7. February 2014
xhinker
Windows8
It is the last day of Chinese New Year holiday. I cleaned my Working machine and free up almost 20g space, (120g ssd total).
There are two simple ways to clean c driver.
1. disable hibernation and limit virtual memory
2. User WinDirStat to detect and view which file or folder occupy your disc,
downlaod the tool here: http://windirstat.info/
for more info, you can also take this blog as a reference:
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GuideToFreeingUpDiskSpaceUnderWindows7.aspx
3. Check the index store
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows
(20150221 added)
Additionally, turn off hibernation to save more disc
To make hibernation unavailable, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
- In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
- When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
- At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off, and then press Enter.
- Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.
To make hibernation available, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
- In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
- When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
- At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate on, and then press Enter.
- Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.