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30gb being used but where?

  • 22-10-2011 11:28PM
    #1
    tommyl2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭


    I have a windows vista laptop. Ive deleted every personal file off it, all program files for unused programs and unused programs. Ive cleared temp files, done disc clean up, defragged it, even changed the reserve size for the windows backup system and there is still 26gb being used by god only knows what. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    pacquiao
    Closed Accounts Posts: 465 ✭✭pacquiao


    restore partition?


  • #3
    tommyl2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭tommyl2010


    pacquiao wrote: »
    restore partition?

    Nope changed it right down to the minimum


  • #4
    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    Probably the Vista Winsxs folder. And no, you can't touch it.

    Nate


  • #5
    tommyl2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 240 ✭✭tommyl2010


    Nate--IRL-- wrote: »
    Probably the Vista Winsxs folder. And no, you can't touch it.

    Nate

    Absolutley no way of reducing it? 30gb not way to big?


  • #6
    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    tommyl2010 wrote: »
    Absolutley no way of reducing it? 30gb not way to big?

    Vista is a glutton for disk space, 30gb wouldn't be unheard of. You can try googling for a solution, bit I'm fairly certain it is untouchable - I found out the hard way. :)

    Nate


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  • #7
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    tommyl2010 wrote: »
    I have a windows vista laptop. Ive deleted every personal file off it, all program files for unused programs and unused programs. Ive cleared temp files, done disc clean up, defragged it, even changed the reserve size for the windows backup system and there is still 26gb being used by god only knows what. Any ideas?
    Probably the volume shadow copies, or something similar. Vista was terrible for this issue, that over time it would eat up disk space for no apparent reason. Which is why frankly I moved off to Windows 7 when I first got the opportunity, having tried the release candidate and liking it very much.


  • #8
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,263 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Overheal wrote: »
    Probably the volume shadow copies, or something similar. Vista was terrible for this issue, that over time it would eat up disk space for no apparent reason. Which is why frankly I moved off to Windows 7 when I first got the opportunity, having tried the release candidate and liking it very much.

    That's the system restore function. You can turn it off or change the amount of disk space it uses.


  • #9
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    When you changed the restore to the minimum did you do it by turning it off deleting all the restore points turning it back on again and creating a restore point.

    If you just changed the maximum size it doesn't mean Vista necessarily deleted the difference between what it was and what you have now set it at.


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