I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have 4% free space and
it will not work properly. I have gone through the drive and deleted
everything I can think of and I still only have 4% free.

Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition or
drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two largest
folders.

Other than training my programs to find the new locations would I have any
problems?

Thanks in advance.
--
John

John wrote:
> I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have
> 4% free space and it will not work properly. I have gone
> through the drive and deleted everything I can think of and
> I still only have 4% free.
>
> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another
> partition or drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My
> Pictures, the two largest folders.
>
> Other than training my programs to find the new locations
> would I have any problems?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> John

How to Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147/EN-US/

Any programs on your computer that store data in the My
Documents folder will now look in the new location.

Nepatsfan

Hi John,

> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition or
> drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two largest
> folders.

You can do this, just right click the "My Documents" folder and choose
properties. There will be a button to move them or you will find it in the
common tasks pane. Best done by opening Windows Explorer to the actual
folder at C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\My Documents.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E08DA56-3A64-43DA-8D24-8E215C3CCBCA@microsoft.com...
>I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have 4% free space
>and
> it will not work properly. I have gone through the drive and deleted
> everything I can think of and I still only have 4% free.
>
> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition or
> drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two largest
> folders.
>
> Other than training my programs to find the new locations would I have any
> problems?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> John

John Wrote:
> I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have 4% free
> space and
> it will not work properly. I have gone through the drive and deleted
> everything I can think of and I still only have 4% free.
>
> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition
> or
> drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two
> largest
> folders.
>
> Other than training my programs to find the new locations would I have
> any
> problems?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> John

Hi John,

Have you emptied the recycle bin after deleting stuff? It would be
ideal if u havent already to run a disk cleanup and get rid of your
temporary files, recycle bin files and older restore points when
deleted can give you more space. You could also burn your snaps and
music files etc on to CDs to make up room. Herez a link on clean up
http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2007p162id97442.htm

Run chkdsk before you defragment. Also i guess there are some third
party tools which defrag with less than 15% space on the drive ( the
built in needs a minimum of 15%)


--
xy2z

xy2z Wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Have you emptied the recycle bin after deleting stuff? It would be
> ideal if u havent already to run a disk cleanup and get rid of your
> temporary files, recycle bin files and older restore points when
> deleted can give you more space. You could also burn your snaps and
> music files etc on to CDs to make up room. Herez a link on clean up
> http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2007p162id97442.htm
>
> Run chkdsk before you defragment. Also i guess there are some third
> party tools which defrag with less than 15% space on the drive ( the
> built in needs a minimum of 15%)

I forgot to mention - if you have Norton Protected, that could be
taking up space.


--
xy2z

John wrote:

> I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have 4% free
> space and it will not work properly. I have gone through the drive
> and deleted everything I can think of and I still only have 4% free.


Since deleting files normally moves them to the recycle bin, doing so
doesn't free up any space unless you also empty the recycle bin.


> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition
> or drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two
> largest folders.


Yes, but note that you just have to move My Documents. My Pictures is part
of it. Use TweakUI--go to the My Computer | Special Folders area. You can
get TweakUI at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



> Other than training my programs to find the new locations would I
> have any problems?
>
> Thanks in advance.

You'll need 15% free space in order to defrag.


--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E08DA56-3A64-43DA-8D24-8E215C3CCBCA@microsoft.com...
>I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have 4% free space
>and
> it will not work properly. I have gone through the drive and deleted
> everything I can think of and I still only have 4% free.
>
> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition or
> drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two largest
> folders.
>
> Other than training my programs to find the new locations would I have any
> problems?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> John

You might also try to reduce the allocated Recycle Bin size (RB properties),
minimize the page file (2MB, for ex), reduce Temp Internet space (10MB or
so); clean up older Sys Restore files and reduce the size of SR files
kept.... Function of your hdd size, you might get the 15% -20% required by
Defrag.
Michael
"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E08DA56-3A64-43DA-8D24-8E215C3CCBCA@microsoft.com...
>I tried to defrag my C drive and XP Pro reports that I have 4% free space
>and
> it will not work properly. I have gone through the drive and deleted
> everything I can think of and I still only have 4% free.
>
> Can I move components of Documents and Settings to another partition or
> drive? I am thinking about My Documents and My Pictures, the two largest
> folders.
>
> Other than training my programs to find the new locations would I have any
> problems?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> John

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:epxFcV37FHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
>
> Yes, but note that you just have to move My Documents. My Pictures is
> part of it. Use TweakUI--go to the My Computer | Special Folders
> area. You can get TweakUI at
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p.../powertoys.asp
>

Just right-click on "My Documents", choose "Properties" and click on "Move"?
That's what I've always done.......