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SEXTON250
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C Drive

My Crive is almost full and I would like to move items to the Drive
Can anyone help
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jelv
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Re: C Drive

Something to try first:
If you have been rigorously applying Windows updates a huge amount of the space could be taken up with the uninstall files for all the updates. Try http://www.tech-pro.net/windows-update-remover.html - I remove anything older than 1 month on the basis that if I haven't needed to uninstall it by then it's unlikely I ever will.
Have you identified what you want to move?
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shutter
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Re: C Drive

Kindly note.... this is for XP only...
Oldjim
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Re: C Drive

Where is your "My Documents" Folder
ReedRichards
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Re: C Drive

If you have Windows Vista or 7 you can use Windows Disk Management to:

  • Shrink your 😧 drive (I'm assuming you meant you have one)

  • Create a new partition at the end of the disc

  • Copy the contents of your 😧 drive to the new partition

  • Delete the 😧 drive

  • Expand the C: drive into the space created


This gives you a bigger C: drive so you don't have to worry.
Oldjim
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Re: C Drive

But make sure that you have all your documents and data backed up first
ReedRichards
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Re: C Drive

It's always a wise precaution to have everything backed-up but I have never experienced a problem with Windows Disc Management, except that it sometimes isn't prepared to shrink a partition very much.  On the other hand, I have sometimes had problems with other disc repartitioning software.