Fluctuating hard drive space

Low disk space message keeps appearing in the task bar. I
had 480 meg left the other day and have deleted about 5
programs since. ran the low disk space to clear some up
and said i still had a critically low 8 meg. now it is
fluctuating between about 50 and 250. it is a 4 gig hdd
and no matter what i get rid of that bloody 'low disk
space' message keeps appearing. How do i solve this
problem..??

Try reducing the amount of space allocated to System Restore
System Properties|Performance|File System|Hard Disk
set the System Restore slider to the minimum allowed (200MB)

If that's greyed out, then System restore has been disabled because of the
lack of space - but it's worth trying a reset just in case the archive
hasn't been cleared properly...

To Reset System Restore -
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and check
"Disable System Restore",
Apply and IMMEDIATELY reboot.
This will flush you restore folder and erase all checkpoints, then,
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and uncheck
"Disable System Restore",
Apply and again IMMEDIATELY reboot.
This should now automatically create a new checkpoint immediately following
the restart.
Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder,
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore slider
to your minimum (if it's not still greyed out!).

Most people find that a setting of 200MB is sufficient to hold 10-15
days worth of restore points, on a system such as yours.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

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"Brent" wrote in message
...
Low disk space message keeps appearing in the task bar. I
had 480 meg left the other day and have deleted about 5
programs since. ran the low disk space to clear some up
and said i still had a critically low 8 meg. now it is
fluctuating between about 50 and 250. it is a 4 gig hdd
and no matter what i get rid of that bloody 'low disk
space' message keeps appearing. How do i solve this
problem..??

Brent wrote:

Low disk space message keeps appearing in the task bar. I
had 480 meg left the other day and have deleted about 5
programs since. ran the low disk space to clear some up
and said i still had a critically low 8 meg. now it is
fluctuating between about 50 and 250. it is a 4 gig hdd
and no matter what i get rid of that bloody 'low disk
space' message keeps appearing. How do i solve this
problem..??


4GB is plenty to run Windows with most of the bells and whistles.
Manually clear your Temp directory and your Temporary Internet Files.



Rick

Wont let me change the system restore. It is already
checked and when I uncheck it and click apply and go back
in to it it is checked again. I booted my pc today and
and had less than 1mb space.


-----Original Message-----
Try reducing the amount of space allocated to System
Restore
System Properties|Performance|File System|Hard Disk
set the System Restore slider to the minimum allowed
(200MB)

If that's greyed out, then System restore has been
disabled because of the
lack of space - but it's worth trying a reset just in
case the archive
hasn't been cleared properly...

To Reset System Restore -
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and
check
"Disable System Restore",
Apply and IMMEDIATELY reboot.
This will flush you restore folder and erase all
checkpoints, then,
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and
uncheck
"Disable System Restore",
Apply and again IMMEDIATELY reboot.
This should now automatically create a new checkpoint
immediately following
the restart.
Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder,
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust
the restore slider
to your minimum (if it's not still greyed out!).

Most people find that a setting of 200MB is sufficient to
hold 10-15
days worth of restore points, on a system such as yours.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp
"Brent" wrote in message
...
Low disk space message keeps appearing in the task
bar. I
had 480 meg left the other day and have deleted about 5
programs since. ran the low disk space to clear some up
and said i still had a critically low 8 meg. now it is
fluctuating between about 50 and 250. it is a 4 gig hdd
and no matter what i get rid of that bloody 'low disk
space' message keeps appearing. How do i solve this
problem..??



.

Hmmmm.
with less than 1MB space on the HD, then it's not surprising that SR is
switched off!

Try this

Boot to DOS, using your Startup Disk (if you don't have one and can't make
one from Start | Add/Remove Programs, then download a diskmaker from
www.bootdisk.com, and create the floppy by running the file)

At the A:\ prompt, type the following commands (followed by [return])

ATTRIB -S -R -H C:\_RESTORE

REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

When the A:\ prompt returns, remove the floppy, and reboot the PC. The
Control Files will be rebuilt, and a Restore point should be created.

Then delete the C:\OLDREST folder, and reboot again.

Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder (if possible)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp
"Brent" wrote in message
...
Wont let me change the system restore. It is already
checked and when I uncheck it and click apply and go back
in to it it is checked again. I booted my pc today and
and had less than 1mb space.


-----Original Message-----
Try reducing the amount of space allocated to System
Restore
System Properties|Performance|File System|Hard Disk
set the System Restore slider to the minimum allowed
(200MB)

If that's greyed out, then System restore has been
disabled because of the
lack of space - but it's worth trying a reset just in
case the archive
hasn't been cleared properly...

To Reset System Restore -
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and
check
"Disable System Restore",
Apply and IMMEDIATELY reboot.
This will flush you restore folder and erase all
checkpoints, then,
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and
uncheck
"Disable System Restore",
Apply and again IMMEDIATELY reboot.
This should now automatically create a new checkpoint
immediately following
the restart.
Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder,
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust
the restore slider
to your minimum (if it's not still greyed out!).

Most people find that a setting of 200MB is sufficient to
hold 10-15
days worth of restore points, on a system such as yours.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post
messages to NG's
or
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar
27pmvp.asp
"Brent" wrote in message
...
Low disk space message keeps appearing in the task
bar. I
had 480 meg left the other day and have deleted about 5
programs since. ran the low disk space to clear some up
and said i still had a critically low 8 meg. now it is
fluctuating between about 50 and 250. it is a 4 gig hdd
and no matter what i get rid of that bloody 'low disk
space' message keeps appearing. How do i solve this
problem..??



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