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Thread ID: 144029	2017-06-11 06:22:00	Locating what is taking up so much space on hard drive?	Misty (368)	Press F1

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1436419	2017-06-11 06:22:00	This afternoon I returned from a visit to try and help a friend. His hard drive of one terabyte is 95%, or so, full. This makes no sense as he is not nearly as big a user as I. Mine is the same size hard drive. First I looked at his Pictures, as like me he is a keen photographer. He only has 108 Gigs, whilst I have 310 Gigs. Looked at the visible folders and certainly not much there. Then quickly directed that it showed all files. No joy !! I used CCleaner and recovered slightly less than 3 Gigs. Was also going to do a Disc Cleanup, but did not go ahead because so little would be recovered. He runs Windows 7 and after checking I see that it seems possible to identify files by size, but regardless, I could not work out how to do this. It seems that Windows 7 does not have the array of options of Windows 10 in the title bar? He used to have Norton virus checker, but fortunately I saw that he has not renewed. I then installed Avast Free, and got it doing a check. Soon it identified that there was a virus "Win 32:Evo-gen (susp)". It asked to "Cage?" (or something similar?). We agreed to that, then it suggested a Boot scan, which we also agreed. Left that running. Have googled the subject above and it seems that we should consider using WizTree to identify the biggest files. Should we try WizTree, or should I try something else? These things, as you know, gobble up so much time, so I want to try to ensure that it is time well spent! :)	Misty (368)
1436420	2017-06-11 07:05:00	Personally I use WindirStat - The portable version portableapps.com It does similar to Wiztree but also gives a graphical view, so you can instantly see what's using all the space including hidden files/folders. You select the drive ( if more than one) let it scan, depending on how much data may take several minutes. Had one person once wonder where all the space had gone. Lets just say their son was going to cop it when I discovered it was a hidden folder full of porn :eek: That was the look on the mothers face. Would have loved to be a fly on the wall when he got home :lol: Here's an example, this is my Computer here, there is a folder on the desktop that has 67GB in it - If I expanded it further it shows exactly what it is. 8111	wainuitech (129)
1436421	2017-06-11 10:19:00	SpaceSniffer is also a good tool. Review and download here:- www.fosshub.com	blanco (11336)
1436422	2017-06-23 01:28:00	Many thanks wainuitech and blanco - I am going around to my friend's place in half-an-hour, taking a copy of both programs. He is still on Windows 7 so either should do the job.	Misty (368)
1436423	2017-06-23 08:30:00	Maybe log files (goo.gl) (Search Results for log files filling HD) generating somewhere. I once had nearly 40 GB on my PC, accumulated over 3 years, from AVAST.	kahawai chaser (3545)
1436424	2017-06-23 23:36:00	I use TreeSize Free (not sure where the WindowsOld folder came from in my screenshot. It's been modified in the last couple of weeks??)	BBCmicro (15761)
1436425	2017-06-23 23:55:00	I use TreeSize Free (not sure where the WindowsOld folder came from in my screenshot. It's been modified in the last couple of weeks??) Windows.old is created when your OS upgrades to a Newer version. You can remove it if you want by using diskcleanup - System, or it will automatically delete after 30 days (from memory).	wainuitech (129)
1436426	2017-06-24 00:41:00	I use TreeSize Free (not sure where the WindowsOld folder came from in my screenshot. It's been modified in the last couple of weeks??) Are you using XP? If not, version 4 is the newest (I see yours is 3.4.5)	bevy121 (117)
1436427	2017-06-24 04:04:00	Windows.old is created when your OS upgrades to a Newer version I didn't realise it did this on updates as well as big changes like 7 🡲 10 I'm wondering if any of this type of software can identify files that are the same in their actual content but the name and date are different? I often want to tag a file by adding some words to the filename (like "best version" or "sent to Gerry") but the backup ends up with duplicate files. I would like to run software to pick up this situation and allow easy deletion of the earlier file. I am thinking of mp4 files measured in GB (thanks bevy - I'm now up to date)	BBCmicro (15761)
1436428	2017-06-24 04:50:00	I didn't realise it did this on updates as well as big changes like 7 🡲 10 If you're using W10, it does it when a new version comes out, Eg. 1607 to 1703. It doesn't do it through the normal cumulative updates.	wainuitech (129)
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