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Old 05-31-09   #1 (permalink)
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Default [PC World] Vista SP2: Big Increases in Free Disk Space
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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 went final earlier this week, with numerous fixes and tweaks to improve performance, bolster security, and squash bugs. But some PC World readers are seeing another welcome change to SP2: a lot more free disk space.

In comments posted in our forums, several readers reported large increases in free hard disk space after installing Vista SP2. Mind you, I'm not talking about a gigabyte here or there; one reader claimed that installing Vista SP2 freed up a massive 40 GB chunk of disk space. Another reader said, "Wow! I didn't notice that til now. I went from about 88GB free to 122GB free. That's a significant change 'under the hood,' isn't it?" And yet another reader gained back 130 GB of hard disk space. Wow.

At least a couple users told me that their free space grew significantly after installing SP2, without them doing anything else. Vista SP2 includes a command-line cleanup tool (compcln.exe) you can run to remove older system files and restore points, thus freeing up hard disk space.

My assumption is that the Vista SP2 installer automatically runs compcln.exe, but we have yet to receive an official explanation from Microsoft. Once we do, though, I'll pass it along. Obviously your milage may vary depending on your system, but I think it's safe to say that most everyone will welcome more free disk space.
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It's just that people don't clean up their old restore points or don't lower the amount of space system restore can use.
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It's just that people don't clean up their old restore points or don't lower the amount of space system restore can use.
because the average user only knows how to do...

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interesting. i don't think i'll gain back that much, but more space is always good :P

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It's just that people don't clean up their old restore points or don't lower the amount of space system restore can use.




i have no idea how to do either of those..do tell...............
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It's just that people don't clean up their old restore points or don't lower the amount of space system restore can use.
i was gonna say the same thing.
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I just performed it on my PC and got back 2.7GB. Not much but it helps.

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by default system restore uses 12% of your disk space.
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Before I upgrade I'm going to run CCleaner and see how much space I get back.
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i have no idea how to do either of those..do tell...............
Use disk cleanup. Also, under the More Options tab, clean up System Restore and Shadow Copies.

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