(3) Uninstall and restore function using Norton Toolkit
Norton Utilities is a system tool that everyone loves very much. We can use its CleanSweep tool to subtly transfer applications without having to re-do it. The installer, of course, the personalization of the application will also be preserved.
Select "CleanUp" in CleanSweep, click "Uninstall Wizard" to uninstall the program first. As shown in Figure 3, select the program to be uninstalled in the program list. Click the “Next” button and the program will let you specify the backup file storage location. The default is the sub-file stored in the Norton CleanSweep folder. Folder “Backup” Click the “Next” button, and CleanSweep will ask if you want to confirm each item to be deleted. Generally, select “NO”, click the “Next” button, and click the “Finish” button in the next window. Start the uninstallation and backup of the program.
After the program is uninstalled, we can use its recovery function to transfer the program: Click the “Programs” button in the CleanSweep main interface, select “Restore Wizard”, the program will ask if you want to restore the last time. Uninstall the program, select “Yes” then click “Next”, the default value is to restore all the files just deleted, click “Next” according to the program will prompt the user if there is the same file to overwrite, accept the default option can. The next step is more critical: the program will ask the user if they want to restore the program to its original location. Since our goal is to move the application, we should select "No, let me Select the location" in the interface shown in Figure 4. (No, let me choose the location myself).
Click "Next" to select the target path after the program is restored!
Then click the "Next" button, until the "Finish" button appears in the window. After clicking this button, the program recovery will start. After the recovery is completed, press the prompt to delete the backup of the program. At this point, the program you selected is moved to a new location.
Special Tip: In a nutshell, this method can be used to port a program to another computer: in the "Back Wizard", put the backup on the target computer and install CleanSweep on the target computer. After using the "Restore Wizard" function, you can restore this backup as described. Note that if there is a folder with the same name in the target partition, it should be renamed and then restored, otherwise the contents of the original folder will be overwritten.
Clear files Adjust partitions
If the user still has insufficient disk space after moving the data, there are two tricks to clear the file and adjust the partition. However, both methods are dangerous, and users are advised not to use them.
If you must use the method of clearing files, it is recommended to use the optimization software such as "Windows Optimizer" to ensure that you must make a backup before you clear the file; if you want to solve the system partition by adjusting the hard disk partition The problem of tight disk space is recommended to use the "hard disk partition magician", but it also has a poor compatibility with Chinese long file names, crashes in the middle or can not access the directory after adjustment, so it must be used before use. To back up the data and hard disk partition table.
For everyone to introduce so many mobile data operations, although in theory the tool software will automatically complete for us, but we should also consider the remedy in case of error. The best way is of course to back up the registry, copy a copy of the program to other partitions, so that if you make a mistake, you can directly copy the program to the original path, and then restore the registry.
However, the most perfect way is to pre-plan the partition of the hard disk. If the hard disk space is sufficient, the C disk should be reserved for 2GB when installing Windows 98/Me; 4~5GB space should be reserved for C disk when installing Windows 2000; 6~7GB space should be reserved for C disk when installing Windows XP. Once the partitioning scheme is determined, you should back up the hard disk partition table in time, and try not to change the partitioning operation.
Most of the current software uses the standard Windows installation mode, users can easily install by simply double-clicking the Setup.exe file. However, such an installation method also has a drawback: many programs are installed by default to the partition where the operating system is located (most users choose the C drive), so after a while, the available space of the C drive is inevitably smaller. . Perhaps unconsciously, you find that the C drive is only a few hundred megabytes or even a few tens of megabytes! Re-partitioning and formatting the hard disk is fine, but it is too cumbersome to operate and has many limitations. What most users want is to keep the original system and data intact, & & quo; "destroy" disk space is insufficient. In this article, let's explore the principles, methods, and techniques for disk space release.
To free up space in a system partition full of data, the most feasible way is of course to transfer data. But before moving the data, we should know what is installed in the system partition, which data can be moved and which can not be moved. Because of the rash movement of data or files, it is likely to cause the program to find the path or the lack of necessary dynamic links, database files and illegal operations.
In general, the removable data is the option that Windows or the application itself has provided —— such as Windows allows you to set the location of the virtual memory, IE allows you to set the location of the cache file, some The path settings of the system folder are hidden in the registry and need to be manually modified or changed by tools. There are also documents, mails, and files generated by the application, which are generally removable. Non-removable files are relatively more complicated. NTFS partitions, file partitions compressed with Windows' own compression function usually have a large amount of non-removable data, and the operation of these partitions should be very cautious.