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dbluesun

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anyone know how to delete old windows update to clear up space
the usual methods don't give me the option to manually delete them off of C drive
thanks in advance
 
dbluesun said:
anyone know how to delete old windows update to clear up space
the usual methods don't give me the option to manually delete them off of C drive
thanks in advance
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Go to the control panel......click on Programs & Features.....
on the left margin, click on "View Installed updates".
Then highlight and select the various windows updates that you want to remove and click on "Uninstall".
(You can only do them one by one.)
 
dbluesun said:
anyone know how to delete old windows update to clear up space
the usual methods don't give me the option to manually delete them off of C drive
thanks in advance
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How to Delete Old Windows Update Files

Open the Start menu, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
Go to Administrative Tools.
Double-click on Disk Cleanup.
Select Clean up system files.
Mark the checkbox next to Windows Update Cleanup.
If available, you can also mark the checkbox next to Previous Windows installations.
 
ViCiouS said:
How to Delete Old Windows Update Files

Open the Start menu, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
Go to Administrative Tools.
Double-click on Disk Cleanup.
Select Clean up system files.
Mark the checkbox next to Windows Update Cleanup.
If available, you can also mark the checkbox next to Previous Windows installations.
Click to expand...
I tried that and I don't have that option
 
Coldchi said:
Go to the control panel......click on Programs & Features.....
on the left margin, click on "View Installed updates".
Then highlight and select the various windows updates that you want to remove and click on "Uninstall".
(You can only do them one by one.)
Click to expand...
i'm trying this now
 
dbluesun said:
10
I've been trying for an hour to clear up space but no go
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The largest files may be vids downloaded to your Downloads or Documents folders

You shouldn't be deleting Updates.
The only other thing that really from Windows that may take up space that isn't needed, are Windows Installer files. But as @Coldchi said, should do a Disk Cleanup or as I stated to look for what vid files may be taking up a lot of storage. Clear your browser cache, which could be around 1gb at times.
 
Mixd said:
The largest files may be vids downloaded to your Downloads or Documents folders

You shouldn't be deleting Updates.
The only other thing that really from Windows that may take up space that isn't needed, are Windows Installer files. But as @Coldchi said, should do a Disk Cleanup or as I stated to look for what vid files may be taking up a lot of storage. Clear your browser cache, which could be around 1gb at times.
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I did a random check on my computer after this thread was made and looked in the "C:\Users\(Local User)\dwhelper" folder......and i had like 23 gb of shit in there from movies and music that had been downloaded twice.....i deleted all that shit..
 
Coldchi said:
I did a random check on my computer after this thread was made and looked in the "C:\Users\(Local User)\dwhelper" folder......and i had like 23 gb of shit in there from movies and music that had been downloaded twice.....i deleted all that shit..
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Most don't know how to set up drives when setting up windows but I usually create a C and D partition.
Like my laptop has a 2TB drive, I create a partition for windows and all programs for C of 500gb.
Then all files or data goes to D which is the remainder, about 1.4TB saving all stuff there.

The C partition, if anything happens or goes bad, I can always wipe windows and my data or files aren't touched on the second partition or D drive

Just something I've always done from my IT days.
 
i just put in a bathroom subfloor and don't feel like messin wit this laptop right now
but fyi this laptop only has 30g of hd and windows takes up most of that
I don't save anything to the C drive stopped that yrs ago
I only use this to browse cause it has a 15 inch screen
I store stuff elsewhere so all my folders are empty
I use ccleaner to keep the damn thing running but it has crashed and firfox has crashed and when I try
reinstalling them both say there is not enough room on C to install them
 
Mixd said:
Most don't know how to set up drives when setting up windows but I usually create a C and D partition.
Like my laptop has a 2TB drive, I create a partition for windows and all programs for C of 500gb.
Then all files or data goes to D which is the remainder, about 1.4TB saving all stuff there.

The C partition, if anything happens or goes bad, I can always wipe windows and my data or files aren't touched on the second partition or D drive

Just something I've always done from my IT days.
Click to expand...
i try not to save anything of relative importance on my C: drive.
i save everything to externals or in the cloud
 
dbluesun said:
i just put in a bathroom subfloor and don't feel like messin wit this laptop right now
but fyi this laptop only has 30g of hd and windows takes up most of that
I don't save anything to the C drive stopped that yrs ago
I only use this to browse cause it has a 15 inch screen
I store stuff elsewhere so all my folders are empty
I use ccleaner to keep the damn thing running but it has crashed and firfox has crashed and when I try
reinstalling them both say there is not enough room on C to install them
Click to expand...
a 30GB harddrive?

what in the entire fuck .....lol.
the fuck kinda laptop u got my dude.....a fuckin Gateway Solo? lol
 
dbluesun said:
i just put in a bathroom subfloor and don't feel like messin wit this laptop right now
but fyi this laptop only has 30g of hd and windows takes up most of that
I don't save anything to the C drive stopped that yrs ago
I only use this to browse cause it has a 15 inch screen
I store stuff elsewhere so all my folders are empty
I use ccleaner to keep the damn thing running but it has crashed and firfox has crashed and when I try
reinstalling them both say there is not enough room on C to install them
Click to expand...
Try WinDirStat, it's a good tool to visualize what's taking up space. pagefile.sys is the usual culprit often taking up 10GB+.

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You can find the largest files on your system with the file explorer. (Search from C:\)

In the search box on the top right, search:

size: gigantic
size: large
size: huge
 
ViCiouS said:
How to Delete Old Windows Update Files

Open the Start menu, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
Go to Administrative Tools.
Double-click on Disk Cleanup.
Select Clean up system files.
Mark the checkbox next to Windows Update Cleanup.
If available, you can also mark the checkbox next to Previous Windows installations.
Click to expand...

This is the right answer.

 
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