Why is there less and less space on Vista's C drive? (1)

Why is my C drive space getting less and less? Every time I started Windows Vista, I didn't do anything, even uninstalled some software, and found that the C drive space became smaller. Is it equipped with Vista, the C drive will get smaller and smaller, what is going on? How to solve the problem of the disk space of this C disk system?

As one of the top 10 common Windows Vista issues, the generality of this issue is not mentioned here. We go directly to the topic and give you the perfect solution.

However, there are some system settings and optimizations involved. Although there is no danger, it is recommended that everyone look at it carefully. At the very least, you need to know the principles and methods to recover from the past. After all, Vista has some reason to take up the C drive space, it is still good for everyone's system, such as application cache and so on.

Next, pick up the scalpel and pull out the reason why the Vista C disk space is getting smaller and smaller, and completely eliminate this culprit.

Remind everyone to note that this article uses the C drive to refer to the drive letter of Windows Vista installed, represented by the C drive, you install Vista to other drive letters, and also according to the gourd painting.

First, deep analysis and perfect solution

1, hiberfil file hiberfil.sys:

The file in the root directory of the C drive is hidden system files, hidden this hiberfil The .sys file size is exactly the same as your own physical memory. When you put the computer into hibernation, Windows Vista writes all the memory contents to the Hiberfil.sys file before shutting down the system. Then, when you turn the computer back on, the operating system uses Hiberfil.sys to put all the information back into memory and the computer is restored to its pre-closed state. Windows Vista does not delete this file, but keeps it on the hard disk, which will take up a portion of the disk space. With the sleep function, you can choose the sleep function, and the people of the Vista home team will shut down the hard drive. It takes up space and has to read and write hard disks frequently. The assassin's t61 is just four more G space.

Step 1: Safely delete the hibernation file under Vista: Run cmd.exe as the administrator to open the command line window, then run: powercfg -h off. Note that the hidden hiberfil.sys file on the C drive can be canceled. After hiding, delete it directly.

2, virtual memory pagefile.sys:

Windows system, including Vista, the default setting of 1.5 times the physical memory size, as a page swap file, if you are the size of the system management, then, This volume is automatically changing and tends to grow larger. If your physical memory is relatively small, only 512m or 1g, you can choose to keep this file.

If you keep this file, we suggest that you put it in another partition, not with the C drive (system disk), otherwise, when you do Ghost or other backup, you still need Manually delete it. It is recommended that you specify the size and specify 1.5 times the physical memory size.

If your memory is above 2G, we recommend that you turn off the virtual memory function directly, and you will find that your entire Windows system is "flying".

How to set virtual memory: Control Panel - Click on the system in the classic view, click on the advanced system settings on the left, click on the first setting (performance), then click on Advanced, in the virtual memory, click on Settings. Note that the hidden filefile.sys file on the C drive can be removed directly after unhiding.

3, the application cache brought by the Superfetch function:

In the Windows Vista system, the new technical features of Superfetch are used

Cleanup method: directly put c:\\ All the files in the windows\\prefetch folder can be deleted, or use the one key in the Vista Optimizer to clear the system garbage.

4, the temporary file generated by the application:

Generally saved in the windows\\temp folder, and the temp folder of the user folder

Cleanup method: direct Delete the files in c:\\windows\\temp and C:\\Users\\your username\\AppData\\Local\\Temp folder. Or use the one-click key in Vista Optimizer to clear system garbage.

5, IE and other browser generated temporary files:

Cleanup method: control panel Internet options, delete cookies and IE temporary files, it is strongly recommended to use Vista Optimization Master 2.0 One-click to clear the Internet trace function, especially in the backup system is best to remove the clean.

6, System Restore, System Volume Information folder:

System Volume Information folder, Chinese name can be translated into "System Volume Information". This folder stores the backup information of the system restore.

 quo;System Restore" is one of the most useful features of the Windows operating system. It uses the "snapshot" method to record the status information of the system at a specific time, which is called "Restore". ”, then restore it based on this information when needed. There are two types of restore points: one is automatically created by the system, including system checkpoints and installation restore points; the other is created by the user himself or herself, also called manual restore point. As the user's use of the system time increases, the number of restore points will increase, resulting in less and less hard disk space, and finally be warned "Insufficient disk space”. It is also the most easily occupied file in the system disk. For a long time, this file can reach 4G or even larger!

7, SP1 or the automatic upgrade of the patch package to generate a new backup of the system files

Vista home recommended this does not need to move, keep it best.

8, Windows Vista system log and event log

Generally in the Windows folder under the System32 folder LogFiles folder, directly delete ok

C disk space garbage is automatically cleared, expand C disk space

Two months ago, Vista House once provided you with a batch file to delete system garbage:

@echo off echo Vista123.com is helping you to remove system junk files, please wait... del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\\*.tmp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\\*._mp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\\*.log del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\\*.gid del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\\*.chk del /f /s /q %systemdrive% \\*.old del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\ ecycled\\*.* del /f /s /q %windir%\\*.bak del /f /s /q %windir%\\prefetch\\*.* Rd /s /q %windir%\\temp & md %windir%\\temp del /f /q %userprofile%\\cookies\\*.* del /f /q %userprofile%\ ecent\\*.* del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\\Local Settings\\Temporary Internet Files\\*.*" del /f /s /q "% Userprofile%\\Local Settings\\Temp\\*.*" del /f /s /q "%userprofile%\ ecent\\*.*" echo Vista123.com report: Clear system garbage is complete! Echo. & pause

You can save the above code as a cleantemp.bat and run it directly.

However, the above is still not enough, and it is not simple enough. Vista Optimizer has provided a shortcut button to clear the system garbage and one-click to clear the Internet traces from the 2.0beta2 version. Everyone got it!

Third, C disk space slimming and weight loss

The above methods, get the problem of smaller and smaller C disk space, then, there are many useless files, we need to Streamlined, for example, some help files, some ugly wallpapers that are never used by the system, video files that come with the system, and more. Then, you can use the Vista slimming master that comes with Vista Optimizer.

Special tips, the new version of the slimming cleanup master has completely removed the system driver completely, no matter what the system master, we recommend that you save and drive the relevant folder, so you can lose weight by 200m to 3 G. As shown below:

Well, at this point, the problem of the C disk space getting smaller and smaller, it is completely clear and solved, the Assassin's T61 notebook is thus reduced by 13 G! I hope that everyone is more and more like the original articles and original software of Vista Home, we will continue to work hard! In March 2008, a new version of the new 3.0 version of Vista Optimizer will be released. Here, I wish you all a better.