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having trouble with disk cleanup

  • 28-10-2010 11:42am
    #1
    Junco Partner
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    my computer keeps giving me a low disk space in disk c warning. i'm trying to free up space by removing programs in add or remove programs. but whenever i click on remove on any of the programs i get this message " error opening installation log file. verify that the specified log file location exists and that you can write to it." could anyone tell me what to do as i really need to free up space as theres 0mb left on c


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  • #2
    Kinetic^
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    Disable or reduce the amount of system restore points there are.

    Temporarily disable the page file.

    That should free up some space for you to start moving or deleting stuff.


  • #3
    Junco Partner
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    it said that system restore was disabled already and how do i do the other thing


  • #4
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Vista/7

    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/26/tweak-windows-vista-virtual-memory-change-or-disable-paging-file-size/

    XP

    http://blogs.howtogeek.com/mysticgeek/2008/02/15/xp-tweak-disable-page-file/

    Also, what type of laptop is it?


  • #5
    Junco Partner
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    acer travelmate 2490 with xp


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    first use ccleaner to do the automatic cleanup

    get a tool like sequoiaview or spacemonger (older version free) they will tell you where space is used

    goldern rule is that you never remove anything unless you know exactly what it is.


    how big is your hard drive ?
    upgrading it is one option - another option is to get an external drive and move stuff you don't use often there like backups of your home movies


    you can compress folders to save space , it does slow stuff down, and you you can't compress image or sound files (videos are both so doubly uncompresible.)


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  • #7
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    first use ccleaner to do the automatic cleanup

    Just on this, if he's got 0 space then he can search for the version that doesn't need to be installed. Also run a program called PureRa from a USB/CD and it should clear out some space also.


  • #8
    Junco Partner
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    i think i'll just give it to a friend of my parents he works in a computer store so is infinetly more capable than me. i'll just end up doing something irreparable.


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