C drive running out of space

A swap file by any other name is virtual memory. To run out of disc
space to support a swap file that isn't needed is insane.

If you have enough ram you don't need swap. Not everyone runs MS
Office apps.


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I would put 128MB minimum and maximum paging file on C:. Move the rest
to D: 2GB minimum and maximum on D: . A small paging file on C: helps
with boot up.


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Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
16GB DDR667
SAS RAID
eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card

I have a similar problem, need to expand my C: while shrinking the D: on my
new Vista (home edition) laptop.
Did anyone try the software Nonny suggested on a Vista box?
Any feedback will be appreciated.


"Nonny" wrote:

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> http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/dow...generation.htm
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Hello All,

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. I have tried implementing different
suggestions from everyone in this email thread but with little success. Steps
which free up resources like the files used for revoking the Windows Vista
SP1 did free up space but the same used to get filled in a couple of days or
a week. To be frank i was not interested in using a third party tool either
(i have seen people facing wierd problems after using 3rd party tools).

Finally, i deleted all the partitions reformmatted the drive and now there
is only one partition which is C. What is really strange is, i dont see any
of the problems i had because of which "windows installer used to start when
explorer is opened" and many such annoyances. I am really happy for having
formatted the drives and followed the suggestions of Ken Blake, MVP where in
i installed all the programs on the drive where windows folder exists (C).

With this exercise, i understand that the manufacturer's (of the notebook, i
use a notebook) drivers cause a lot of problems which we presume to be
because of the OS or applications like office etc.

I thank everyone in this chain a lot for their contributions.

Thanks & Regards,

Pradeep

The issue may be related to an UNBOUNDED Maximum Shadow Copy size. To
check the Shadow Copy size:
1. Open a Command Prompt and run as Administrator.
2. Type vssadmin List ShadowStorage
3. Check the line Maximum Shadow Copy Storage Space to see if it is set
to UNBOUNDED.
If it is set to UNBOUNDED, do the following to give it a maximum size:
4. Type: vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /On=C: /For=C: /MaxSize=5GB
5. You should see the message: Successfully resized the shadow copy
storage association.
6. Perform step 2 again and verify that the Maximum Shadow Copy Storage
space is set to 5 GB.

The user should see an immediate return of hard drive space.


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The issue may be related to an UNBOUNDED Maximum Shadow Copy size. To
check the Shadow Copy size:
1. Open a Command Prompt and run as Administrator.
2. Type -vssadmin List ShadowStorage-
3. Check the line Maximum Shadow Copy Storage Space to see if it is set
to UNBOUNDED.
If it is set to UNBOUNDED, do the following to give it a maximum size:
4. Type: -vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /On=C: /For=C: /MaxSize=5GB-
5. You should see the message: -Successfully resized the shadow copy
storage association. -
6. Perform step 2 again and verify that the Maximum Shadow Copy Storage
space is set to 5 GB.

The user should see an immediate return of hard drive space.


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