free up space on C

C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts files/folders
can I safely move from C to D without having any future access
difficulties?
Bill

 

I have no idea since I do not see your C:\ drive and the Crystal Ball is out of
commission

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"Bill" <frog@missthisbigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:eGrFFfT$JHA.5068@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts files/folders can I
>safely move from C to D without having any future access difficulties?
> Bill <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Bill wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future
> access difficulties?
> Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

You can move data. You can uninstall programs and reinstall them to D
but you can't "move" them with a cut and paste. Another alternative is
to clone your hard drive to a larger drive.

Alias

 

Bill wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future
> access difficulties?
> Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Information is power, with your post I am powerless. What is the size of
your C:\ drive? What is stored on there? What is the size of your D:\
drive? Is D:\ just an unused partition? Is it actually your recovery
partition? To start with, if it IS your recovery partition, don't use
it. Leave it alone and get an external drive like My Book or similar.
Delete stored files you know you won't need, uninstall programs you
don't need, or will never use to create more space on C:\ drive.

If you have lots of music, and/or movies, text files, downloaded
programs you want to save and the like, feel free to create folders on
D:\ to move them to. In the case of Itunes and tons of purchased music,
you can move the folders etc to D:\, but you will need to dl a nifty
program that forces Itunes to recsan for music. (A pain in the butt
which makes Apple no better than...?)

What you DON'T want to do is move files for programs that place them in
specific places and rely on that placement, UNLESS there is an option
within that program to change file locations.

Alrighty then, just some BASIC info. It's up to you to give more/better
info for proper advisement.

G'day

 

Bill wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future
> access difficulties?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Hi Bill,

In simple terms, you cannot move these directories:

C:\Boot
C:\Program Files
C:\Users
C:\Windows

.... or any of the subdirectories under these directories. Windows
regards these directories as special. They are referenced extensively in
the registry, and if you move them it will cause many things to break.

If you have created your own directories off the C:\ root directory, you
can probably move them over to D:\.

You can also move your Profile directories, such as Desktop, Documents,
Music, Pictures and Downloads. You need to do this the right way - don't
just drag-n-drop! In Explorer, highlight the directory you'd like to
move and then right-click, and select Properties. Then select the
"Location" tab in the Properties panel. Then specify a path on the D:
drive, such as "D:\Users\Bill\Documents", etc. Explorer will make all
the necessary adjustments in the Registry and in the junction points, to
the new location. If you move your Profile directories using any other
method, no such adjustments are made to Windows' internal config.

Alternatively, you can mount the D: drive as a directory under the C:\
file system. Just because it's a different physical disk, doesn't mean
it *has* to be a separate drive ... that's thinking like an old-time DOS
user Create a Directory on C:\ drive called "Data" (or any name you
like" then run Administrative Tools, Computer Management, and select
Disk Management. Use the Disk Manager MMC snap-in, to mount the second
hard disk as C:\Data (or whatever name you chose), instead of it being a
separate D: drive. In DOS, Windows 95 etc every physical disk had to be
a separate drive device; but, like Unix, Windows NT (including XP and
Vista) suffer no such limitation. You can coalesce as many disks into a
single drive as you like (I think there may be some theoretical limit -
256?). The main limitation is that each disk must be a unique directory,
and the directory must be empty of the physical C: drive.

Hope this helps,

Andrew

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Peter Foldes wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> I have no idea since I do not see your C: drive and the Crystal Ball is
> out of commission
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
WOW, so helpful and everything. How smug of you. Elitist? Or just
dumb, and have to put someone else down to feel superior? Either way,
how sad for you, as you are a small, small parson in reality. (Thus
insults to make you feel bigger)

G'day

 

