I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7. My Windows folder is now 31GB which I feel is too huge. How can I clean it up? I am suspectig that there are a lot of unused files!!

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:25:52 +0000, Joel Jaisi Sr. _ wrote: I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7. My Windows folder is now 31GB which I feel is too huge. How can I clean it up? I am suspectig that there are a lot of unused files!! Our computers are all configured differently, but my Windows folder is 56GB. So 31GB doesn't sound at all huge to me. And by the way, in these days when you can buy a 160GB hard drive for around $40 US, 31GB is only a little over $8-worth of disk space (even less on a bigger drive)--hardly a lot of disk space, if you measure size in dollars. Ken Blake

please download the program TreeSizeFree [1] and run it. It shows you which folders use all the space. Are you able to see what uses most space in your Windows folder? André [1] http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

please download the program TreeSizeFree [1] and run it. It shows you which folders use all the space. Are you able to see what uses most space in your Windows folder? André [1] http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/ "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Hi, First, I would like to share the following Windows 7 system requirement: § 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor § 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) § 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) § DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver Note: Some product features of Windows 7, such as the ability to watch and record live TV or navigation through the use of "touch," may require advanced or additional hardware. For more information, please refer to the following link: Windows 7 FAQ Also, you can delete files using Disk Cleanup to test this issue. Regards, Sabrina Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:25:52 +0000, Joel Jaisi Sr. _ wrote: I upgraded my laptop from Vista to Windows 7. My Windows folder is now 31GB which I feel is too huge. How can I clean it up? I am suspectig that there are a lot of unused files!! Our computers are all configured differently, but my Windows folder is 56GB. So 31GB doesn't sound at all huge to me. And by the way, in these days when you can buy a 160GB hard drive for around $40 US, 31GB is only a little over $8-worth of disk space (even less on a bigger drive)--hardly a lot of disk space, if you measure size in dollars. Ken Blake 31GB or 56GB - are you for real? Let me spell that out F-i-f-t-y S-i-x G-i-g-a-b-y-t-e-s. That is over ten times more then previous good version (aka XP) of Microsoft OS used to take up. Is it really necessary? I do not think I am getting that much improvement in user experience (value) for the amount of extra room it takes up for the OS. I have the same issue as many other loyal Windows users: how to curb Windows appetite for expensive SSD drive space?

Useless "answer". Disk cleanup yields only a few hundreds megabytes. Please, also, stop spamming with Win7 sys requirements fact-sheet (ee=i). We all know it, and Windows grows much beyond those requirements, and that is where dissonance is!