HELP!!! my memory is full!!!!

[tomthekipper]

my laptop has 500 gigs but when i go into 'my computer' my memory says there is two hard disks of 228 gigs. The first one is full.. it is called acer(C) how do i make it bigger bringing memory from the other one called DATA (D)?? please help! thanks

[reddevilggg]

First, i think you're confused between memory and harddrive. Your hardrive (C:) is used for storage not memory. Memory is the amount of RAM you have.

Secondly, are you sure that both drives are 228GB, usually the second drive is a 'recovery drive' which can be used to restore the machine to the factory settings and is of smaller capacity. I am assuming this because you've called it DATA.

Thirdly, to free up any space on the C: drive, you could always back-up some files etc

[tomthekipper]

yeah ur rite im probably very confused, i dont have a clue about this! all i know is my acer (C) drive is 228 gigs and is very nearly full abd my data (D) drive is empty! is there a way of extending my acer (C) drive?

[reddevilggg]

Is the D: drive empty? What is the capacity EXACTLY. They're usually quite small.

Have you tried 'Disc cleanup'? Start / All programs / Accessories / System tool / Disc cleanup

As ive said before, you could back-up to disc or get a external hardrive or memory stick.

[Quantos]

yeah ur rite im probably very confused, i dont have a clue about this! all i know is my acer (C) drive is 228 gigs and is very nearly full abd my data (D) drive is empty! is there a way of extending my acer (C) drive?

You could always move your 'My Documents' to the empty drive.  Just right click on 'My Documents' and select 'Properties' from the context menu.  Then it's just a matter of using the 'Move' button and selecting a new destination.
That's just one way to free up HDD space.

[reddevilggg]

This may be a problem. The OP might be assuming that just because he has no files on the D: drive that it is empty, Yet it might be the recovery drive because in his first post he labeled it DATA. Hence -

Is the D: drive empty? What is the capacity EXACTLY. They're usually quite small.

[Allan]

Do you have two physical hard drives or are c: and d: two partitions on one drive?

[patio]

Laptop...1 HDD.

Who set it up this way ? ?
Normally D: only contains the Recovery partition for the laptop...

[Allan]

Thanks - missed the laptop part.

[2x3i5x]

one thing, maybe try clearing out system restore points, if you're have system restore active (XP, vista or win7 machines).

I tend to find that the accumulation of many old system restore points start to significantly eat away at your HDD space (at least, that's how it went on my pc).