not enough free space to run programs, or updates
I have removed all my games, and as many programs as I can but still says not enough free space to run the programs that I want to use.1 person needs an answerI do too
June 26th, 2010 4:05am

Hi, Have a look at SpaceSniffer a free program from (www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/). This will show you where your drive spaced is being used and by what."If you find my reply helpful please click the 'Vote As Helpful' button next to my reply"
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June 26th, 2010 4:24am

Is it safe?, not sure I want a program to be able to check my pc for space? sorry not very computer savvy
June 26th, 2010 4:46am

Many programs that check to see what's on your hard drive are safe. I don't know SpaceSniffer, butJDiskReport definitely is safe to use.On the other hand, your description of the error message sounds a bit strange -- are you talking about disk space or "not enough memory" or "not enough system resources"? It would help if you posted the exact error message instead of paraphrasing. Also indicate which programs you are attempting to use that result in the error message.Click on My Computer, then right-click on the icon for your C drive and select Properties. What are the numbers for Used Space, Free Space, and Capacity?Have you run the Disk Cleanup tool recently (Start > Run > cleanmgr.exe [click OK])?
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June 26th, 2010 6:42am

Hi, It is very safe, we have used it for a long time and recommended to many people, no-one has every give it bad feedback. It only checks your files and folders for there size and shows the data in a visual format, it cannot damage your PC or cause any problems. But it is good to be curious."If you find my reply helpful please click the 'Vote As Helpful' button next to my reply"
June 26th, 2010 1:39pm

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:05:04 +0000, charlielol wrote: > I have removed all my games, and as many programs as I can but still says not enough free space to run the programs that I want to use. Please answer all the following questions: How did you remove the programs? Did you check to see if they are inthe Recycle Bin? How big is your hard drive? How much free space does it have? What are the programs that you want to use and are they alreadyinstalled? Are you trying to *run* the programs, or are you trying to installthem? Exactly what was the message that "says not enough free space"? Pleasequote it verbatim. Finally, one comment: if you are short of disk space, there are anumber of things you can do to address it, but they are almost allstopgap measures. Almost invariably you soon find yourself back in thesame situation. The only real solution is to buy another hard drive;fortunately they are very inexpensive these days. Ken Blake
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June 26th, 2010 6:39pm

k, i'm sorry for not being a little more savvy on this thing, but my PC is XP service pack 3 and has 504 MB of RAM, I have no clue what any of that stands for, and the message I get is "C drive is low on disk space" then it says click here for disk clean up, and I do, and it takes like an hour, then I restart and still get the same message, and yes I empty the recycle bin. how and where do I get a another hard drive, and also, does it just get downloaded or what, i want to be able to still work with the items i have on this pc, and again, i'm sorry, for sounding so stupid about this stuff.
June 27th, 2010 12:01am

RAM is not the same thing as disk space. I doubt you have "504 MB of RAM" because RAM these days comes in multiples of 128, 256, or 512, but that's not really relevant here. What is relevant is what is on your hard drive.Click Start > Run > type "cleanmgr" (without quotes) and click OK. This will bring up the Disk Cleanup tool, which you have already run. This time, however, after it finishes calculating how much space you'll be able to free up, click the More Options tab. Under the heading "System Restore" click the button to "Clean up." Answer "Yes" to "Are you sure that you want to delete all but the most recent restore point."Now click on My Computer, then right-click on the icon for your C drive and select Properties.What are the numbers for Used Space, Free Space, and Capacity?If the pie chart shows that you have at list 10 MB of free space (note the "MB"; a "GB" is 1000 MB), download and runJDiskReport . Click the "Scan C:\" button and wait until it finishes. The default view is a pie chart, but you can show the results as a bar graph or a list of file details using the icons at the bottom. If you click on one of the pie "slices," you'll see a pie chart for the files and folders in that "slice." You can also show the "top 50" files for whatever level you're looking at. This should let you pinpoint what's taking up space. Sometimes, it's not what you expect.For example, on the computer which I'm using at the moment JDiskReport shows that my user profile is using 9 GB of disk space. When I click on that, it shows that the folder "Local Settings" is using 3.4 GB, and when I click on that, almost all of that 3.4 GB is "Application Data." In other words, C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data is taking up 3.4 GB. What is that? Well, if I click again, I can see that about half of it, 1.4 GB, is being used by Google Earth -- so if I were to uninstall Google Earth, I'd gain at least 1.4 GB of disk space.As for getting a new hard drive, the first question is whether your computer is a laptop or a desktop (that is, what is the make and model of your computer)? If your computer is a desktop, would you feel comfortable in opening the case? If you have a desktop and you feel up to installing hardware yourself (it's really not very hard), you can get a new hard drive from any number of places -- but you have to know what type of drive will work in your computer. If you aren't comfortable with opening your computer (and many aren't) or if you have a laptop (which are a bit more complicated to work on), take your computer to a reputable local computer repair professional and ask to have a secondary hard drive installed. Do not go to a BigStoreUSA or GeekSquad type of place.
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June 27th, 2010 12:58am

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:58:04 +0000, LemP wrote: > RAM is not the same thing as disk space. I doubt you have "504 MB of RAM" because RAM these days comes in multiples of 128, 256, or 512, It's likely that there is 512MB of RAM, but 8MB is used for onboardvideo, leaving 504MB. Ken Blake
June 27th, 2010 1:41am

Sounds like a reasonable hypothesis.
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June 27th, 2010 2:12am

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