Andrew McLaren wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> Bill wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
>> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future
>> access difficulties?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> In simple terms, you cannot move these directories:
>
> C:Boot
> Crogram Files
> C:Users
> C:Windows
>
> ... or any of the subdirectories under these directories. Windows
> regards these directories as special. They are referenced extensively in
> the registry, and if you move them it will cause many things to break.
>
> If you have created your own directories off the C: root directory, you
> can probably move them over to D:.
>
> You can also move your Profile directories, such as Desktop, Documents,
> Music, Pictures and Downloads. You need to do this the right way - don't
> just drag-n-drop! In Explorer, highlight the directory you'd like to
> move and then right-click, and select Properties. Then select the
> "Location" tab in the Properties panel. Then specify a path on the D:
> drive, such as "D:UsersBillDocuments", etc. Explorer will make all
> the necessary adjustments in the Registry and in the junction points, to
> the new location. If you move your Profile directories using any other
> method, no such adjustments are made to Windows' internal config.
>
> Alternatively, you can mount the D: drive as a directory under the C:
> file system. Just because it's a different physical disk, doesn't mean
> it *has* to be a separate drive ... that's thinking like an old-time DOS
> user Create a Directory on C: drive called "Data" (or any name you
> like" then run Administrative Tools, Computer Management, and select
> Disk Management. Use the Disk Manager MMC snap-in, to mount the second
> hard disk as Cata (or whatever name you chose), instead of it being a
> separate D: drive. In DOS, Windows 95 etc every physical disk had to be
> a separate drive device; but, like Unix, Windows NT (including XP and
> Vista) suffer no such limitation. You can coalesce as many disks into a
> single drive as you like (I think there may be some theoretical limit -
> 256?). The main limitation is that each disk must be a unique directory,
> and the directory must be empty of the physical C: drive.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Andrew
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Nice Andrew. Your response was not only informative, but unbiased to
ignorance, lack of info, etc. A lesson learned...

G'day

 

Muad'Dib wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Nice Andrew. Your response was not only informative, but unbiased to
> ignorance, lack of info, etc. A lesson learned...<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Thanks! I hope it is useful; I usually only post when I have something
worthwhile to add.

Ah, "Muad'dib" ... the "little hopping one" of Arrakis! Or so Stilgar
told me I found out, many years after reading the book, that
"muad'dib" is a genuine Arabic word, meaning "teacher".

Cheers
Andrew

 

Andrew McLaren wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> In simple terms, you cannot move these directories:
>
> C:Boot
> Crogram Files
> C:Users
> C:Windows<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Oh, I forgot to add, C:\ProgramData is also sacrosanct. This directory
is normally hidden, but in case you have "Show hidden directories"
turned ON, do not (under any circumstances) attempt to relocate this
directory.

Another way to free up disk space is to go to Start Menu, Accessories,
System Tools, Disk Cleanup. The Disk Cleanup utility will look for crud
in hard-to-reach places in your file system and let you choose to delete it.

Cheers
Andrew

 

"Bill" <frog@missthisbigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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>
>C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
>files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any
>future access difficulties?
> Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Another thing to look for is a file named procmon.pmb in C:\Windows.
It's a boot logging file that is created and added to if you have boot
logging enabled. It can be safely deleted. This monster was hogging
200 GB on my drive before I figured it out and deleted it!

 

"Bill" <frog@missthisbigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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>C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
>files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future
>access difficulties?
> Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


Leave 'My Documents' where it is, but move the files to an archive folder on
D. Now run Disk Cleanup, remembering to include System Restore files in the
cleanup.

Now how much free space do you have? Numbers would be good.

If there is still not too much free space, consider using a partition
manager to reduce the D partition and increase C. A program like Easeus is
very good and free if you run a 32bit OS..

--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience

 

A couple of MVP's here are indeed dumb morons

 

Documents/data you crated as a result of using applications where
documents/data storage can be specified by user..

For example I have an application on C:\ drive which creates design
files/documents of rather gigantic size, one day I copied all my created
design to D:\ drive & delete from C:\, but left application to reside on C:\
(if you touch it, you will destroy yourself).

Next time I ran that application it generated an error being unable to find
documents in the usual C:\ location, I tol dit to browse in D:\. instead,
done.
Many well-produced applications, e.g. MS Office, Adobe CS4, etc will let you
specify "storage" locations,so if youmove you can go into settings and
change storage drive location so next time application knows where to look.

Especially move graphics/photos, audio/music and VIDEO files you created -
those take the most space (videos).

