Freeing diskspace (W2K)

[pohlhaus47]

Hi. This is my first post. I've been a user since DOS days but I am asking a very basic question.

After I've run Add/ remove to uninstall programs
what can I do to free disk space so I can back up disk. I now have less than 10% free space.

[homeflash]

temp files from c:\temp or c:\windows\temp or c:\windows\temporary internet files

When you say 10%, it depends of 10% of how much! And it depends on how you back up your disk. whole disk or do you have a partition?

Even though you have a basic question, it needs more details first before it can be answered

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[tom_keefer]

Regardless of how much stuff you uninstall or delete, when you get down to 10% of the total disk capacity as free space you need to add hard drive capacity. One of the easiest ways is to add an external, USB hard drive. I resisted doing this (still don't know why /images/forums/icons/smile.gif) so my son gave me a WD 250GB USB2 external HD for Christmas. Having that extra capacity is so sweet, I can't believe it!

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[motoflop]

Compress files and folders you don't use very often. That can free quite much disk space. I have used that trick when I have needed quickly more free space.