If you only have two hard drives and, I assume, some sort of optical drive then you could just add a hard drive.
I would question though what's taking up 39 GB of space on your main drive if the programs only total 6 GB. That doesn't sound right unless you have some data base program or something that has huge data files. Many programs especially graphics programs that store photo thumbnails, etc can have large data store but you can always move the data files to another drive without having to move the program itself. Also if you haven't done any routine maintenance lately, temporary files can get very large. I would get some program that shows where all your space is going. Get something like Treesize http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml#treesize and look at what's taking up all that space. It's free and works really well. Also pay attention to the sum of the occupied space and the free space on the drive. It ought to add up to somewhere around 39 GB or so. I had a situation once where a program was generating files fragments that don't show up anywhere but still took up space. I lost almost 30 GB on a hard drive before I noticed the discrepancy. Error checking will take care of those. You might want to run WinXp error checking anyway just to make sure. If it turns out that you want to replace your C drive, many retail hard drives come with software that will clone the old drive to the new drive. The oem versions of hard drives don't come with that software. Before you do anything, figure out what is taking up all the space on your C dive. Ben Moore -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LarryB Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:39 AM To: PC Questions Subject: PCWorks: HD getting full what steps should I take This is my shop computer and is self built ie with parts off the shelf. It is AMD Athlon XP2200+ @ 1.8GHz and 512 of ram. Using XP pro Ver 2002 with SP2. My C drive is a 40 gig drive with only 1 gig free! Much of the size is in the Programs on the drive. (about 6 gig) Should I buy a larger drive? If so, any recommendations? If so how do I transfer date from the C to any other drive? Most of the Programs are still in use so deleting them is not an option I want to do. If I were to reinstall some of these programs on another drive would that work ok or does that cause problems? I have been using a smaller drive (6 gig) for data backup and I could install something bigger but still not sure the best way to relieve the fullness. Thanks Larry Browning K & L Electronics Anderson, SC ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
