Accounting for storage space

AngryMerchant · Dec 15, 2012

I need to find out how my hard drive is down to 70 GB. After Windows install, it's about 460. Since then, there's been plenty of stuff installed, but all I can account for is 205 GB of Steam games, 30 GB in Origin, and the largest folder in any of the Libraries is 20GB. How do I account for the other 90GB? Nobody is using any sort of massive programming or multimedia suite, so how do I figure out what's using up all that space?

Radical_Edward · Dec 15, 2012

http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

Your welcome.

AngryMerchant · Dec 15, 2012

It looks like I found it. There's a folder on the C drive named "Windows.old" and seems to contain 60-70 GB of my previous Windows install. I assume it's safe to get rid of the Program Files and Documents there?

newtekie1 · Dec 15, 2012

Yes, it is safe, as long as you are sure you don't need any of the data files in that folder.

Sinzia · Dec 15, 2012

FYI- I use windirstat for this kind of thing. Free too!
http://windirstat.info/

Mindweaver · Dec 15, 2012

Radical_Edward said:
http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

Your welcome.

Sinzia said:
FYI- I use windirstat for this kind of thing. Free too!
http://windirstat.info/

you guys should post those two utilities on the "The Big Useful List Of Free Useful Programs To Use Usually For Free" thread. :toast:

Sinzia · Dec 15, 2012

Mindweaver said:
you guys should post those two utilities on the "The Big Useful List Of Free Useful Programs To Use Usually For Free" thread.

I thought they were?

Mindweaver · Dec 15, 2012

Sinzia said:
I thought they were?

Aww, shows what I know posting half asleep..lol I see "TreeSize", but not "WinDirStat". The OP can also, use "SpaceSniffer" which is in that post as well. I encourage anyone looking for free software to check out our "The Big Useful List Of Free Useful Programs To Use Usually For Free" thread created and maintained by entropy13. :toast:

Anyway, just a suggestion. :toast:

OnePostWonder · Dec 15, 2012

TreeSize is the best thing you could've been linked. I've used it for a while and it's a great piece of software.

Mindweaver · Dec 15, 2012

OnePostWonder said:
TreeSize is the best thing you could've been linked. I've used it for a while and it's a great piece of software.

Yea, I have to agree with you, but who doesn't like variety. Let's let the OP form his on opinion. :toast:

Frick · Dec 15, 2012

Sinzia said:
I thought they were?

On which page? Because they're not in the first post.

But yeah WinDirStat was great. Thanks!

OnePostWonder · Dec 15, 2012

Mindweaver said:
Yea, I have to agree with you, but who doesn't like variety.

Racists don't like variety.

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Accounting for storage space

AngryMerchant

Radical_Edward

AngryMerchant

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

Sinzia

Mindweaver

Moderato®™

Sinzia

Mindweaver

Moderato®™

OnePostWonder

Mindweaver

Moderato®™

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

OnePostWonder

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