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can i get rid of everything except dropbox #1159186
08/06/18 01:18 PM
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my bytes was 150 something and 141 something gb and i remove some items from window c. cool lab puppy

Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159187
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None of this makes any sense, so not sure what you are asking!! 150 something and 141 something doesn't tell us anything.


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Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159190
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when i right -click window c i had some games and other stuff, now i have used space 820606550016bytes-764gb, free space 16115797773952bytes-150, all that is left now is help, dropbox,recovery image,dvdrw, pedigree dog scenic reflection, file explorer.

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Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159191
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The only way to free up space is to UNINSTALL programs and games. Do not DELETE. Uninstall them.

You also seem to have a recovery image which may be taking up a lot of space. Do you know where that came from? It's a very good thing to have a recovery image in case your computer ever croaks. But it should be stored on an exterior drive or disk, not on your C drive.

Do you use Dropbox? That is a sharing program that comes on a lot of new computers. If you don't use it, you could uninstall it.

Got no idea what the dog thing is...

File explorer is not a program, but a part of Windows. DVDRW is obviously your DVD drive.


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Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159194
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dog thing is screensaver and wallpaper, dropbox was use to install eastville chronicles the drama queen murder ce. cool lab puppy

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Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159195
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Originally Posted By: family
when i right -click window c i had some games and other stuff, now i have used space 820606550016bytes-764gb, free space 16115797773952bytes-150, all that is left now is help, dropbox,recovery image,dvdrw, pedigree dog scenic reflection, file explorer.


820606550016 bytes is about 764 gb
The difference has to do with binary vs decimal measurement of hard drive space.

but 16,115,797,773,952 bytes is not 150 gb
It's more like 15 terabytes, which is 15,000 gb
Either you miscopied the actual number or you have a huge amount of hard drive space.

So I don't understand why you feel the need to delete everything when you're only using 5% of your drive.

And what Draclvr said is correct. If you simply deleted program or game folders instead of uninstalling them, you've fouled up your registry and may need to reinstall Windows if you ever want to use any of the programs you "deleted."

Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159198
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okay thank you guys very much.

Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159221
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Right click that recovery file and select properties... see how big it is.


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Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159224
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used space 14457483264bytes-134gb, free space 1967407104bytes-183, capacity16424890368bytes-152gb, and the capacity 982186455040bytes-914gb, on window c.

Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159237
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Originally Posted By: family
used space 14457483264bytes-134gb, free space 1967407104bytes-183, capacity16424890368bytes-152gb, and the capacity 982186455040bytes-914gb, on window c.

It sounds like you have a restore partition that is 183gb in size. You can back it up on an external drive (making a 2nd copy), but I would not remove it from the hard drive. It's a lot quicker and easier to use the restore partition if you have to reinstall Windows. 134gb is way too large for a DVD, or even a Blu-Ray. You'll need a 2nd hard drive if you want to back up that restore partition.

If you have 152gb used out of a 914gb total space on C: then you have 762gb free on the C: partition, which is plenty of free space. You don't need to be trying to make more space.

But if you do decide you want to uninstall any programs, don't just delete folders because that will leave garbage in the Windows registry. Uninstall the programs instead.
If you have Windows 10, there are instructions for uninstalling programs here
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/uninstall-programs-windows-10

Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159254
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OK... that makes much more sense than your first post that you only had 150GB free. As Jenny said, you are just fine. I agree that that restore partition should stay just like it is.


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Re: can i get rid of everything except dropbox [Re: family] #1159257
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thank you guys very much.

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