Silberio Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hiya'll. I just discovered I got 800MB of free disk space, and I'd LOVE to get more. I found a few files that use lots of space, and I dont really know if they are THAT important. Also, I would really apriciate more tips on how to get more disk space, I tried defragging but it says I dont have enough space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hiya'll.I just discovered I got 800MB of free disk space, and I'd LOVE to get more. I found a few files that use lots of space, and I dont really know if they are THAT important. Also, I would really apriciate more tips on how to get more disk space, I tried defragging but it says I dont have enough space... I could have deleted the Java stuff, but that would be necessary if you want to browse web pages that require applets. Try deleting those temporary files and apps that you use rarely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silberio Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 Thanks. I was allso wondering, as there are two Java updates (Number 1 and Number 2), would it do something if I uninstall 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Thanks.I was allso wondering, as there are two Java updates (Number 1 and Number 2), would it do something if I uninstall 1? Maybe, maybe not, since some might be updates critical to the runtimes' stability... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman101 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 games you dont use, or rarely play, same with programs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highwire Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Let's see: 1.Use Disk Cleanup 2.If you have any updates for programs, delete the old ones but keep your newest one. 3.Do what Wheelie said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavenly_Blade Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 1. back up music and vids to disk. then delete from comp. 2. same for other media or files. 3. Defrag Asap. 4.remove unused or rarely used programs, games and app. 5. desktop clean up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silberio Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Games that I dont use...I got only three games, and I play all And yeah..what mostly takes space is the music I got (2GB of music :/). Anyway, does anyone know what those Updates listed are for? That's actually what I'm kinda wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavenly_Blade Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 java and its updates are required to play certain movies and see/do things on certain sites. i don't recommend you delete them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I suggest that you back up your personal data (music, movies, whatever) to a CD-R or DVD-R, and shift-delete it, bypassing the Recycle Bin... I do this once in a while to prevent any data loss, y'know - backups are a geek's best friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 If you were to backup all your music, what type of CD would you need to put it on? I've got about 10GB's of music, so would I need a lot of CDs to put them on? Also, I've heard of a CD type you can change your CD to, called a data disc, but I'm not sure if that's the correct name for it. Could I access the music by using the data disc to put them back onto my computer, if I suffer a power cut, or can CD-R's only hold the music? I'm just worried about losing all of it, I have backed up my music using data discs for the last 2 years but I'm not sure if it has stored any of it. Any replies would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Bossman - you would be better off burning them to DVD (7.4 gig, single layer), the drives are getting cheap enough if you can afford a new game, you can get a DVD burner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 OK, I found 1 DVD+R, but it's 4.7GB, not 7.4GB. I meant DVD+R before in my previous reply, not CD-R, I've changed it now. Anyway, when I've previously backed up my music, I used a data disc, and only used 1 DVD+R - the reason I did this is because I never had enough DVD+R's to put the songs on. Now, because I only have 1 DVD+R right now, if I buy several more, 3 or 4 for example, will those hold my whole music library WITHOUT being a 'data disc'? - I don't think data discs contain your music, only the information. If so, I'll get them tomorrow and back it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz The Great Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 Bossman - you would be better off burning them to DVD (7.4 gig, single layer), the drives are getting cheap enough if you can afford a new game, you can get a DVD burner. Um, DVDs are 4.7GB single layer... OK, I found 1 DVD+R, but it's 4.7GB, not 7.4GB. I meant DVD+R before in my previous reply, not CD-R, I've changed it now. Anyway, when I've previously backed up my music, I used a data disc, and only used 1 DVD+R - the reason I did this is because I never had enough DVD+R's to put the songs on. Now, because I only have 1 DVD+R right now, if I buy several more, 3 or 4 for example, will those hold my whole music library WITHOUT being a 'data disc'? - I don't think data discs contain your music, only the information. If so, I'll get them tomorrow and back it all up. If you're burning music to a DVD that's a data disk I do believe. Data disk, in simplest means, just means you can't listen to the music on a standard cd player. If you're "data cd" only contains music, it's considered an "mp3 cd". They store based on file size, not track size. Meaning one cd can hold over 100 songs, as opposed to a usual maximum of 20...... If you have 10GBs, then three DVDs will hold it. Unless you have some dual-layers, than it would only take two, or one, depending on the exact amount of music you have. You probably won't buy 2-3 more, though... You usually buy them in packs. They aren't expensive. My dad bought a stack of 100 and it ended up being like 20 cents a disk or so. Pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 I bought a pack of 5 4.7GB discs for £8.99 a few days ago - fucking rip-off! It's the equivalent of $17.98 for 5 discs, and then I found out my mum bought 25 discs from Tesco for about £9.99, exacly the same - CD+RW, and then 25 plastic cases to put them in for about £3.99, and so I was slightly pissed off. Still, I've got all the materials so I'll back it all up over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz The Great Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I bought a pack of 5 4.7GB discs for £8.99 a few days ago - fucking rip-off! It's the equivalent of $17.98 for 5 discs, and then I found out my mum bought 25 discs from Tesco for about £9.99, exacly the same - CD+RW, and then 25 plastic cases to put them in for about £3.99, and so I was slightly pissed off. Still, I've got all the materials so I'll back it all up over the next few days. Um, CD-RW and DVD isn't the same thing. At all. And yes, that is a rip-off. On both accounts, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Disregard what I said, I meant DVD+RW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 My bad on the size of the DVD. Got knocked in the head a few years back & sometimes I get little details mixed. The capacity of a CD is 650-700 meg (for those who don't know the difference). Spaz is dead on about DATA vs AUDIO files. It just means that audio tracks are in a format that common cd players can recognize. You can get the CODECS for your computer to play virtually any format music is stored in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 My bad on the size of the DVD. Got knocked in the head a few years back & sometimes I get little details mixed.The capacity of a CD is 650-700 meg (for those who don't know the difference). Spaz is dead on about DATA vs AUDIO files. It just means that audio tracks are in a format that common cd players can recognize. You can get the CODECS for your computer to play virtually any format music is stored in. So technically, an audio CD is essentially a CD-ROM with audio data that can be recognized by regular CD players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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