hi.....i having this weried problem...i just updated about 150 mb suff at window update.......and after i restart my pc....i notic that...8 space is tooked from the update ??WTf???i only left 1 gb left.....

8 space? What is that?

Anyway I think all those System Restore points that the Windows Update setup do for each hotfix may have reduced the HDD space you have. Just delete them if you think you do not need them.

i have the same problem too

but already clear some space by removing the restore point.i have clear abaot 7Gb from it
this link will help you.
http://liveslick.com/2007/09/03/is-vista-e...rd-drive-space/

but i have a question, what is the function of C:ProgramData (hidden file), it use 19.5Gb of my C: space.
planning to delete some info in it but afraid it has to be the system files.

Please don't delete hidden files. They're hidden for a reason (so that you don't delete accidentally).

Use TuneUp to clear unwanted files.

what's you downloading is compress installer file.
after install, it decompress/extract everywhere in your hdd, then eaten up your free space

also, if system restore = turn on, system restore also make a copy some part of your system

also windows keep your backup registry, update log, also keep your update file in SoftwareDistribution folder.

yeah..i know but there are very huge file,20Gb.even vista only use 15gb.at least i want to the function of it

before this i turn on the system restore but then i off it and use disk clean up.i have clean up about 7gb by using that.but maybe there is still some copy of it that is still there.anyway to find it,software maybe?

del all file in
Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*.*

for safety use cleaning software like CCleaner / TuneUpUtilities

also you can try SP1 cleanup.
*open command prompt (type CMD at start menu, right click at cmd open as administrator)
*type vsp1cln.exe then hit enter
*follow the step, wait until finish then see how many GB will recovered

try ccleaner to clear it or delete system restore file

Thanks for the help.

didn't work for me

It worked for me. However, it didn't tell me how many GBs were recovered.

i wonder why it is not working for me.

Mind posting a screenshot. Btw, you must launch "CMD" in "Administrator Mode".

here it is


This post has been edited by evit: Dec 14 2008, 05:14 PM

the problem you guys have might be related to the vista shadow storage. It's kinda like a system restore points and causes you to lose space just like that... To set how much for the shadow storage to occupy, read this webbie:
http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-reduc...em-restore.html

done that but i think my problem is more than that since shadow storage only recover 5Gb compare to about 20Gb that i lost for nothing..

Referring to your screenshot. "vsp1cln.exe" only works for SP1 Vista (32/64-Bit) but your screenshot only shows ".6000" which is not SP1. Update through Windows Update and run "vsp1cln.exe" again.

lol. thanks.i disable the update since i have read sometimes the window will collape if a wrong update is install.maybe i will just let the lose space to avoid more problem..

Now, there shouldn't be any more problem regarding updating to SP1 as the update has been released for quite a while already.

is diz same like using Disk Cleanup in properties at each partition?

Nope, it's not the same. I'd recommend that you give it a try. Remember to launch "CMD" in "Administrator Mode".
PS: Do it at your own risk.

tat why i dont want to use it.

whats dat risk by d way?

I'm not sure about the risks but I've done the process in "Administrator Mode" in numerous computers already. So far, so good.

Thanks for sharing..BUMP

yea..just use tune up util.. it can clean windows update bckup n more..

does tune up will search the file on it own ?i realize that there are a backup file in drive D,it size is about 10Gb.can i delete it manually ?

Most likely it won't delete it but you should add your "backup'd folder" to it's exceptions list.

About the vsp1cln.exe method, what will actually happen once we do it? Will it clean/delete our files?

I think it deletes the installer cache from the Service Pack 1 installation. I ran it (vsp1cln.exe) but it didn't mention what files were being cleansed/deleted.

So, how much space did it actually free up?

The problem when I ran that executive is that, it didn't show me the amount of space that was free'd.

Oh... nvm then... I'll try this on my own and see how much it really space is cleaned up. Thanks.