Maybe early, maybe late, but almost every computer or laptop user is faced with such a problem as a full hard disk. Most often, this is the C drive, since this is where Windows is usually installed. Nothing terrible will happen to the computer because of an overflowing disk, but nevertheless it will become slower to work, messages about an overflowing disk will constantly come out - in general, not very pleasant.

How do you know if the disk is full? Very simply, in "My Computer" the memory strip under the disk name will be red.

However, this does not mean that it is completely full. But the message "Not enough space on drive C", when trying to copy data to it, says that there is no space at all. Faced with such a problem, any user asks the question: "What would it be to delete unnecessary and return at least a little memory?" 😮 We will now answer this question.

1. The first step is to check the programs and games located on the C drive. To do this, go to "My Computer" and click "Uninstall or change the program". Here we see our programs and games, as well as their size. Most often, it is games that steal the memory of our disk. Therefore, if you know that you will not play any game, delete it. Because this way you will free up a significant amount of disk space, especially if it weighs 1000 MB or more. It's the same with programs.

2. Next, it is very important to check the user's folder. You can find this folder by opening "Start" (in the right upper corner under the user's picture). Here, first of all, we will check folders such as "My Documents", "My Videos", "My Music", "Pictures", try to transfer everything that takes up a lot of memory, especially video, to drive D or E (if any)

3. Select the "Downloads" folder as a separate item or, in another way, "Downloads". Yes, it is in it that many of the files you downloaded from the Internet are most often stored. Many users never clean it at all, and over time a decent amount of unnecessary garbage accumulates there, which also takes up a decent amount of memory on the C drive. Most often, you can completely clear this folder, and if you need something, then transfer it to the D drive.

4. Now we remove garbage from the system. Surely you have not reinstalled the system for a long time, and during this time several gigabytes of temporary files and other various garbage have accumulated. For cleaning, I advise you to use the CCleaner program, it will not be difficult to find and download it in Google. Cleaning can be done by many others. special programs e.g. TuneUp Utilites.

5. And now what not all users know about. The desktop entirely belongs to the C drive, and, accordingly, everything that is on the desktop takes up the memory of the C drive. Therefore, try to transfer photos, videos, music, and the like from the Desktop to any other disk, for example, a drive D. It may be inconvenient, but you will save memory a large number of... And one more thing: empty the trash can, because it also belongs to the C drive. 🙂

So, I think that if you carefully read all the points and delete or move at least some of the suggested ones, your disk will already be much cleaner, everything depends on you.

Now for some important tips!

1. When installing the system, give the C drive at least 50 GB. Personally, this volume is enough for me in full, provided it is used correctly.
2. Be sure to make at least one additional D drive and download the files you need to it. Remember, in case of problems with the operating system, the data saved on the C drive will be erased. Therefore, everything that is dear to you should be stored on a separate disk.
3. When you download a movie from the Internet or install a game, choose any disk to save, but not C. This is a matter of a few seconds, but it saves memory a lot. Plus, you can move the "Downloads" folder for the browser to another drive, it's a little more difficult, but it will be useful.

I think that's all. Good luck to you! 😉

Very often users operating system(OS) Windows 7 has to face such problem as overcrowded local disk WITH.

And, as you know, this leads not only to longer data processing and system failures, but also to its complete deactivation. So why is this happening, and how do you free your local drive from?

The main reasons for the overflow of the system local disk

Local disk C, also known as the system local disk, is a place for storing data for the entire OS, as well as for locating and linking program files with various functionality to the system.

It follows from this that when installed on Windows computer, we need a relatively insignificant amount of memory for volume C. Only about 100 GB of memory will be enough for it, because the OS together with the full package of necessary programs usually takes no more than 50 GB.

This value will remain true if the user, through inattention, does not litter the C drive with all kinds of games, audio, video and other files downloaded from the Internet, which is usually the root cause of the system disk overflow.

The fact is that any game is also a program, the purpose and functions of which are very different from the work of service and system programs operating system. However, when installing the game, like any program, the installation manager always specifies the path for further unpacking the files. By default, in all programs in this case, the path to the local drive C is specified.

Therefore, when installing the next game, users are strongly recommended to change the unpacking path to any local drive, except for the drive with the letter "C".

