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Deleting in very small batches, in Windows. No instability has been
experienced - but it did get close one time when deleting about 70 MB (?
don't remember exactly now). Anyway, this way I can inspect closely just
what I am giving the heave-ho to. I know how the PC acts if one tries to
delete large volumes of large files and folders in one fell swoop. BTDT.
Same thing would happen if one tried to empty an inordinately full recycle
bin too.g So, it is slow, but not as slow as having the PC freeze up when
one tries to rush things. I felt that "looking" at the stuff would be better
than going "blindly" through DOS, which though faster as it is, makes no
allowance for mistakes. BTDT as well. :-|

Now, I've heard of people "running out of space" on their HD-D's, so I am
beating that to the punch. I had close to 18 GB of used space on the 40 GB
HD-D. Now it is in the vicinity of 15.4 GB used space. I feel lighter
already! g

LS
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"PCR" wrote:
Yow. Well... are you deleting large folders/files in Explorer? Are you
suffering instability afterwards, until a reboot? Or are you deleting
them at Windows DOS?

Yea, yea, you're doing well! I'm almost inspired to do some of the
things I should do!


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"LuckyStrike" om
wrote in message ...
| No... you heard me right, but don't die on me... OK? But that BIG
figure is
| from the all over the Crive in general. Had a *lot* of duplicate
stuff in
| there. It was from a paranoia of having an entire folder disappear
after
| some crash happened. So, now about half of that is stored onto 2 CD's.
I
| guess I thought if I don't leave all my eggs in one basket... ;-)
Anyway,
| it turns out that the 231 MB was obviously small potatoes by
comparison.
|
| Anyway, it is *still* going well, albeit very slowly.
|
| LS
| ---------------------------
| "PCR" wrote:
| "LuckyStrike" wrote:
| to remove more unnecessary stuff. 2.7GB + so far. :-)
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| I'm sure you mean MB, or I must faint dead! Yea, I went back to
look, &
| it's 231 MB total. Glad it's going well! Sounds like you're going
right.
|
| --
| PCR
|

Well... (Lord!)... you are deleting... GBs... bit by bit? Are you SURE
you're not trying to make faint dead away, LuckyStrike?

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"LuckyStrike" om
wrote in message ...
| Deleting in very small batches, in Windows. No instability has been
| experienced - but it did get close one time when deleting about 70 MB
(?
| don't remember exactly now). Anyway, this way I can inspect closely
just
| what I am giving the heave-ho to. I know how the PC acts if one tries
to
| delete large volumes of large files and folders in one fell swoop.
BTDT.
| Same thing would happen if one tried to empty an inordinately full
recycle
| bin too.g So, it is slow, but not as slow as having the PC freeze up
when
| one tries to rush things. I felt that "looking" at the stuff would be
better
| than going "blindly" through DOS, which though faster as it is, makes
no
| allowance for mistakes. BTDT as well. :-|
|
| Now, I've heard of people "running out of space" on their HD-D's, so I
am
| beating that to the punch. I had close to 18 GB of used space on the
40 GB
| HD-D. Now it is in the vicinity of 15.4 GB used space. I feel lighter
| already! g
|
| LS
| ------------------------------
| "PCR" wrote:
| Yow. Well... are you deleting large folders/files in Explorer? Are
you
| suffering instability afterwards, until a reboot? Or are you
deleting
| them at Windows DOS?
|
| Yea, yea, you're doing well! I'm almost inspired to do some of the
| things I should do!
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "LuckyStrike" om
| wrote in message ...
| | No... you heard me right, but don't die on me... OK? But that BIG
| figure is
| | from the all over the Crive in general. Had a *lot* of duplicate
| stuff in
| | there. It was from a paranoia of having an entire folder disappear
| after
| | some crash happened. So, now about half of that is stored onto 2
CD's.
| I
| | guess I thought if I don't leave all my eggs in one basket... ;-)
| Anyway,
| | it turns out that the 231 MB was obviously small potatoes by
| comparison.
| |
| | Anyway, it is *still* going well, albeit very slowly.
| |
| | LS
| | ---------------------------
| | "PCR" wrote:
| | "LuckyStrike" wrote:
| | to remove more unnecessary stuff. 2.7GB + so far. :-)
| | ~~~~~~~~~~
| | I'm sure you mean MB, or I must faint dead! Yea, I went back to
| look, &
| | it's 231 MB total. Glad it's going well! Sounds like you're
going
| right.
| |
| | --
| | PCR
| |
|
|

