Computer Troubles

[dig 222]

Hey guys, this has been happening for a while now, the bytes on my Local Disk are slowly going down. I mean, just now I had 13.7 GB and it went down to 13.6 GB moments later. I keep uninstalling things, only to have the space taken up again.
Anyone know whats going on and how to solve it?

[StinkerSquad01]

I don't understand what the problem is; your CPU space is fluctuating?

[tyteen4a03]

1. Clear out your Temp folders. CCleaner is a very useful tool.
2. Defrag your hard drive (if your HDD is not a SSD). Fragmented files take up extra space.

[VirtLands]

Old Post. ----

[jdl]

Do what I did. Get an external drive; Hook it up to the USB.

iF you have a desktop drive that you no longer use, you can
convert it into an external drive for your PC (or laptop) using
gadgets such as the following:

http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Adapter-Con ... ide+to+usb

I don't think buying this specific item is a good idea. There's loads of reviews saying it doesn't work, or it's a safety concern because it's fried harddrives. Maybe there's a different one out there.

[VirtLands]

I don't think buying this specific item is a good idea. There's loads of reviews saying it doesn't work, or it's a safety concern because it's fried harddrives. Maybe there's a different one out there.

I've had that model of IDE to USB adapter for a long while (2years), haven't
had any problems yet with it. But everyone has their favorite brand, I guess.

I've also separately purchased this SATA cable,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WS ... UTF8&psc=1

SATA cable allows you to do strange things, can be used with the already mentioned IDE to USB adapter.


Theoretically, you can use that SATA cable to let a heavy desktop drive
act like it's the internal drive of your laptop. You'd have to supplement
its current demand by boosting it with some extra power from an external
supply, (plugged into the wall), because if you don't I suppose you can
seriously damage your laptop's motherboard.

But the logic is all there, whether it's a tiny SATA laptop drive or a
heavy desktop SATA drive, the only major difference is the wattage.



I've not seen this wild idea discussed anywhere on the web.

It has been fun, I'll be back later, my internet session just ended.

[tyteen4a03]

NEVER defrag your registery, and DO NOT check it for errors,
(and do not optimize it).
Just leave the registry alone. A lot of your computer's software and
programs like your registery just the way it is. Changing stuff will
actually make your computer perform worse.
The only programs that should change your registry are
antivirus and anti-malware programs, in the situations where malware
creeps into your registry.

On the subject of disk defragmentation,
I suggest to use only the simple "Defrag Only" option.
Do not choose "optimize drive" and do not choose "Defrag freespace".

I did the "Defrag and Optimize" option one time, and it made my disk performance even worse. It's a long story.

Registry cleaning has been proven to be completely safe, but of course I can't speak for pre-XP systems.

I plug in external HDD drives via SATA cable and my internal power supply all the time.

When you plug in HDD drives, make sure you plug in the Data cable first before the power cable. When you unplug them, make sure you unplug the power cable before the data cable.

[md]

I don't understand what the problem is; your CPU space is fluctuating?

I don't quite get what your problem is either.
You said one thing, then you said the complete opposite.

Also, CPU = Central Processing Unit, so don't use it to refer to a computer.

Also, just for the people who don't know...
SATA = Serial Advanced Technology Attachment which is used for advanced storage.
SATA3 (6Gb/s) is faster than USB 3.0 (approx. 1Gb/s), but slower than Thunderbolt (approx. 10-20Gb/s).

1Gb (Gigabit) = 128MB (Megabytes)

With your problem, perhaps you have a program working in the background that's doing constant I/O (input/output) operations, that's reading, writing and deleting data constantly. It also might be temporary data or cache.
In terms of defragmenting your disk and performing a disk clean-up, I doubt it would help your problem, but you should be doing it every once in a while.

[Sammy_P]

I don't understand what the problem is; your CPU space is fluctuating?

I don't quite get what your problem is either.
You said one thing, then you said the complete opposite.

What, you expect everyone to know the answers to all computer problems? It's just a guess. Don't be so rude about it.

Jerk.

[Emerald141]

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[Master Wonder Mage]

I don't quite get what your problem is

StinkerSquad's post was just a confused question; like Sammy_P said, you really can't blame him for not knowing everything. Your post, on the other hand, was rude and insulting and came out of virtually nowhere. Apologize.

And he was agreeing SS01. That wasn't an insult.

[Nobody]

Also, CPU = Central Processing Unit, so don't use it to refer to a computer.

Suggests he was talking to SS01.

[md]

I don't quite get what your problem is

StinkerSquad's post was just a confused question; like Sammy_P said, you really can't blame him for not knowing everything. Your post, on the other hand, was rude and insulting and came out of virtually nowhere. Apologize.

No, you have it all wrong. When I said "I don't know what your problem is", I was talking about the problem (dig 222's), not referring to SS01.
I thought it might confuse people, but I quoted SS01 because he didn't understand the problem either. So basically I was agreeing with him.
Also, my post was helpful if you actually read the entire thing!

I don't quite get what your problem is

StinkerSquad's post was just a confused question; like Sammy_P said, you really can't blame him for not knowing everything. Your post, on the other hand, was rude and insulting and came out of virtually nowhere. Apologize.

And he was agreeing SS01. That wasn't an insult.

Thank you... at least somebody understood that I was agreeing with SS01, and not insulting anyone!

Also, CPU = Central Processing Unit, so don't use it to refer to a computer.

Suggests he was talking to SS01.

That, I was referring to SS01, but that is not an insult.

I don't understand what the problem is; your CPU space is fluctuating?

I don't quite get what your problem is either.
You said one thing, then you said the complete opposite.

What, you expect everyone to know the answers to all computer problems? It's just a guess. Don't be so rude about it.

Jerk.

No offense, but that's rather hypocritical. You tell me not to be rude, then go straight out and call me a jerk.

Anyway, to clarify, I was not insulting or offending anyone. I am not a jerk. I am not like that. Sorry if I confused people, that's the only thing I should be apologizing for. In fact, I think you guys owe me an apology.
Also, I was trying to help the overall problem in my post. Not to offend anyone. I would also usually say "No offense..." in cases like that.

Also, don't straight away jump to conclusions! Look more in-depth to the problem before making assumptions that might be incorrect.

Does everybody understand now?