As for the downloaded files from the Internet, the system provides for this the path to the "Downloads" folder, which is also on the system disk, namely: C: \ Users \ Computer name \ Downloads

So what happens to the data in this folder if it is not systematically deleted? The answer is obvious: the weight of the folder grows over time, taking away more and more free space on the local drive C.

In order to save ourselves from constantly monitoring the amount of memory in the "Downloads" folder, we simply redirect the information flow from the network to another local disk, since this function is present in the settings of any of the browsers.

We will create in advance new folder on another local disk, which will become a new cell for downloads from the Internet and give it a name, in this case this is "Inet Failes":

Then, in the browser, we indicate the path to this folder (for example, the Yandex browser):

The next reason is to fill the desktop with all sorts of shortcuts and folders. Undoubtedly, moving frequently used files directly to the desktop is, on the one hand, convenient and saves time, and on the other, again, it takes up a certain amount of space. free memory drive C.

The folder "Desktop" has the address: C: \ Users \ Computer name \ Desktop. Here you can see all the shortcuts available in this moment on the desktop as a list.

How do I clean my local drive from?

Very often users ask: "Why does the local disk fill up by itself?" Below we will look at the main reasons for its "autocomplete"

Disable automatic Windows updates

A significant amount of memory bloodthirsty "eats" any next Windows update.

If we let this process go by itself, we will find that as a result of several such updates, practically nothing remains of the volume of the disk. And if we increase the volume size when installing the OS as much as possible, all the same, in the end, the moment will come to full disk, but a little later.

To prevent this, you should disable automatic update Windows.

We do it in the following algorithm: Start menu - Control Panel - System and Security - Enable or disable automatic updates.

In the window that opens, set the parameter "Do not check for updates (not recommended)". Uncheck the boxes, if any, in the items below, and click the "Ok" button.

Disable hibernation

A relatively large amount of memory can be freed up by disabling hibernation. Hibernation is one of the sleep modes that allows you to save data before shutting down the computer, while not closing previously open applications.

How often do we use this mode? No? Then, to free up space on the local disk, turn off hibernation, thereby gaining a significant part of the free disk memory.

To do this, in the Start menu in the search bar, enter the command - cmd;

open the file that appears through the right button running as administrator;

in the window that opens, enter: powercfg hibernate off;

press the "Enter" button on the keyboard and close the window.

After the done manipulations, let's pay attention to the indicator of the memory volume of the C drive. Having found that the free space has considerably increased, we proceed to the next point.

About the basket and the "Temp" folder

Basket. Once deleted, the files located here can also be easily restored. This suggests that everyone remote file getting into the basket, it borrows from its volume (and therefore directly from the memory reserve of the system disk) at the time of storage, exactly as much GB as it weighs itself. Therefore, it is recommended not to forget to periodically empty the basket from unnecessary files... The required size of which can be specified through its properties: replace the parameter with the desired one and click Ok.

The next way is to remove temporary files from Temp folders located at: local drive C: \ Windows \ Temp. Here we freely and fearlessly delete all files, if any.

Disable Windows Recovery

To conclude this article, we should mention an environment such as Windows System Restore. This is a powerful tool used in case of reanimation of the system in the event of an unplanned failure. A very useful system utility, at the same time, it takes large volume system disk memory.

However, if we need to continue cleaning the C drive, then we can easily turn off System Restore. To do this, go to the Start menu - Computer.

On the white background of the window, right-click - Properties - System Protection (top left).

Click on "Local disk (C :) (System)" and below click on the "Configure" button.

We move the marker to "Disable system protection" and below, opposite to "delete all restore points", click on the "Delete" button.

All of the above actions can be applied both in combination and separately, at the discretion of the user. If necessary, all settings can be returned to reverse order... When hibernation is enabled, at the command line enter: powercfg hibernate on.

Perhaps every computer user at least once faced the problem of disappearing space from the system disk. Moreover, regardless of which version of the operating system is installed. You can install Vista instead of Win XP, and replace it with Windows 7 - drive C is filled in exactly the same way. What to do? There are many recommendations for solving this problem, but some of them are designed for "green beginners" who do not understand that each installed program or file takes up part of the space. Others are so complex that it takes a long time to figure out why the C drive fills itself and what to do about it. In our article, we will try to combine both approaches by offering a simple and effective tool.

