You will not have 2 seperate hard disks - but 2 partitions on one physical hard disk

The D: drive will have been "hidden" originally with a backup of your operating system loaded on it

The C: drive will be the "normally used" one - so someone has been modifiying the laptop

You can combine both partitions back into one large partition - but ONLY if you have a CD/DVD with your copy of Windows on it - because, should you ever need to reinstall Windows - you will need it...

Hi, one question, what are the overall sizes of the pc's 2 hard disks, not just whats empty?

Another suggestion I can make is to have a look at where your "personal" folder, i.e My docs, videos/music etc is located.

By default Windows tends to put it on drive C, but you can move it. Not sure on Vista but I know that on XP you can just right click on it on the start bar and tell it to mvoe to drive D. Windows then moves it all for you.

Might be a way to clear out some more room. I generally tend to move mine to a 2nd drive, keeping the drive c for my operating system, and essential system software only.

mrstella

thank you for taking the time to reply to my question and sorry its taken me so long to say so!!!

my laptop runs windows vista. i have tried the 'disk cleanup' option on a number of occasions but am only gaining small amounts of storage through this. ive managed to keep the system going so far by uninstalling various programs that i dont use but am running out of this option now too! unfortunately i can't find the 'system restore' option so have been unable to try this.

i've been searching all over the web for instructions on what to do but so far no luck.....i was wondering if you might have any more suggestions?

the C: drive is now nearly full with only 2.5GB of storage available while the D: drive has approx 30GB available.

every time i start my laptop there are more updates to install and its becoming a constant battle to keep enough space available to store the updates and run the system. any help that could be offered would be appreciated.

best regards and thanks in advance!

Hi Lewis, What operating system are you using? XP, Windows Vista? It's likely that System Restore is taking up quite a lot of spare space on your main system drive (C:). Try selecting the C: drive in My Computer, and follow the following instructions:

1. Right Click

2. Select "Properties"

3. Select "Disk Cleanup"

4. There should also be an option for System Restore, select to delete all but the last Restore Point. This may free up some space as well.

Additionally, unless the files you have stored on the C: drive are for installed programs (i.e. are part of the program itself, rather than just a word document or something) then there's no problem storing them on the other drive. Just select the files you want, right click, select "cut" open up the D: drive, right click, and select "paste". It will then move the files from your C: drive to your D: drive, freeing up space.

You'll also notice that the more space you have the better your operating system behaves. However, NEVER EVER move program files etc. Only files you have created or downloaded are safe to move about.

Hi

I've got an Acer laptop which I bought about two years ago. It has two hard-drives of 32.5GB in size. My problem is that everything automatically is stored on hard-drive C and it is now becoming full, however I have a lot of space on hard-drive D. Everytime the computer tries to install updates etc it is unable to due to lack of storage. I've tried removing software which was on the laptop as standard and that I never use but have removed as much as I can now.

Could someone please tell me how to either:

- easily transfer stored items from the C drive onto the D

- change the default storage drive from C to D

I'm sure this is probably quite a common problem with these types of hard-drive unfortunately I'm not that clued up on computers and their complexities! - and the last thing I want to do is delete some essential software or driver and nacker the computer!!! I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks

L