pete mcrash

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i seem to be missing about 30gb...... .only got about 4gb in downloads the rest is ex files and a whole lot of shite stored that i dont need etc...........Pete

Christian and Beccy

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There isn't a program that is intelligent enough to know what you class as shit that you don't need!! LOL.

Best go through and delete what you can manually. Then go into Add/Remove programs and remove anything you dont use (be careful you don't delete anything important), then run a Disk Cleanup.

Then run the Disk Defragmenter.

BM08

yep use this chap, it will clear loads of shit you dont need like cookies, temp files etc http://filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

Top right click on "download lastest version".

Be aware this will clear your cookies which means all your saved usernames and passwords for ANY website or forum will be reset and require you to re-type them all, so be sure you know all your details etc

GTechR

My PC was runnign really slow and a mate suggested a program called hijack this... The amount of Shit I had on my PC I didn't even know about

You 'may' have to re load the odd Program... I did, but nothing serious it retained all the important stuff.

Worth a try.

BM08

yeah go to add remove programmes in control panel and remove any programmes you dont use/ need

Christian and Beccy

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If you want to get really advanced, download Ad-Aware, install it, update it then run it. That'll pick some shit up.

StephenC

as above, ccleaner is very good, you can uncheck the cookies part so it leaves them. Use it on all our laptops at work and often gets rid of a gig a month.

StephenC

ad-aware is mainly spyware stuff, wont touch temporary files that get left here there and everywhere. Wont do any harm dont get me wrong.

BM08

yeah lets not forget the post title people

Although there all good tips anyway

pete mcrash

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i've got a copy of evidence eliminator from the police (it cleans everything)......but i've lost the code................ .....bugger.......done all the usuall online stuff and not much difference....and yes i've de-fraged and cleaned up disc.................

StephenC

use this to see where all the space is been used up
http://www.win.tue.nl/cgi-bin/usr/sequoia/download3.cgi

Adrian

You will probably find a lot of space is used here

C:\Documents and Settings\<your profile name>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files>

run a command window and cd to the above

Do a dir /a

You will find olk dir and probably one called content.ie5

CD into that dir and do a dir /s /a

See how much space is used. This is usually temporary internet files, temp docs opened fom email attachments and the like.

pete mcrash

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..........maybe i should say that all of the above makes no sense to me...........cheers for ur help.............i'll sort it