Recovery points

Let's start with the simplest. IN latest versions operating Windows systems a very interesting software mechanism has been implemented, the work of which is to save the last working states, which allows you to "roll back" at any time. For example, after installing a new driver and rebooting, the system stops loading, displaying an error message. This can be overcome by pressing the F8 button at startup and selecting the appropriate item in the menu. However, this method only works if creation is not prohibited by the user. The downside of this mechanism is the fact that the C drive is constantly filling up. This is because you need free space to save states. Thus, if the C drive is full by itself, then you need to check the settings of this mechanism. To do this, you need to open the menu of the "Start" button and call the "Properties" shortcut "My Computer".

Next, you need to select "Advanced options". The "System Properties" window will open, in which you need to select the tab responsible for protecting the operating system. The "Configure" button is important here, which provides access to the control of the checkpoint mechanism. Then everything is simple: if the C drive is full, then you need to delete the saved states, reduce the allotted volume, or disable their recording altogether. You can erase the extra folder manually: it is located in the root directory of the system drive, by default it is hidden and is called Recovery.

Virtual memory

Modern people actively use the so-called swap file in their work. It is a piece of data from RAM, which in this moment time is not required by the processor and can be unloaded to the drive, thereby freeing up the RAM. If the C drive is full, then you need to check the size of pagefile.sys located in the root directory. You can adjust it in the following way: "My Computer - Properties - Performance - Options - Advanced - Change". You can insert the desired size instead of autoconfiguration. The more RAM in the computer, the smaller the swap file can be.

Extra files

When installing software distributions, there are almost always some entries on the partition that you can safely delete. So, in modern systems there is such a thing as a temporary folder. It is denoted by TEMP or TMP. The location depends on the version and can be changed manually. You can view the current state in the properties of the "Computer" shortcut by opening the "Variables" tab in the "Advanced" section. Both entries are in the upper window. Having decided on the path, it remains not to wonder why the C drive was filled by itself, but to open and erase everything that is there. Sometimes the size of "garbage" reaches tens of gigabytes.

Security programs

It is difficult to find a computer without antivirus software these days. However, few of the users know that many of them lead to a situation where the C drive is full on its own. This is not a mistake, but a completely normal operating mode.
For example, the famous "Kaspersky" for updating own bases doesn't just download them from global network, but also saves files to the drive. As a result, the loss of space can reach tens of gigabytes. If you go to the hidden All Users directory, you can find Kaspersky Lab there, which is gradually expanding. In addition, files are also created to store work reports. This mess can be stopped or at least limited. After calling the Kaspersky Anti-Virus settings, open "Advanced" and select "Reports and Quarantine". Here you can adjust the recording time and size limit. The ability to "eat up" disk space is possessed by many antivirus software, therefore, if the C drive is full on its own, then maybe it's time to think about changing the protection. For continuous use, we recommend avoiding test alpha and beta versions of products, which often save additional data to files.

Malicious

Of course, do not forget about Some of them are just designed to fill with garbage data. HDD... Usually, to restore performance, it is enough to find and remove the malware using the appropriate applications. An excellent solution is a free program from Dr.Web called CureIT, as well as Removal Tool from Kaspersky Lab.

Out of date browser entries

All programs for viewing pages on the Internet use a caching mechanism in order to speed up subsequent access and reduce traffic, thanks to which some data is stored on the drive. The more such records, the, as a rule, the faster the browser works, since it does not need to request data from the servers again. However, if the growth of the cache is not limited and is not periodically cleared, then the folder of such data can grow to an impressive size. So, in the latest versions of the popular Firefox programs to open the settings through the top menu item and go to "Advanced". There it remains to select "Network" and click the "Clear" button. In "Chrome", the button for clearing the history, located in the "Personal data" section, is responsible for cleaning. When deleting cache files, it is important not to erase unnecessary items: in Google chrome the selection is carried out by setting / unchecking the checkboxes.

Local proxies

Some users, when working with Internet resources, for one reason or another, use caching programs installed on the computer. One of the most famous is Handy Cache. If the tariffication for traffic is per megabyte, then such a solution can significantly save money. If the "fine-tuning" is not performed, then very quickly the volume occupied by files reaches several gigabytes. The easiest way is to remove them. To do this, the program should use the "Clear" button located in the "Cache" section.

