Insufficient disk space
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Possible solutions of insufficient hard drive disk space
clean the disk space[edit]
using the tool to auto clean the space
- CCleaner for Win & Mac : About 3~4 GB free space after auto cleaned. CCleaner 3.12.1572 免安裝中文版 (內建CCEnhancer) - 硬碟清理工具 - 阿榮福利味
- Dr. Cleaner for Mac : (1 ) About 1~2 GB free space after auto cleaned (2) help you to find the big files.
- Mac 內建工具程式: 釋出 Mac 上的儲存空間 - Apple 支援
- Delete files using Disk Cleanup - Windows Help / 如何利用Windows內建的磁碟清理清垃圾? – 香腸炒魷魚
- WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics for Win
clean the following directories (at Windows)
- %Temp%
- %HOMEPATH%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
uninstall the software or fonts which you may not used
- software
- fonts
restart the chrome browser
- Backup all tabs by using OneTab
- Restart the chrome browser. You can keyin chrome://restart in the url to restart the chrome [1].
finds duplicate files
- dupeGuru - finds duplicate files for Win , Mac & Linux
- $ Gemini 2 for Mac
understand the condition[edit]
find the directories or files which costs most space
- TreeSize Free - Quickly Scan Directory Sizes and Find Space Hogs for Win
- Folder Size for Win
- more similar softwares ... ... Google: (folder OR directory) size
move the user folders to another drive[edit]
Redirect a folder to a new location - Windows Help for Win ex:
- move C:\Users\Administrator\Documents to D:\Documents
- move C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads to D:\Downloads You also need to change download locations of browsers
Change download locations of browsers
- Chrome Change download locations - Chrome Help
- IE Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location - Windows 7 Help Forums
- Firefox Where to find and manage downloaded files in Firefox | Firefox Help
Move sync folders to another drive of cloud storage
tentative: move the %Temp% to another drive[edit]
use the symbolic link[edit]
Using the symbolic link linking to another hard disk. ex: I tried to resolved insufficient hard disk space where mysql data located by using the symbolic link.
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