Well yes I am... deleting that is. This has been ongoing for some days now.
Bear in mind if you will, that it took a few years to accrue this gumbo of
stuff, so taking a few days to examine and deal with it isn't that hateful a
task. Some has been placed on CD's as I've previously stated. The Disks and
Burner are still standing by. But I do get your drift. ;-P
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LuckyStrike
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"PCR" questioned my state of mind in message:
...
Well... (Lord!)... you are deleting... GBs... bit by bit? Are you SURE
you're not trying to make faint dead away, LuckyStrike?

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"LuckyStrike" om
wrote in message ...
| Deleting in very small batches, in Windows. No instability has been
| experienced - but it did get close one time when deleting about 70 MB
(?
| don't remember exactly now). Anyway, this way I can inspect closely
just
| what I am giving the heave-ho to. I know how the PC acts if one tries
to
| delete large volumes of large files and folders in one fell swoop.
BTDT.
| Same thing would happen if one tried to empty an inordinately full
recycle
| bin too.g So, it is slow, but not as slow as having the PC freeze up
when
| one tries to rush things. I felt that "looking" at the stuff would be
better
| than going "blindly" through DOS, which though faster as it is, makes
no
| allowance for mistakes. BTDT as well. :-|
|
| Now, I've heard of people "running out of space" on their HD-D's, so I
am
| beating that to the punch. I had close to 18 GB of used space on the
40 GB
| HD-D. Now it is in the vicinity of 15.4 GB used space. I feel lighter
| already! g
|
| LS
| ------------------------------
| "PCR" wrote:
| Yow. Well... are you deleting large folders/files in Explorer? Are
you
| suffering instability afterwards, until a reboot? Or are you
deleting
| them at Windows DOS?
|
| Yea, yea, you're doing well! I'm almost inspired to do some of the
| things I should do!
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|

Very well, carry on. OK, bye.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"LuckyStrike" om
wrote in message ...
| Well yes I am... deleting that is. This has been ongoing for some days
now.
| Bear in mind if you will, that it took a few years to accrue this
gumbo of
| stuff, so taking a few days to examine and deal with it isn't that
hateful a
| task. Some has been placed on CD's as I've previously stated. The
Disks and
| Burner are still standing by. But I do get your drift. ;-P
| --
| LuckyStrike
| --------------------------------------------------------------------
| "PCR" questioned my state of mind in message:
| ...
| Well... (Lord!)... you are deleting... GBs... bit by bit? Are you
SURE
| you're not trying to make faint dead away, LuckyStrike?
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "LuckyStrike" om
| wrote in message ...
| | Deleting in very small batches, in Windows. No instability has
been
| | experienced - but it did get close one time when deleting about 70
MB
| (?
| | don't remember exactly now). Anyway, this way I can inspect
closely
| just
| | what I am giving the heave-ho to. I know how the PC acts if one
tries
| to
| | delete large volumes of large files and folders in one fell swoop.
| BTDT.
| | Same thing would happen if one tried to empty an inordinately full
| recycle
| | bin too.g So, it is slow, but not as slow as having the PC
freeze up
| when
| | one tries to rush things. I felt that "looking" at the stuff would
be
| better
| | than going "blindly" through DOS, which though faster as it is,
makes
| no
| | allowance for mistakes. BTDT as well. :-|
| |
| | Now, I've heard of people "running out of space" on their HD-D's,
so I
| am
| | beating that to the punch. I had close to 18 GB of used space on
the
| 40 GB
| | HD-D. Now it is in the vicinity of 15.4 GB used space. I feel
lighter
| | already! g
| |
| | LS
| | ------------------------------
| | "PCR" wrote:
| | Yow. Well... are you deleting large folders/files in Explorer?
Are
| you
| | suffering instability afterwards, until a reboot? Or are you
| deleting
| | them at Windows DOS?
| |
| | Yea, yea, you're doing well! I'm almost inspired to do some of
the
| | things I should do!
| |
| |
| | --
| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | should things get worse after this,
| | PCR
| |
|
|

Ta. ;-)

LS
----------------
"PCR" wrote in message
...
Very well, carry on. OK, bye.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR