Evil Windows
Interesting Slums
28-03-2005, 05:41
On Windows 98 SE (Yes i know it sucks, its my parents computer) I have 500mb free on C: yet its claiming that the hard drive is full. Are there any ideas as to whats wrong with it?
'Tis your page file. You really need to free up some space, or just buy a new hard drive.
Squirrel Nuts
28-03-2005, 05:42
I'm not really the person to answer this but my best guess would be devils. Are their devils on the hard drive? That could be the problem.
New Fuglies
28-03-2005, 05:43
Could be what's reserved for the recycle bin and web cache...
North Island
28-03-2005, 05:45
Are you shure it's full in C:? Could be your looking at a disk drive that has a cd in it.
OR: The picture is all grey because you have a large hard drive that you do not see the white 500 mb space on the pic. Does not mean you dont have 500 mb free space.
This may be hard to understand.
Interesting Slums
28-03-2005, 05:48
A possible idea, does windows use hard disk space for a virtual memory? can I check that if it does as that is my thinking as to what the problem may be
North Island
28-03-2005, 05:50
I dont understand, you should have 500 mb free space but c: deive says you do not have it. Is that it?
A possible idea, does windows use hard disk space for a virtual memory? can I check that if it does as that is my thinking as to what the problem may be
Windows does indeed use free HDD space as Virtual Memory. It's called a Page File, and that is your problem. You need to clear some unnecessary programs and delete some files you don't need. Or, you could buy a new hard drive.
Interesting Slums
28-03-2005, 05:56
I look in windows explorer and it says that I have 500mb free, but when I try to copy a file to the hard drive (it was a 20mb one) it says it cant as the drive is full.
If it is the page file, can I change the amount a hdd space allocated to it?
I have done a disk clean up (I.e. deleted temp internet files etc)
I look in windows explorer and it says that I have 500mb free, but when I try to copy a file to the hard drive (it was a 20mb one) it says it cant as the drive is full.
If it is the page file, can I change the amount a hdd space allocated to it?
I have done a disk clean up (I.e. deleted temp internet files etc)
That will only make your problems worse. Allocating less than 500mb for a page file will make load times excrutiatingly long, and will most likely crash your computer if you load a big program, like Half-Life.
North Island
28-03-2005, 06:02
That just sounds weird, I would get a new hard drive. Doesnt cost much and hey it's you parents PC so theyll pay. Get a really good and big one $$.
Interesting Slums
28-03-2005, 06:15
I dont load any large programs, they use Firefox and word, so it shouldnt matter if it is smaller.
On Windows 98 SE (Yes i know it sucks, its my parents computer) I have 500mb free on C: yet its claiming that the hard drive is full. Are there any ideas as to whats wrong with it?
It's most likely being used by swap ram, which is when windows uses the hard drive as extra ram. How much ram do you have? how much are you using? Either get a new hard drive (bigger) or some ram; I'd suggest the hard drive though just because you'll need it soon anyways. 500MB isn't that much...