HP Pavilion Entertainment low disk space

[Sylverkitti]

HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Processor: AMD Turion II Ultra Dule Core Mobile M600

Installed Memory (RAM) 4.0GB

64 Bit operating System

Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1

Problem started about a month ago I think. Little pop up in bottom right hand corner. HP message stating that my Data (D) drive is running out of space. I clicked options for creating space, aside from deleting many programs I want to keep there's nothing I can do and I have no clue what caused this. With all the GB I have there should not be this issue. The other partitions have plenty of space. Can I move things from this one to another???

[jason2074]

Are you sure that D partition is not the recovery partition? Use this http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml to scan D drive then post the most populated directories.

Download MiniToolBox and select all options.
A notepad will open then copy-paste the report on your next reply.

[soybean]

Problem started about a month ago I think. Little pop up in bottom right hand corner. HP message stating that my Data (D) drive is running out of space.

Are you sure that D partition is not the recovery partition?

As jason implied, D is often reserved for the recovery partition; most new systems are configured this way.  So, you should not be using D for any other purpose.

With all the GB I have there should not be this issue.

And, how many GB to you have? 

The other partitions have plenty of space. Can I move things from this one to another???

Windows 7 and Vista include a built-in functionality in Disk Management to shrink and expand partitions.  See http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/resize-a-partition-for-free-in-windows-vista/ for a tutorial.

[patio]

Here's HP's Fix...

[Sylverkitti]

I am sorry for the huge delay. I had a close family member pass away and life has been a mess.

I have too much on here to understand it. I have an OS Partition, Recovery Partition, and a Data Partition. I am now trying to use the link you gave me here a bit ago

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]

[patio]

OK...D: is NOT your recovery partition...open it up in Windows Explorer and do some housekeeping...backup movies pics music etc. to CD/DVD...
Get rid of any data /apps you dont need on there etc.
If you open it in Explorer post a screenshot like the one above so we can have a looksee.

[Sylverkitti]

Yeah I knew it wasn't recovery, I am still baffled by all the necessary partitions. Its a first for me. I downloaded and used the said link but cannot find a make report thing. So I screen shot it.

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]

[Sylverkitti]

I did just now see your post on HPs "fix" but that appears to be for Vista. Will it still apply to me, or is there one for win 7 I don't want to mess things up further

[patio]

Forget the HP fix i posted...
Thats for the recovery partition being reported as full...not your issue in this case.

Seems everything on D: is HP and Windows backups of your system.