
external HD's is ebay starting at 135.00 and 200 Gigs of space....A lot of
files can be transfered!! So think on this option...!

Gilbarcomv

"Trudibabe" wrote:

> Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
> think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my hard
> disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if there
> is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
> can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I have
> to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
> difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9% free
> and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this has
> made sense to anyone...please please help.
> Thank you
> Trudibabe

 

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hi,
this is not because of your memory. it's because of your hard disk. it's
full.
you can buy a new one. they are not very expensive.

--
Cankat Akdemir
Author of "Windows XP Secrets"

"Trudibabe" <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com>, haber iletisinde þunlarý
yazdý:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com...
> Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
> think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my
> hard
> disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if
> there
> is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
> can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I
> have
> to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
> difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9%
> free
> and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this
> has
> made sense to anyone...please please help.
> Thank you
> Trudibabe

 

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Not always true ted, this depends on the fprmat the music files are stored in


--
there are no problems just challenges


"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

> Music files are already compressed. They won't compress any further. You
> need a new hard disk.
>
> Hard disks are very inexpensive these days. For example: 80GB hard disks are
> routinely available for $30 after rebates. They're not hard to install, but
> you can always pay a technician to install it if you're not feeling
> confident.
>
> BTW: You have 37GB of storage, not memory, on your hard disk; and you want
> to run the defragmenter not the "defragmentiser ".
>
> --
> Ted Zieglar
> "You can do it if you try."
>
> "Trudibabe" <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com...
> > Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
> > think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my
> hard
> > disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if
> there
> > is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
> > can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I
> have
> > to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
> > difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9%
> free
> > and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this
> has
> > made sense to anyone...please please help.
> > Thank you
> > Trudibabe
>
>

 

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Trudi

You could try burning your music files to CD or DVD.. that would get you
almost a quarter of your drive back..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Trudibabe" <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com...
> Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
> think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my
> hard
> disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if
> there
> is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
> can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I
> have
> to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
> difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9%
> free
> and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this
> has
> made sense to anyone...please please help.
> Thank you
> Trudibabe

 

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I would try to delete all *.tmp files in folder Windows and all files from
folder windows\temp and files with ~*.* Next time I make defragmating of
HDD, next I`d make swap file - virual memory (cca 2x amount RAM, If RAM is
128MB, Swap file is 250MB) - I not allow to Windows make swap file itself. I
hope that that to helps You.

"Trudibabe" <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com> pí¹e v diskusním pøíspìvku
news:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com...
> Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and i
> think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my
> hard
> disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if
> there
> is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if i
> can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I
> have
> to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is it
> difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have 9%
> free
> and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If this
> has
> made sense to anyone...please please help.
> Thank you
> Trudibabe

 

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In news:eUSTd$GtFHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Petrík1 <admin@zs-lazaretska.sk> typed:

> next I`d make swap file - virual memory (cca 2x
> amount RAM, If RAM is 128MB, Swap file is 250MB) - I not allow
> to
> Windows make swap file itself.


It's time to retire the old legends about making the page file
some multiple of the size of RAM. Whether the advice is twice the
size of RAM, one-and-a-half times the size of RAM, or some other
factor, it's wrong. In general, the more RAM you have, the less
page file you need.



Read the late MVP Alex Nichol's article, "Virtual Memory in
Windows XP" at http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm




--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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You gain little, if anything by recompressing music files, and you
definitely lose musical fidelity by doing so.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"steve.a" <stevea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E229EB0-7FFF-48C2-8C64-9ADC361A5CD4@microsoft.com...
> Not always true ted, this depends on the fprmat the music files are stored
> in
>
>
> --
> there are no problems just challenges
>
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
>> Music files are already compressed. They won't compress any further. You
>> need a new hard disk.
>>
>> Hard disks are very inexpensive these days. For example: 80GB hard disks
>> are
>> routinely available for $30 after rebates. They're not hard to install,
>> but
>> you can always pay a technician to install it if you're not feeling
>> confident.
>>
>> BTW: You have 37GB of storage, not memory, on your hard disk; and you
>> want
>> to run the defragmenter not the "defragmentiser ".
>>
>> --
>> Ted Zieglar
>> "You can do it if you try."
>>
>> "Trudibabe" <Trudibabe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B0F63FB7-C965-4CB9-880D-7F8DB32FCBA3@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi wondering if anyone can help.My pc is running slower and slower and
>> > i
>> > think its due to the fact that i only have 9% of free space left on my
>> hard
>> > disk.I do have a lot of music files ( 11.6gb ) and i was wondering if
>> there
>> > is anything i can do to compress these files to make more space, and if
>> > i
>> > can, will it harm those files, and, folders?If not, is it a case that I
>> have
>> > to go out and buy a larger memory and if i do, is it expensive and is
>> > it
>> > difficult to do. I have 37.27gb of memory and like i said i only have
>> > 9%
>> free
>> > and to run the de,fragmentiser its telling me i need at least 15%.If
>> > this
>> has
>> > made sense to anyone...please please help.
>> > Thank you
>> > Trudibabe
>>
>>

 

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But this is the situation when I have not possibility to increase RAM (for
example old RAM moduls). Next, my experience, to make SWAP file helping me.
"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> pí¹e v diskusním pøíspìvku
news:eO8uCAJtFHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> In news:eUSTd$GtFHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> Petrík1 <admin@zs-lazaretska.sk> typed:
>
>> next I`d make swap file - virual memory (cca 2x
>> amount RAM, If RAM is 128MB, Swap file is 250MB) - I not allow to
>> Windows make swap file itself.
>
>
> It's time to retire the old legends about making the page file some
> multiple of the size of RAM. Whether the advice is twice the size of RAM,
> one-and-a-half times the size of RAM, or some other factor, it's wrong.
> In general, the more RAM you have, the less page file you need.
>
>
>
> Read the late MVP Alex Nichol's article, "Virtual Memory in Windows XP" at
> http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
>
>

 

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In news:eoX65WQtFHA.2792@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Petrík1 <admin@zs-lazaretska.sk> typed:

> But this is the situation when I have not possibility to
> increase RAM
> (for example old RAM moduls). Next, my experience, to make SWAP
> file
> helping me.


Sorry, I'm having a lot of trouble understanding the above. Not
to blame you--judging by your E-mail address, you're in Slovakia,
and English is apparently not your native language.

If you're saying that if there isn't enough RAM, the page file
("swap" file is the old Windows 9X name for it) helps you by
substituting for it, yes that's correct. But the legends about
making it a fixed size, some multiple of the size of RAM, are
wrong.

Again, I suggest that you read Alex Nichol's article,

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> pí¹e v
> diskusním pøíspìvku
> news:eO8uCAJtFHA.3528@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> In news:eUSTd$GtFHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
>> Petrík1 <admin@zs-lazaretska.sk> typed:
>>
>>> next I`d make swap file - virual memory (cca 2x
>>> amount RAM, If RAM is 128MB, Swap file is 250MB) - I not
>>> allow to
>>> Windows make swap file itself.
>>
>>
>> It's time to retire the old legends about making the page file
>> some
>> multiple of the size of RAM. Whether the advice is twice the
>> size of
>> RAM, one-and-a-half times the size of RAM, or some other
>> factor,
>> it's wrong. In general, the more RAM you have, the less page
>> file
>> you need. Read the late MVP Alex Nichol's article, "Virtual
>> Memory in Windows
>> XP" at http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup