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Realmfighter

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Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« on: October 26, 2009, 10:35:03 pm »
I have 1 GB left.

I have around 5 games installed, all of them small. Why do i only have 1 GB left?
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2009, 10:36:00 pm »
Delete prawns folder
???
Profit.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2009, 10:36:40 pm »
Wat?

Is there a big folder called PRAWNS, or are you impling i have prawn porn?
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2009, 10:38:25 pm »
Go to Control Panels and go to Install/Uninstall Programs. You should see a list of programs you have, so find the programs you dislike and uninstall them one by one.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 10:38:36 pm »
Try disk defragging, defraggler works well.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2009, 10:39:56 pm »
Quote from: Servant Corps on October 26, 2009, 10:38:25 pm
Go to Control Panels and go to Install/Uninstall Programs. You should see a list of programs you have, so find the programs you dislike and uninstall them one by one.


I did that already, all the 30 or so programs never get to GB size.
Quote from: A_Fey_Dwarf on October 26, 2009, 10:38:36 pm
Try disk defragging, defraggler works well.

I'll try that.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 10:41:47 pm »
Eventually files just build up, running disk cleaner and defrag should help. Don't forget that eventually word files and picture build up to. I often hover around 10 gigs on this comp which has about 250 total gigs or somewhere around there. Quite frankly theres so much crap on this thing when I finally get a new comp I'll be freaking happy as hell.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2009, 10:45:43 pm »
Ok, i'm Defragmenting right now, but apparently it was doing automatically late at night every Wednesday.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2009, 10:48:00 pm »
Quote from: A_Fey_Dwarf on October 26, 2009, 10:38:36 pm
Try disk defragging, defragger works well.

Disk fragging works better if you're using Vista.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2009, 10:51:16 pm »
Quote from: Lord Dakoth on October 26, 2009, 10:48:00 pm
Quote from: A_Fey_Dwarf on October 26, 2009, 10:38:36 pm
Try disk defragging, defragger works well.

Disk fragging works better if you're using Vista.

I'm using vista, and i hate it.

IT TAKES UP 40 FREAKING GB! THATS 1/3 OF MY MEMORY! GONE!
(my computer broke and the friend that fixed it decided to install vista. I haven't talked to him since)
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2009, 10:58:51 pm »
I used to have this problem

Then I bought a 1TB (External) Drive.

PROBLEM SOLVED
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2009, 11:02:33 pm »
Quote from: Emperor_Jonathan on October 26, 2009, 10:58:51 pm
I used to have this problem

Then I bought a 1TB (External) Drive.

PROBLEM SOLVED

I have a dell, there are no places for me to add decent memory cards/video cards.

I'm never buying a dell again.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2009, 11:04:19 pm »
You mean hard drive right? Check your temporary files. Sometimes the prawns you look at are cached in the browser. Or sometimes you open up a zip/rar file by double clicking it... it extracts to a temporary folder, and often forgets to delete itself after you're done looking at the contents. Delete that temp folder.

Oh, and check out your My Documents, there's usually a lot of junk in there too. And you should probably make sure that nobody else using your computer has a secret prawn stash somewhere.

Music, video and images also take up a lot of space.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2009, 11:10:30 pm »
Quote from: realmfighter on October 26, 2009, 11:02:33 pm
Quote from: Emperor_Jonathan on October 26, 2009, 10:58:51 pm
I used to have this problem

Then I bought a 1TB (External) Drive.

PROBLEM SOLVED

I have a dell, there are no places for me to add decent memory cards/video cards.

I'm never buying a dell again.

Mines connected through USB.
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Re: Total size: 145GB/Free Space: 1GB
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2009, 11:16:50 pm »
Quote from: realmfighter on October 26, 2009, 10:51:16 pm
Quote from: Lord Dakoth on October 26, 2009, 10:48:00 pm
Quote from: A_Fey_Dwarf on October 26, 2009, 10:38:36 pm
Try disk defragging, defragger works well.

Disk fragging works better if you're using Vista.

I'm using vista, and i hate it.

IT TAKES UP 40 FREAKING GB! THATS 1/3 OF MY MEMORY! GONE!
(my computer broke and the friend that fixed it decided to install vista. I haven't talked to him since)

I'm running Vista on a laptop with 1 gig of RAM, and integrated graphics. It makes me want to rip out my fingernails with a rusty corkscrew.
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