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My Computer is having an emotional crisis

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by Mikiie, Sep 28, 2009.

  1. Mikiie

    Mikiie Well-Known Member

    My computer has a 32 GB hard drive (big, I know) but It only has about 2 Gb free. I'm taking a guess that everyting in there including windows is about 15-20 GB and I have always wondered If there is a way to restore it back to factory settings without a complete format.

    Also my external hard drive shows up as a folder on the my computer window and takes about a minute to open, any guesses on what's wrong?

    ( PS, I don't have xp install disk any more so no formatting or along those lines)
     
    Mikiie, Sep 28, 2009
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  2. equitypetey

    equitypetey Well-Known Member

    first thing you can do is remove all the crap you don't need on your C: Drive and then run a programme to delete all temporary files (like ccleaner) if you have never done this you might have even up to a few gb of temporary files. with more space you should get a bit better performance.
     
    equitypetey, Sep 28, 2009
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  3. -zeRo-

    -zeRo- Well-Known Member

    Firstly, 32Gb isn't big(40 Gb I assume), secondly, you said your external hardisk shows a folder icon? then it means your external got infected by virus.try scan it first.
     
    -zeRo-, Sep 28, 2009
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    No, it does not mean anything of the sort. a folder icon is just windows tripping over itself, and taking a minute to open is either fragmentation or a slow interface.
     
    Loonylion, Sep 28, 2009
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  5. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    He was being sarcastic.

    Your external drive shows as a folder?

    I just go to my computer/what ever drive it is.

    Mine takes time-but that's because it's a 1TB drive running 2 usb's (one is an extension) just to my laptop.

    How big is your external?
     
    mds64, Sep 28, 2009
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  6. Mikiie

    Mikiie Well-Known Member

    250 GB
     
    Mikiie, Oct 2, 2009
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  7. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    340 GB (l know, lts not one hard drive) it has 150 + 190 GB

    it only has left: 112 + 190 (whole hard drive).
     
    yoshi2889, Oct 2, 2009
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  8. phonz

    phonz Member

    Yeah, if you can't reformat, all you can do is remove temp files/cache/ and uninstall uneeded programs (not neccesarily in that order)

    how old is your PC...if thats your stock drive (40GB) I'm going to guess you got that PC back in 1999-2001? does it have USB 2.0?
    USB 2.0 wasn't in any consumer computers till 2002.
    I know running any kind of large USB drives over 1.0 and 1.1 can be frustratingly slow, even just to get the properties.

    Also, yes it could be Windows doing a fumble and showing your external as a folder.... OR it could be it was accidently given that icon
    Right click your removable drive -> Properties -> Customize tab (or something like that) and it should give you the option to Choose a folder picture or restore to default
     
    phonz, Oct 4, 2009
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