Windows 7 Disc issue

[teak]

It seems the more I delete programs and files, my disc space is still being used up, it is almost 1/2. What would I have to do to reduce what maybe loading on the disc space ?

teak

 

[Mitchell_A]

It's worth noting that you need to empty the recycle bin after deleting things for them to be truly marked as free space. Additionally, a great tool to clean un-necessary files is CCleaner which you can get from Link Removed.

 

[whs]

My suspicion would be that the system is adding restore points in the shadowstorage. Run this command in elevated command prompt:

vssadmin list shadowstorage

Look for the allocated number. That's what is used up to now. Maximum is what will be ultimately used.

 

[Joe S]

Check the space allocated to system restore and cut it back some. Running Ccleaner is a good idea too. When it asks to backup registry items before deleting select yes, You can manually elete them later when you are sure there are no problems.
Joe

 

[teak]

Thanks I am going to co host XP also.