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How to get rid of unmovable files in a partition

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-get-rid-of-unmovable-files-in-a-partition.92546/

sganesh
sganesh Original post #1
Jul 9, 2008 at 9:26 AM
hi,
i am in need of free space in C:
pl look at ma scenario
Total capacity=10GB
Used space=7.03GB
Free space=2.98GB
But quite surprise Total size of all files in C: found to 3.93GB
i used Deframent tool to analyse the C:
i found a huge block of unmovable files found,How to get rid of them!!!
J
Jul 9, 2008 at 9:38 AM
I guess it could be Windows SWAP files. Change location of Virtual Memory to FREE some space.

Janki
sganesh
sganesh #3
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM
I guess it could be Windows SWAP files. Change location of Virtual Memory to FREE some space.

Janki

Can u pl help.how to change location of Virtual Memory ?pl?
J
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:05 AM
here you go

control panel -> system -> advanced tab - > Performance Panel Settings - > Advanced Tab - > Virutual Memory Change Button.

Hope that helps!
Janki
sganesh
sganesh #5
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:17 AM
here you go

control panel -> system -> advanced tab - > Performance Panel Settings - > Advanced Tab - > Virutual Memory Change Button.

Hope that helps!
Janki
ya i got it!!
Oh thanks i ve allocated 1GB as virtual memory,wats shoult be apt size for it,
i ve 512+256 MB RAM,many says virtual memory= 2(RAM) ,is it true??