TravelLite Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Hi,This is my first post.I allowed my Windows XP Home Edition to be updated to SP3 online.The free disc space fell from 4.1GB to 2.6GB - a loss of 2.5GB.Since the download only took a few minutes, I cannot believe that I downloaded 2.5GB. My guess is that the upgrade process must have made a backup of the existing system first.For various reasons I cannot replace or add new disc drives to this computer. Can I delete anything to reclaim this lost disc space?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Backup are in C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePack.... you can delete all folder in C:\WINDOWS\ begin with $Nt.... or $KB... (backup of updates kb.... if I rememeber)These folders are hidden and can be' deleted safely to get some free space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelLite Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thank you, Sonic.Deleting those folders gave me back about 500MB.I wonder where the other 2MB went.Is there anything else that can be deleted safely? For example there is C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ at 472MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL. Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Is there anything else that can be deleted safely? For example there is C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ at 472MB.You can delete that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReasonIFail Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Actually, that was only a loss of 1.5GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrypenguin Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 (edited) Ccleaner is a great free app to reclaim your HDD space. Have a look here: http://www.ccleaner.com/Be aware though, by default it has the option to install a search toolbar (google or yahoo don't remember which). To avoid the toolbar install, just uncheck the box on the appropriate page of the installer. Otherwise spyware/adware free! Edited May 18, 2008 by angrypenguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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