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dawsongirl · 01-22-2003, 11:48 PM

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

Georgia's on my Mind · 01-22-2003, 11:50 PM

that is insanely strange

Warm & Fuzzy · 01-22-2003, 11:51 PM

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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!!

Hmm, did you try deleting some temporary files, defragementing, emptying your recycling bin?

dawsongirl · 01-22-2003, 11:54 PM

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

Did that. What's defragmenting?

Georgia's on my Mind · 01-22-2003, 11:58 PM

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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.

Truth · 01-23-2003, 12:07 AM

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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

Warm & Fuzzy · 01-23-2003, 12:16 AM

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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

Georgia's on my Mind · 01-23-2003, 12:16 AM

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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...

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 01-23-2003, 01:32 AM

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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...

) 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stormtracker TF · 01-23-2003, 02:19 AM

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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.

Truth · 01-23-2003, 03:19 AM

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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... )

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

Truth · 01-23-2003, 03:22 AM

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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...

Mysty Eyes · 01-23-2003, 05:17 AM

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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.

dawsongirl · 01-23-2003, 07:21 PM

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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.

*Marilyn Monroe* · 01-23-2003, 07:24 PM

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

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