My laptop hard has used lots of space space, is there a way to find which program has taken how much of space?

Icon123
By Icon123
By yaghazali• 2 Feb 2009 09:56
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yaghazali

Not sure what you mean by "space" so I can suggest 2 ways for you. (Please do not use the 1st way if you don't understand what you're doing, otherwise you might shut down an important process on your computer.)

I assume you use Windows as your operating system.

1. Press the buttons Ctrl,Alt,Del together. If you use Windows XP or below, then a program called "Windows Task Manager" will automatically pop up. If you use vista, you might be asked to choose from a list of options -- please select "Start Task Manager" and then the program will pop up.

Next, click the Processes tab. You will see a list of all the programs and processes which are currently OPEN on your computer. (For example, if Microsoft Word is installed but currently not being used, then it will not show on the list.)

Click Mem Usage twice. Now the programs are organized by which one takes up the most memory. From there, you can make a list of which big memory-eating programs you don't want anymore. Then you can go to the 2nd method below.

(Or, if you need to shut down a certain program immediately, select it from the list and click "end process" -- do this at your own risk! be careful.)

2. Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs

This will show you a list of programs installed on your computer -- on the right side of the box, it shows the "size" of each program. You can uninstall any unnecessary programs if you feel they are too big.

Hope that helps.

By Icon123• 2 Feb 2009 09:29
Icon123

Many thanks! I shall try the "Treesize"

By Strippling01• 1 Feb 2009 18:37
Rating: 5/5
Strippling01

Download a program called TreeSize - free trial off the internet. It will show you were all the files are stored and from there you should be able to tell what is causing the issue. DON'T format your drive unless you are sure you have copied all your data off the hard drive.

PS. TreeSize is a very small application and won't take much of the limited space left on your PC.

By anonymous• 1 Feb 2009 18:30
anonymous

reformat your hard drive to get rid of all unwanted programs, worms, virus, trojans...

By anonymous• 1 Feb 2009 18:00
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

go to control panel add nd remobe programms then check it which is big amount space they take or your computer effected on spyware its making your harddisk fullll... go to temp folder try to delte tempery files or call on rasit solution 4364321 fax 4321828 email rasitsolution @qatar.net.qa

By anonymous• 1 Feb 2009 17:59
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

go to control panel add nd remobe programms then check it which is big amount space they take or your computer effected on spyware its making your harddisk fullll... go to temp folder try to delte tempery files or call on rasit solution 4364321 fax 4321828 email rasitsolution @qatar.net.qa

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