Local Settings is too large

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Local Settings is too large

by 1mikec1 Sep 2, 2011 9:40AM PDT

This is a Windows XP Pro machine with a small HD (40 gigs).
"C" Drive shows about totally full but there's hardly anything on it.

I found in Windows Explorer under "Documents and Settings" that the "Local Settings" folder has 27 gigs.
BUT there are ONLY two small folders under Local Settings:
1) Application Data folder = 37 Megs
2) And the Temp folder = 80 KB (after emptying).

And YES I've checked "Show hidden files & Folders".
How can the Local Settings folder be 27 gigs??

Should I just delete the whole Local Settings folder?
Then re-create it with just the "Application Data" folder And the "Temp" folder in it?

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Local Settings is too large

by 1mikec1 Sep 3, 2011 12:35AM PDT

After unchecking it where do they appear?
Is there stuff in them that I can delete.

Again I need to say; The local settings folder is the bloated one.
It shows 27 GIGS and yet upon examination:
There are ONLY two small folders in it:
1) Application Data folder = 37 Megs
2) And the Temp folder = 80 KB (after emptying).

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Local Settings is too large (Solved the hard way)

by 1mikec1 Sep 14, 2011 10:04AM PDT

Screw it.
I reformatted!
Obviously that fixed everything

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MarkFlax · Accepted Answer · Sep 2, 2011 11:08PM PDT

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Did you uncheck the other setting?

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Sep 2, 2011 11:08PM PDT

That one is "Hide System protected folders and files, (Recommended)". Uncheck that and try again.

I would never delete that Local Settings folder nor any Temp folder, although the contents of the Temp folder can be deleted.

Mark

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