Filesystem error

Although the number of failures caused by file corruption on drives has dropped significantly since the beginning of the NTFS "era", it is nevertheless sometimes necessary to check the drive for errors. Sometimes a corrupted partition table can lead to the fact that although you can continue to work with the disk, the free space will behave as it pleases. The easiest way is to use the built-in Windows solution from Microsoft. To do this, open "My Computer", select system disk and right-click to call its properties. It remains to click the "Check" button in the "Service" tab.

Before manual cleaning

Of course, the method of "fighting for free disk space" is not limited to the above methods. A great solution to keep in mind is to manually remove unnecessary software junk. There are many free software that allow you to scan the selected drive and provide the results of the work in graphical form. Notable examples are Free Disc Analizer and Disctective. After starting and completing the assigned tasks, the user will be shown a window in which you can see which folders exist and how much space each of them takes. It also provides an analogue of the explorer, with which you can open the desired directory and delete unnecessary from there. As you can see from the above, if the C drive fills up, then there is no reason to panic - all problems can be overcome on your own.

Liyano, I made a strict rule for myself - always keep the C drive clean and constantly clean it of all debris and extra files... What do I do:

1. On the C drive there is only the system and programs (only the programs themselves, I put all the data and files for these programs on the D, E, F drives).
2. Nothing extra in the folder My Documents. Only temporary files, which at the first opportunity I drop to another disk in the appropriate folder.
3. No custom folders on drive C, sun on other drives.
4. Regular use Ccleaner programs(free version).
5. Defragmenting disks (with free space consolidation) using third-party programs(I am using PerfectDisk).

I have long forgotten about problems with disk C overflow ...

If the C drive is full, but there is space on the D drive, then transfer important documents, photos, videos to the D drive. It even needs to be done so that when reinstalling Windows do not lose all the files you need.

If there is no space on the D drive either, buy an external hard drive and transfer to it what you rarely watch (movies, some other video, documents, in short, decide for yourself what exactly). External hard drives are not very expensive, and the storage capacity is up to 3 terabytes.

Alternatively, you can delete all unnecessary programs and files from your computer using uninstaller programs. You can also clean the disk from junk files using the CCleaner program.

The easiest way is to delete materials you don't need. If this method does not work, you can do the following:

1) Perform disk cleanup standard utility Windows. For Windows 7:

Computer -> C: -> Properties -> Tab General -> Disk Cleanup;

2) If Disk Cleanup has not freed up enough space, you can use the Disk Compression utility. This method is fraught with a decrease in the speed of working with the disk. For Windows 7:

Computer -> C: -> Properties -> Tab General -> Compress this disk to save space

You can also buy second hard disk and transfer some of the materials to it.

If the C drive is full, and you need free space to install the program, for example, then you can simply delete some of the unnecessary, or move it to the D drive - to the computer's hard drive, the main thing is that these are not program files.

By the way, I also try not to save anything extra on it. I get very upset when I see some documents of my brother / husband, films, photos on my desktop. I think that drive C is simply not intended for this, only program files, drivers, etc. should be beaten there.

I advise you to do the cleaning and delete a little or copy to neighboring discs information ... Otherwise, just write some programs (games for example) to the disc and run them from it.

If the C drive is full, then you need to take several appropriate measures:



• I bought a separate disk with Windows and programs. I think this is the most correct solution to the issue. And just look at what you have there and erase the unnecessary.

  You just need to clean the disk, do not delete necessary information... If, of course, there are important documents on your disk and you cannot delete them, then buy another hard disk. After all, if you have little disk space, your computer will be stupid, think for a long time.

  Half measures (space will still not be enough for a long time):

  1. Garbage cleaning... Wherein, control points killing is still not worth it, because, with this state of the disk, something can be gagged.
  2. Defragmentation... It also frees up some space.

  There can be only one serious measure - remove unnecessary programs and files... Think about which programs you rarely use or never used at all, which films and left-hand photos can be deleted (original pictures are quite heavy, and if you upload them to your computer thoughtlessly, then there is a lot of unnecessary things), which games you will no longer play .. ...

