Increasing free disk space in WINNT

imranhassen · 04-03-2006, 08:20 AM

Hi There,
I currently run WINNT on my e mail server on which I am running MS exchange 5.5. My hard disk is only 2GB and I have free space of only 200MB. I need to free more disk space how can I do it ? I have deleted all TMP files , emptied the recycle bin, uninstalled all unnecessary programs, cleared the cache but the free space is still 200 MB . I noticed that there is a page file in the C:\ drive which is 250MB Is there a way that I can reduce its size ?
Imran

crazijoe · 04-03-2006, 06:46 PM

You can move the page file onto another hard drive. This may also increase performance.

imranhassen · 04-04-2006, 08:30 AM

Thanks for your reply, but this server is really out dated and has a SCSI HDD which is 2Gb i do not have another drive,

crazijoe · 04-05-2006, 05:33 AM

I don't know what other advise I can give you for such an aging machine. 2GB just won't cut it in today's world.

imranhassen · 04-06-2006, 12:51 AM

Thanks alot for your advice, just to clarify what will the consequence be if i delete the page file ?

0578dv · 04-06-2006, 11:55 AM

Actually a defrag would help, but again for that u need abt 15% free space. It can be done if you back up some files to free up more room and then scan disk and defragment it. After that put the files back.

04-03-2006, 08:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
imranhassen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Increasing free disk space in WINNT Hi There, I currently run WINNT on my e mail server on which I am running MS exchange 5.5. My hard disk is only 2GB and I have free space of only 200MB. I need to free more disk space how can I do it ? I have deleted all TMP files , emptied the recycle bin, uninstalled all unnecessary programs, cleared the cache but the free space is still 200 MB . I noticed that there is a page file in the C:\ drive which is 250MB Is there a way that I can reduce its size ? Imran

04-03-2006, 06:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	You can move the page file onto another hard drive. This may also increase performance. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

04-05-2006, 05:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	I don't know what other advise I can give you for such an aging machine. 2GB just won't cut it in today's world. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

04-04-2006, 08:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
imranhassen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Thanks for your reply, but this server is really out dated and has a SCSI HDD which is 2Gb i do not have another drive,

04-06-2006, 12:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
imranhassen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Thanks alot for your advice, just to clarify what will the consequence be if i delete the page file ?

04-06-2006, 11:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
0578dv Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 91 OS: XP	Actually a defrag would help, but again for that u need abt 15% free space. It can be done if you back up some files to free up more room and then scan disk and defragment it. After that put the files back.