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Title: Hard disc full?
Post by: TOFFEEMAN1878 on June 29, 2010, 11:58

Hi guys&girls ,Turned on pc this morning to update it,& get a message from Spotify that my HD might be full,checked properties & it is indeed full,the disc is partitioned can I transfer files to the other partition? I am using my laptop at the moment which also is nearly full & partitioned
Hope that makes sense?      Thanks in Advance ........Jim

p.s.Or to put it another way which files& folders can I transfer to another partition from the main drive ?

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: Simon on June 29, 2010, 12:52

I think you can create folders on any partition and move files / folders into it, Jim.  Is there anything currently on the freer partition?

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: TOFFEEMAN1878 on June 29, 2010, 13:08

Hi Simon, I have 110GB free on the other partition.

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: Simon on June 29, 2010, 13:33

Does it show with a drive letter in My Computer, Jim?  If so, you should be able to create folders and copy / drag items to it. 

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: TOFFEEMAN1878 on June 29, 2010, 13:38

Yes it as C Drive  the main one is D  ,which folders etc can I copy ? is it everything accept the actual programmes?

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: Simon on June 29, 2010, 13:57

That sounds a bit odd, as usually C drive is the main drive, but you should be able to safely transfer any music, picture, and video files, which should free up some space.

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: Simon on June 29, 2010, 13:58

Try one or two first, just in case, though!

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: TOFFEEMAN1878 on June 29, 2010, 14:22

Thanks Simon, Will test it on my laptop first!............Jim

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: sam on June 29, 2010, 14:27

if you are copying audio files over and you use some program like windows media player, you'll probably have to re-index their locations.

But everything except program related files should be fine. Do you have system restore on, wonder how much that is taking up?

I know this might sound obvious, but how's the recycle bin? I've noticed people have huge ones before.... so thought its worth a mention.

Title: Re: Hard disc full?
Post by: Rodders on June 29, 2010, 16:29

Running the indispensable free tool CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner) regularly, will also help clear some space as well as emptying the bin.  The same company, Piriform, also gives away Defraggler (http://www.piriform.com/defraggler), which may speed things up once you've made a bit of room on your system drive.