  And if the operating system has not been reinstalled for a very long time, then the number of all these downloads and reboots of program updates also weighs up to a fig.

  delete. superfluous. or transfer. to another drive. for example folder documents - (in my observation, it often takes up a lot of space. how to do it right. - this method for 7

Many people have such a problem when the hard disk space is full and no programs are installed and it is not clear where the free disk space has gone. The fact is that the system and utilities can store their temporary files and other garbage that are not needed for work.

Standard folders

Standard folders in Windows, for example, My Documents, Libraries, Downloads and the like, are always located on the system disk by default, and because of them, the memory can be full. Some programs can silently save their files in these folders. For example, games often save saves in the My Documents folder. And there can be a lot of such garbage. In this case, you can clear the folders of unnecessary data.

If the hard disk is divided into several, then you need to change their location in the properties of such folders and move them to another disk. To do this, right-click on the folder, select properties and go to the "Location" tab, click "Move". Next, select the place where you want to move the folder and click "OK".

Windows temp folder (aka temp)

Temporary Windows files are stored in the temp directory, to free up computer memory, you can delete them. First, you need to open "Run" using the command Win + R. In the line we write% temp%. The window we need opens. Before clearing temporary Windows files, it is better to shut down all programs so that some of them can use temporary storage.

In addition, you can use special programs that effectively clean the system from all debris and free up space. The most popular of these is CCleaner.

Pagefile.sys is used by Windows for temporary storage when there is not enough RAM and as a result the data is unloaded, filling physical memory disk. If you are sure that there is enough RAM for normal use of the computer (it is better that it be more than 6GB), then you can disable the use of pagefile.sys.

To do this, right-click on My Computer and click on "Properties", then open Extra options systems, then click on "Performance", then "Options" and on the tab "Additionally"... In it we open "Virtual memory" and "Change".

If after these steps a message about insufficient virtual memory begins to appear, then it is better to include this file back.

Hiberfil.sys is used by Windows to reserve space for hibernation, and, as in the previous case, it is equal to the amount of RAM. It is necessary to quickly shutdown the computer and quickly wake up from sleep mode.

To disable hiberfil.sys in Windows 7, you need to type cmd in the search bar and run command line on behalf of the Administrator. Then enter the following command: powercfg hibernate off, to turn it back on, write powercfg hibernate on.

Browser cache

Each browser has a folder where it stores its cache files. They are used to speed up page loading. The browser saves the page elements once, and then does not load them from the computer memory. With each site visited, the cache grows and can take up quite a lot of space, plus it slows down the operation of the browser itself and creates malfunctions.

In all browsers, clearing the cache is in the settings. It can also be done using the CCleaner program.

Recovery checkpoints

Operating system restore points are used when Windows crashes, incorrect updates, driver malfunctions, viruses, and other equally serious causes that cannot be fixed. In such cases, you can return the system to the last successful and working condition... The restore point is the preservation of such parameters.

Naturally, additional space is needed to store these parameters.

Of course, you can completely disable the saving of working parameters, but this is highly discouraged.

And to free up memory, you can clean up old Windows restore points.

To do this, open the "My Computer" folder and right-click on the local drive. Click on "Properties" in the drop-down list, then sequentially click on "", "Additionally", "System Restore", "Clear". Delete all saved points except the most recent one.

Residual files

In addition to the temporary folder, many programs leave behind many files, and moreover, the files may refer not only to existing software, but also to garbage from those programs that have long been removed from the computer.

CCleaner and similar utilities solve the problem of cleaning unnecessary files. Since there are a lot of such unnecessary files, and they can be stored in several places, and it is not always clear to an ordinary user whether a file is needed or not. Therefore, a variety of software is used for cleaning.

What else can you do

If Windows has two system disks, then when installing programs, especially modern games, which can take up a huge amount of memory, specify the path to the second disk. By default, everything is installed on the system drive and often it turns out that drive C is full, and D is empty.

Check the list installed programs and remove unnecessary or unused ones.

It may be that you do not remember what is on your computer - this will free up a huge amount of memory. It is necessary to carry out such cleaning and remove all sorts of garbage using the same CCleaner or similar software, and it is better to do this regularly, without waiting for the memory to be crammed to capacity.