does your hard drive ever get completly full from deleting files ,etc.?
456248
No, You are right to think that it remains on you hard drive but as far as you computer concerned it is free space and nothing has ever been there.
704979
YOU SHOULD NEVER FILL A DRIVE UP THAT MUCH -- ANYTHING OVER 90% CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS / DATA CORRUPTION.\n\nTHAT BEING SAID, SINCE IT IS SO FULL, EVEN 3RD PARTY DEFRAGS WONT WORK BECAUSE IT HAS NOWHERE TO MOVE THE DATA TO.  YOU NEED TO MANUALLY DELETE / MOVE THINGS -- THAT IS THE ONLY WAY -- SORRY\n\nIF IT IS MUSIC OR MOVIES THAT HAS FILLED IT UP, BACK UP A BUCH ON A BLACNK CD OR DVD AND THEN DELETE\n\nBUY A BIGGER HDD, THEN REINSTALL THE BACK-UP FILES
1005113
If you've recently deleted a large number of files, they may still be in your recycle bin.  Empty that, and see if the space comes back.\n\nAlso, I found that if you delete files from the command prompt (using del or rd), the space doesn't come back until you reboot, but there's nothing in the recycle bin to empty.
131776
It all depends on how much software you have on the computer, filling up the harddrive so much will slow any computer down
794859
Define "completely deleted"....\n\nIf you simply delete a file, then the area of hard disk that it previously occupied is marked as unoccupied. The data is technically still there.\nIf you _shred_ a file, then the disk space is similarly marked as unused, but first it is overwritten with random nonsense several times, to obliterate any previous data or any signature of the previous data. Generally speaking people only do this when they have particular reason to - most users need not shred anything unless they're totally paranoid.\n\nRawlyn.
1048301
...put some space on your hard drive. Delete some unnecessary files. If you don't want to delete them, transfer them to another media like a flash drive or an external hard drive.
729176
If it does I can't tell. I have a 120 gig Maxtor 10,000 rpm drive that I have wiped I know at least 10 times and I have never had any problems with it,so I think you'll be ok.Also a lot of cleaners also write over your free space when they clean your drive and if it would hurt your drive I'm sure they wouldn't include that feature.Hope this helps.
653739
Yes... go to "My Computer" and click on "Local Disk (C:)"\nNow look down under "Details" at "Free Space"\n(This will be the amount of free space left on your hard drive.)
543934
Go to the Control Panel option on your start menu and choose performance and maintenance.  There should be an option for freeing up space on your hard drive.  It is call defragmenting, and does not remove programs or file.  It only rearranges them to make them more organized and take up less space.
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If the folders are smaller than 512mb, yes (or whatever room the drive actually uses).\n\nIf the folders are empty, yes for sure.  Do this to check the combined folder size, hightlight all the folders (Click and drag to include them all or highlight them all another way) Right click on 1 of the folders and select properties.  It should give you the file size of all the folders that way.
870166
If you run the Defrag program, it will overewrite "deleted" stuff with the files you want to keep.  If you really want to clean up the space, use a program like Webroot's Window Washer.  You can download a 30-day trial version from the Webroot website.  Set it to "bleach" the deleted area of your hard drive.  That makes it overwrite all the old stuff with 0's and 1's.
497066
first run disc cleanup< rightclick localdisk>,then prss disc clean,next go to run>%temp% and press ok this will take you to your temporary folder,which can hold up to 3to 4 gb of temp data,just go to edit>select all then delete selected items,otherwise look on ebay for 20gb drives which pop up for round about £10 now and again\n         you should be better getting a second drive than worrying about space all the time,i wish i lived near by as i have 3 or 4 spare 20gb hard drives,you could have had one\n    good luck
336745
Is there still room on ur hard drive, because stand by mode is written to a file that can become quit extensive.
682586
If you have 10-15 percent free space on your drive do a DSKCHK to correct any corupted programs. Also make sure your firewall virus programs are disabled and no other programs running. Should do it I have DE-fraged with only 5 percent free space
274017
http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/\n\nWindirstat if you have the space then download it and run it on your drive c.  It will show you where the biggest files are and exactly what is taking up how much space in a nice little picture form!\n\nNormally youll see like old files you forgot about and can delete those I freed up like 20gigs myself.
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Use a Cleaning program like CCLEANER .  This is my favorite program which only uses 1.31 MB of space and yet does a enormous job of cleaning all the junk out of your machine. Its also for free.  You can find CCLEANER from the following link:\n\nhttp://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10592746.html?tag=lst-0-1
931604
so like how does defrag tell you tour files are still there i'm confused on this have you tried disk cleanup