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Please help! Problems with my C drive

Jan 17, 2015 7:45PM PST

My local C drive is overwhelmed! Please help me with it I have deleted all pictures, videos, different rubbish so to say and it is still red and overwhelmed. I do not know which programs should I delete. Maybe the main reason in it!

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Re: c:drive
Jan 17, 2015 8:04PM PST

How do you mean "red"? And how do you mean "overwhelmed"?

I assume you mean that you have too much used and to little free space on your c:-drive. Deleting programs doesn't help much. Deleting pictures, video's, rubbish and running is much more effective, as is runing the Disc cleanup wizard and limiting the allowed space for system restore and temporary Internet files.

Now download Treesize Free (free download, use google to find it) and go and analyse what folders use what space. If you feel you need help with interpreting the results, please post the full list here and also tell the total, used and free space on the drive as told by its properties

Kees

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Thank you
Jan 20, 2015 12:03AM PST

Thank you very much I will do it later on today. You understand me clearly, I have too much used and very very little free space on my C:-drive.

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Ok
Jan 22, 2015 11:41PM PST

Ok, I have downloaded Treesize. Free. Now I see that I do need help with interpreting the results
I do not know how to copy the results to you it does not allows me... maybe you will give me a hing how to do it?(