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Performance and lockup problems, Insufficient free hard disk drive space

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Performance and lockup problems Poor performance and lockup problems can be a result of any of the following: • "Insufficient free hard disk drive space" on page 122 • "Excessive number of fragmented files" on page 122 • "Insufficient memory" on page 123 Make a selection from the above list to find out more about the corrective actions you can take. Insufficient free hard disk drive space Symptom: Insufficient free hard disk drive space The Windows operating system will slow down and might produce errors if the hard disk drive gets too full. To check the amount of free space on the Windows 7 operating system, do the following: 1. Click Start ➙ Computer. 2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click Properties. The amount of free disk space is displayed. Actions to free up disk space: • 1. Click Start ➙ Computer. 2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click Properties. 3. Click Disk Cleanup. 4. A list of unnecessary file categories is displayed. Select each file category you want to delete, and then click OK. • 1. Click Start ➙ Control Panel. 2. Click Programs. 3. Click Turn Windows features on or off. 4. A list of optional Windows components is displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen. • 1. Click Start ➙ Computer. 2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click Properties. 3. Click Disk Cleanup. 4. Click Clean up system files. 5. Click the More Options tab. 6. In the Programs and Features area, click the Clean up button. 7. A list of installed applications is displayed. Select the application you want to remove. Click Uninstall/Change. • Clean out your Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders from your e-mail application. The folder names and procedures vary depending on your e-mail application. If you need assistance, see the help system for your e-mail application. Excessive number of fragmented files Symptom: Excessive number of fragmented files 122 ThinkCentre User Guide

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Performance and lockup problems
Poor performance and lockup problems can be a result of any of the following:
•
“Insufficient free hard disk drive space” on page 122
•
“Excessive number of fragmented files” on page 122
•
“Insufficient memory” on page 123
Make a selection from the above list to find out more about the corrective actions you can take.
Insufficient free hard disk drive space
Symptom: Insufficient free hard disk drive space
The Windows operating system will slow down and might produce errors if the hard disk drive gets too full.
To check the amount of free space on the Windows 7 operating system, do the following:
1. Click
Start
➙
Computer
.
2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click
Properties
. The amount of free disk space is displayed.
Actions to free up disk space:
•
1. Click
Start
➙
Computer
.
2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click
Properties
.
3. Click
Disk Cleanup
.
4. A list of unnecessary file categories is displayed. Select each file category you want to delete,
and then click
OK
.
•
1. Click
Start
➙
Control Panel
.
2. Click
Programs
.
3. Click
Turn Windows features on or off
.
4. A list of optional Windows components is displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen.
•
1. Click
Start
➙
Computer
.
2. Right-click your C drive entry and then click
Properties
.
3. Click
Disk Cleanup
.
4. Click
Clean up system files
.
5. Click the
More Options
tab.
6. In the
Programs and Features
area, click the
Clean up
button.
7. A list of installed applications is displayed. Select the application you want to remove. Click
Uninstall/Change
.
•
Clean out your Inbox, Sent Items, and Deleted Items folders from your e-mail application. The folder
names and procedures vary depending on your e-mail application. If you need assistance, see the
help system for your e-mail application.
Excessive number of fragmented files
Symptom: Excessive number of fragmented files
122
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