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| machina |
 Jul 15 2005, 03:39 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848   |
have a slew of hotfix folders that (I think) allow rollback to previous versions. Can I manually get rid of all these folders?
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| Tom Perso |
Jul 15 2005, 03:42 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
At work, we usually do without any problems. You just can't uninstall any of the hotfixes (not a big deal, really).
I haven't at home, I should look into it. Tom |
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| machina |
Jul 15 2005, 03:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848 |
thanks,
I need to reclaim some drive space. Any other tips or unknown hidden files lurking? |
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| Rand |
Jul 15 2005, 03:49 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Try the "Disk Cleanup Tool."
Start Menu, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools... |
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| anthony |
Jul 15 2005, 05:31 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
Just burn the hot fixes to a CD before you delete them. That way you can always restore them if need be. They don't save that much space. I backed up and then deleted all the ones on a server and they didn't take up more than 500MB.
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| tat2dphreak |
Jul 16 2005, 06:55 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I delete all mine as soon as I see them working... wasted space...
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| machina |
Jul 16 2005, 07:38 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,030 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Miami Beach, FL Member No.: 848 |
thanks guys,
got rid of them but they didn't free up as much space as I thought. Maybe they are compressed?? my digital camera is filling up my drives like crazy. |
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| Qarl |
Jul 16 2005, 07:59 AM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
Get CD-R drive. the run about $40 now and CD-Rs cost about $0.30 each.
Do the disk clean up bit... Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. Uninstall any programs you don't use. Get an external hard drive. Install a second hard drive in the computer. You can get 120 GB for something like $60.00 Geeks of the world... UNITE! |
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| tat2dphreak |
Jul 16 2005, 08:05 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
DVD R all the way... I have 60 GB of mp3s, so when I need to back up, cds ain't gonna cut it...cheaper than you think now too....
or just catch 250GB HD(under $100 at FRY's all the time) on sale and forget disk space for a good while |
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