WIN7 Users are aware that the newly installed Win7 system volume occupies a large amount of hard disk space, a 2.4G or so CD-ROM installed system small 6-7g more 12-13g (virtual memory paging file depending on the memory capacity), Win7 is born so bloated and huge?
We can save a lot of space for your hard drive by removing some unnecessary files from WIN7 system, here's how to slim down for WIN7:
1. Turn off virtual memoryWin7 a file that occupies the largest disk space, the first is the virtual memory file, or the paging file. This file is hidden in the C packing directory, the file name is Pagefile.sys. Win7 system is based on the Vista NT6.1 architecture, in support of new hardware, improve the new features at the same time the consumption of resources more than XP also improved, no-load situation of the minimum also accounted for 300~400m memory, run the program when the process takes up the memory is larger than XP. Turning off virtual memory can not only save 3~4g space, but also significantly improve the speed of the system and greatly reduce the number of hard disk reads (it can also prolong the life of the hard drive to reduce the chance of bad path). To turn off the virtual memory method: Right click on My Computer, select Properties, then select Advanced System settings on the left, click on the first Performance setting button under the Advanced menu, then click Advanced in the Performance Options box, then click the Virtual Memory Change button below, then select the partition where the system is located. Then click on Select No paging file below, click on Confirm, the last step to confirm the exit. After rebooting the system, you will find that the virtual memory is gone, and the C drive is 3~4g. Reminder: If the original only 2G memory does not upgrade memory capacity to 4G, please do not shut down, or the system will easily burst memory caused by the process or even the system crashes, I suggest adding a 2GDDR3 memory upgrade memory to 4G.
2. Turn off system hibernationHibernation file is Win7 second file, this file is also the C disk hidden under the root directory, the file name is Hiberfil.sys. Its size is equal to the size of the computer's physical memory. In most cases, sleep is generally used, and sleep is relatively low, and hibernation starts even slower than restarting. Therefore, if you do not use sleep function, large can be assured to shut down the system sleep, make room for the system to lose weight. Turn off System hibernation method Open C:\Windows\System32 directory, find Cmd.exe, right click Run as Administrator, input powercfg-hoff and then enter. Note: If you often covet the convenience of the user sleep function do not do this step, otherwise the Hibernate feature will not be available
3. Turn off System Restore and delete restore pointsWIN7 system By default, the general installation of patches, make some changes to the system, after installing the driver windows will automatically generate restore points, less than a few m more than hundred m. Restore points can also manually increment and generate a restore image file yourself. When there is a problem with the system, Windows can press the F8 Advanced menu to bring up the advanced menu to load the last known Good Configuration to restore, or it may be automatically restored after Windows detects a problem. The relative use of one-click Restore or Ghost Backup is far better than System Restore. Therefore, if you do not use the System Restore function, you can safely shut down and delete all restore points, if you are accustomed to using the system also principle does not need to turn off this feature. Close the method is very simple, open My Computer-select Properties-Advanced system settings, select the System Protection menu, select the C drive (the system disk is turned on by default), click on the configuration, you can shut down the System Restore and clear the restore point operation.
4. Remove Windows does not require components and backup filesHere's a closer look at the location and content of the components that can be cut off:
(1)C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution This folder is the system after patching the old system file backup folder, Microsoft released the patch is not to fix the bug is to repair the system vulnerability, and the general system patched rarely because of the unstable situation and need to uninstall. So all the files under this folder can be safely deleted. Delete this folder to free up 200M or more hard disk space, depending on the number of patches the system has hit. Some of the files in this folder are not deleted when Windows is running properly. The need for complete deletion can be removed by pressing F8 into safe mode at boot time.
(2)The C:\Windows\winsxs\Backup WinSxS folder is a very important folder in the Windows directory where Windows has many important components, but everything underneath the Backup folder can be safely deleted. The file under the backup folder is the same as the SoftwareDistribution folder above, but it is also the original old system files after the backup storage Windows patch, but the saved files are bigger and The folder size is smaller than softwaredistribution. Deleting a file under C:\Windows\winsxs\Backup is relatively complex, and if you want to delete it easily, you can delete it using the System Cleanup master included with the Windows7 optimizer. Manual removal requires ownership of the backup folder first.
(3)Other folders and system Temp folders that can be cleaned: C:\Users\Public\Music: Store Sample music, that is, the songs that Windows can hear when you open a newly installed MediaPlayer. Guess no one will listen ~ can be relieved to delete ~ C:\Users\Public\Pictures: Storage Sample pictures. Estimated no one will see ~ delete ~ C:\Users\Public\Videos: storage example video, that is, windows after the newly installed MediaPlayer to see the two paragraphs ~ Delete it ~ The following folders are stored in the system temporary files. Garbage files can be cleaned up as appropriate. C:\WINDOWS\TEMP: Storage program installation, run the temporary files generated, you can safely delete the garbage C:\Users\ (current system user name) \AppData\Local\Temp: The same is the storage program installation, operation of temporary files generated, The default temp directory for WinRAR decompression is also here. You can safely delete the garbage C:\Users\ (the current system user name) \appdata\local\microsoft\windows \temporaryinternetfiles:ie or IE kernel browser to browse the page when the various images downloaded, Flash and other content is stored here, when the page looked after the inside of the things will become junk file ~ Rest assured clean it ~ C:\Users\ (current system user name) \appdata\local\microsoft\windows\history: As the name implies, Store cookies, history, forms, and passwords left over from the Web page. To clean up the saved password, browsing history, record to delete the contents of it ~ is actually in the ie-internet option to clear. After the previous round of weight loss slimming, for the newly installed clean 32-bit system, its occupancy space can be controlled within 5G, the 64-bit can be controlled within 6G. Far more than genuine OEM system to "slim", but also more clean.
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