How to save on hard disk space?
I only have 40 GB hard disk space, partitioned into 2. I have separate drive for all my important documents with my almost 4000 collection of music, the other drive is for my system files so every time I need reformatting of my PC, I won’t be having a problem of backing up my files. Because I have a limited disk space, I tried many ways to save up for space so my PC performance would not be affected without the need to upgrade my RAM or disk space.
Upgrading could be the best option because you wouldn’t have to spend longer time deleting every unnecessary files you could find in your computer. But if your saving up for some more important things, it may be an impractical option.
Alternatively, you can:
1. Clean up your hard disk
- Empty your Recycle or Trash bin always. Even though, you have deleted a file or a program, it still adds up space in your hard drive unless you delete it completely from your Recycle Bin.
- Clean your temporary files. The system periodically creates temp files that are documenting the system operation. These temporary files are safe to clean
- Defragmentation. It reduces the amount of fragmentation in file systems. It does this by physically reorganizing the contents of the disk to store the pieces of each file close together and contiguously. It also attempts to create larger regions of free space using compaction to impede the return of fragmentation. Some defragmenters also try to keep smaller files within a single directory together, as they are often accessed in sequence. According to a survey, 42% of PC users fail to defrag their system regularly, adversely affecting system performance. Wikipedia.org
2. Use online storage to securely save your files. Some of the best online storage sites include:
- Mediamax lets you store files securely on the web with as much as 25 GBs of FREE online storage.
- Humyo is a free unlimited internet hard drive.
- Xdrive offers 5GB of space for FREE.
- FreeDrive.com gives you 6GB for FREE.
- Diino serves as your internet desktop. It lets you save store files with their free 2GB storage.
The best thing with online storage are you can use this space to back up your valuable files such as your music, photos and more, automatically and conveniently access all your files from anywhere and easily share your files with friends and family.
3. Resort to online music streaming. Sometimes what fills up your hard disk is to many downloaded music which you can avoid by listening to music free.
I also encourage readers to suggest ways. 
My solution to this is an external hard drive, much more safer and has larger capacity than CD-RWs or DVD-RWs.
They’re more reliable than online storage services but the downfall is their hefty price tag here in the Philippines.
Its really easy to fill up even the gigantic drives within no time. A couple of movies, photographs and music is all it takes! Most users tend to ignore the state of the drive until the PC starts hanging or crawling, probably by then the drive is almost full and completely diseased with fragmentation. That can be quite a frustrating situation, since there is no room to move files around and one doesnt want to delete anything off! To add to this, the PC lags, freezes all because the HDD has not been maintained. A proactive approach to cleaning and keeping frag levels under control has to be adopted.
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