Sonovabich Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:30 AM Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2012 Does anyone know how i find these partitions in windows 7, i did a windows 7 reinstall now i only have about 460 megabyte free and i have over 500 megabyte tied up somewhere with all my old crap on, i would like to find it and uninstall all that crap but i can't find it and don't know how...i am willing to temporary end my bromance with Frenchi and take on another bromance for a few days if anyone can help me....unless it is a lady then helloo there
7Toes Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted March 4, 2012 if you did not do a clean install it keep all your old files i believe there named oldwindows files so if at time of new install your had say 200megs then it will take up thatt much room again besides the new install Awards
Sonovabich Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:30 AM Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2012 No not called old windows files, just did a search....nothing, i have done this before but i found the partition before and cleared out most of the junk but i can't find it at all this time.
Blackbart Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Posted March 4, 2012 I stored my recovery file on my storage drive and it is under the name I gave my computer by default...I also have a backup file titled "WindowsBackupImage"...When I formated the drives I just made them one big partition... :) Awards
Sonovabich Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:30 AM Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2012 I don't understand all this partition crap, why did'nt they just leave it like it was before, why do we need partitions.
Dark Asylumn Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted March 4, 2012 you must have hit the wrong radio button upon install and it didnt wipe your old info. you had to of chose create new partition Awards
simplemod Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 623 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 21 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1072 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 417 Achievement Points: 7809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 27, 2018 Birthday: 10/26/1982 Posted March 4, 2012 the file location for the old windows is C:\Windows.old the partiotn stuff you seek is Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer Management then storage, and then disk management hope this helps
Sonovabich Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:30 AM Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2012 It never gave me any options to create any or not create any partitions it just did it, i tried for a clean install and followed the instructions to the letter but it never worked
Sonovabich Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.26 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 09:30 AM Device: Windows Author Posted March 4, 2012 Thanks simplemod you were correct it was c:\windows.old
simplemod Posted March 4, 2012 Member ID: 623 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 21 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1072 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 417 Achievement Points: 7809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 27, 2018 Birthday: 10/26/1982 Posted March 4, 2012 you're welcome
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