 

Muad'Dib

Wow to you also. Can you tell me that on my system which one of my files should I
move\transfer from C:\ over to
D:\ which could be an internal or possibly an external Flashdrive our USb to free
up space on my machine. Tell me the names of the files on my system that I should
transfer. Oh Wise One I am waiting for your input.

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"Muad'Dib" <idaspud52@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4A5067D8.1050101@nospamhotmail.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Peter Foldes wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>
>> I have no idea since I do not see your C: drive and the Crystal Ball is out of
>> commission
>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> WOW, so helpful and everything. How smug of you. Elitist? Or just dumb, and have
> to put someone else down to feel superior? Either way, how sad for you, as you are
> a small, small parson in reality. (Thus insults to make you feel bigger)
>
> G'day <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:23:29 -0600, Muad'Dib <idaspud52@nospamhotmail.com>
wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>If you have lots of music, and/or movies, text files, downloaded
>programs you want to save and the like, feel free to create folders on
>D: to move them to. In the case of Itunes and tons of purchased music,
>you can move the folders etc to D:, but you will need to dl a nifty
>program that forces Itunes to recsan for music. (A pain in the butt
>which makes Apple no better than...?)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Itunes all you have to do is use the preferences, and set the location where
the files are.
Then a simple copy *.* to ?:\ would do it. with delete.
As for another program, you just use the Itunes file menu to scan again if
necessary.

 

Alias wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Bill wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
>> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any future
>> access difficulties?
>> Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> You can move data. You can uninstall programs and reinstall them to D
> but you can't "move" them with a cut and paste. Another alternative is
> to clone your hard drive to a larger drive.
>
> Alias<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

I am amazed. You actually helped someone without trying to shove that
INFERIOR Ubuntu down his throat. I am proud of you. Keep up the good work.

 

JEWboy wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Documents/data you crated as a result of using applications where
> documents/data storage can be specified by user..
>
> For example I have an application on C: drive which creates design
> files/documents of rather gigantic size, one day I copied all my created
> design to D: drive & delete from C:, but left application to reside on
> C: (if you touch it, you will destroy yourself).<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

You creatig design documents? Not true. Design documents are never
needed by your employer: Taco-Bell. All you need is that nice uniform
to be clean before you go to work.

Remember - Think outside the BUN.

 

Spanky deMonkey, ESQ wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Alias wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Bill wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
>>> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any
>>> future access difficulties?
>>> Bill<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> You can move data. You can uninstall programs and reinstall them to D
>> but you can't "move" them with a cut and paste. Another alternative is
>> to clone your hard drive to a larger drive.
>>
>> Alias<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> I am amazed. You actually helped someone without trying to shove that
> INFERIOR Ubuntu down his throat. I am proud of you. Keep up the good
> work.
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

So now are you inspired to start helping people instead of lying about
their sexual preferences, financial status and what they do for a living?

Alias

 

Alias wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Spanky deMonkey, ESQ wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Alias wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> Bill wrote:
>>>> C drive is almost full. D has lots of free space. What sorts
>>>> files/folders can I safely move from C to D without having any
>>>> future access difficulties?
>>>> Bill
>>>
>>> You can move data. You can uninstall programs and reinstall them to D
>>> but you can't "move" them with a cut and paste. Another alternative
>>> is to clone your hard drive to a larger drive.
>>>
>>> Alias<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> I am amazed. You actually helped someone without trying to shove that
>> INFERIOR Ubuntu down his throat. I am proud of you. Keep up the good
>> work.
>><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> So now are you inspired to start helping people instead of lying about
> their sexual preferences, financial status and what they do for a living?
>
> Alias
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Since I don't use Vista very much I can't help that often. When I can
help I do help.

Mostly I am here working my 'Noble Mission' to help correct the
inaccuracies that are spread regarding Ubuntu by 'certain' trolls!

Hope you had a nice 4th of July.

 

Thank you Andrew. A concise explanation of what can and cannot be moved -
and of how to do it the right way. Exactly the information needed. And
thanks too Mike for the My documents advice.

I've implemented this and have now gained nearly an extra 100 gigs on C.
The free space on this partition was down to 18 gigs before - and steadily
getting smaller - while D had nearly 200 gigs free.

Thanks again.
Bill