How on earth can I delete 1 MB worth of stuff off my computer, and LOSE space?? It was supposed to free it up!! :confused:

that is insanely strange

Originally posted by dawsongirl
How on earth can I delete 1 MB worth of stuff off my computer, and LOSE space?? It was supposed to free it up!! :confused: Hmm, did you try deleting some temporary files, defragementing, emptying your recycling bin?

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
emptying your recycling bin?

Did that. What's defragmenting?

Originally posted by dawsongirl


Did that. What's defragmenting?


do start, search, type defrag, double click on the thing that says 'defragmenting' or something like that

it reorganizes and compacts the files on your comp, or so i am told.

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind



do start, search, type defrag, double click on the thing that says 'defragmenting' or something like that

it reorganizes and compacts the files on your comp, or so i am told.

Defragging your comp Can take up to 12 hours or so, If you've never done it, So if you try that Dawsongirl, Make sure you have time to do it ;)

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind



do start, search, type defrag, double click on the thing that says 'defragmenting' or something like that

it reorganizes and compacts the files on your comp, or so i am told. Or you can just go to Start>>acessories>>system tools>>disk defragmenter

Originally posted by AAOT


Defragging your comp Can take up to 12 hours or so, If you've never done it, So if you try that Dawsongirl, Make sure you have time to do it ;)

lol i figured that out the first time i used it! my grandfather set something on my comp so whenever im not on it for like an hour it automaticly defrags....its weird...

Originally posted by AAOT


Defragging your comp Can take up to 12 hours or so, If you've never done it, So if you try that Dawsongirl, Make sure you have time to do it ;)
Meangya I hate it when my Dad does that. Ugh, I also hate it when he erases everything and starts fresh over. (Or is that the same thing...:confused: ) Its annoying. Then, he tries networking the computers. Meangya, once it took like 3 days b/c it was all messed up. Ugh, was that ever annoying LOl. No computer for 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:faint:

Originally posted by AAOT


Defragging your comp Can take up to 12 hours or so, If you've never done it, So if you try that Dawsongirl, Make sure you have time to do it ;)
Wow, on my PC it olny takes an hour or so...Weird.

Originally posted by ¤MsConanOBrien¤

Meangya I hate it when my Dad does that. Ugh, I also hate it when he erases everything and starts fresh over. (Or is that the same thing...:confused: )

Erasing everything and starting over is probably him reformatting the harddrive,

Originally posted by TheFonz

Wow, on my PC it olny takes an hour or so...Weird.


Well do you defrag yours weekly? Have a lotta files? If you do it weekly or so it shouldnt take very long but when you haven't done it in awhile... ;), A month ago I defragged the other comp in this house, It hadnt been defragged in at least a year and a half or so, Took around 8 hours...

Originally posted by AAOT
Well do you defrag yours weekly? Have a lotta files? If you do it weekly or so it shouldnt take very long but when you haven't done it in awhile... ;), A month ago I defragged the other comp in this house, It hadnt been defragged in at least a year and a half or so, Took around 8 hours...
I defrag weekly. It only takes an hour or less. I scan disk weekly also, though usually only a standard scan. When I do a thorough scan disk that takes several hours.

:wave:

Originally posted by AAOT
Defragging your comp Can take up to 12 hours or so, If you've never done it, So if you try that Dawsongirl, Make sure you have time to do it ;)

Thanks. I'll have to do that.

I heard it was bad for the computer if you defrag too often. Is that true, or just a mistake?

Originally posted by AliciaKeysForever
I heard it was bad for the computer if you defrag too often. Is that true, or just a mistake?

hmm.. haven't ever heard that, I guess it's possible though...