.Kevin Ross wrote: > Have you got a USB Drive? It can be run from there... Yes, I've got a USB drive, and an external HD, so I'll give that a go. > Are you saying that you have absolutely NO space left on your C: drive ??? > I've been getting increasingly frequent popups (every few minutes) telling me I'm out of space. Properties on the C drive says I only have 384 KB free - so you see I do have a problem - and that's after deleting stuff. > Which model of the Eee do you have? > > http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm > It's one of the really early ones with only 4 GB of flash memory, although I've put an 8 GB SD drive in it and have an 8 GB USB stick and a recently acquired external HD. I've just got to get stuff off the C drive. Can't afford anything that's not absolutely necessary. > Have you also tried to do a search on your C: drive for ALL files and > then sort them by size to see if there are any LARGE files that can be > removed ? > > I do this all the time as a quick way to regain space ! > That's a good idea. I'll give it a go. Got to take the kitten to the vet though, so I'll come back to this this evening. Many thanks Kevin! Robyn Melbourne > > > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:40 PM, Robyn Waymouth <waymouth@ihug.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi Kevin, >> >> I've got CCleaner on my desktop and thought about running it on the Eee, >> but there is no room to load it. Can it run from an external harddrive, >> because that might be the solution? >> >> Robyn >> >> Kevin Ross wrote: >> >>> Have you tried to Clean Up temp files using CCleaner? >>> http://www.ccleaner.com/ >>> >>> Quite often you can gain a significant amount of space ! >>> >>> As well, if you don't use the Hibernate feature, you can try turning >>> it off and eliminate a LARGE file ! >>> http://lifehacker.com/software/optimization/save-disk-space-turn-off-hibernate-031740.php >>> >>> Regards, >>> Kevin. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Robyn Waymouth <waymouth@ihug.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm trying to clear space on my tiny Eee laptop. There's a file sitting >>>> on the desktop called 950116.sgml which I'd like to delete if possible, >>>> but I have no idea what it is or where it came from. I can't open it to >>>> see what it is. It's only 392KB, but on an Eee every bit/byte is important. >>>> >>>> Any clues on how I can find out if I need it? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>>> >>>> If it's not immediately apparent, be sure to mention how your query relates to family research. >>>> >>>> Please don't post promotions of commercial products or services, and avoid mentioning prices. >>>> >>>> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.13/2091 - Release Date: 05/01/09 17:52:00 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> If it's not immediately apparent, be sure to mention how your query relates to family research. >> >> Please don't post promotions of commercial products or services, and avoid mentioning prices. >> >> :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.12.13/2091 - Release Date: 05/01/09 17:52:00 > >