Just run out of space on Drive C:

timmoore46 · 01-05-2006, 12:36 AM

And I found the Google Desktop data file is huge.

Any ideas as to what to do next? Uninstalling it, is a bit dramatic.

Any comments very welcome.

Tim

ryan999 · 01-07-2006, 10:11 AM

it is a pretty simple idea but just add in an extra harddrive. if you dont have one lying around just go on ebay and buy one its easy!

timmoore46 · 01-07-2006, 11:20 AM

I've just fitted a 250 Gb usb2 drive. But the problem is sort of going to hit me again.

I've got 3 partitions on a 40 Gb HD.

10 Gb for c: just for the OS ( XP home with sp1)
20 Gb for Data (full as well)
10 Gb for Images of drice c: for disaster recovery. (Hidden)

Now I thought 10Gb was OK for an OS, even XP! But each time I install a program it's free space shrinks and finally Google desktop data stopped me burning a CD. (Needed to archive data off the data drive).

Buying a bigger drive for the IBM laptop, seems a bit over the top, when if I could get google data onto the data partition would be a total fix.

Any more ideas from anyone?

Tim

super3boy · 02-18-2006, 02:14 PM

external hard drive. look on google for an article on how to build ur own. u will save alot of $$$$$ that way.

timmoore46 · 02-18-2006, 03:31 PM

The problem isn't the cost of an external USB2 drive. It's the OS is about to die cos Drive C: is full of Google data. I keep loosing data.

Is the only fix to ditch Google DeskTop ?

Tim

Lupine1647 · 02-18-2006, 05:22 PM

Well, yea, Unless you want to keep deleting the index file. I got rid of desktop cause I never used it(who needs to search if you can remember exactly where you put files, even files that you acessed years and years ago).

intelliot · 02-18-2006, 09:24 PM

Hard drives aren't expensive nowadays. I'd just add more until it's no longer a problem. Obviously, if Google Desktop Search takes up more space than it's worth, get rid of it.

aalishan · 02-22-2006, 03:22 AM

but google desktop search doesn't take that much of space

i also have it, it indexes my comp files and also Gmail files and it only takes 5.84 MB space on 40 GB HD

Lupine1647 · 02-22-2006, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aalishan

but google desktop search doesn't take that much of space

brbri also have it, it indexes my comp files and also Gmail files and it only takes 5.84 MB space on 40 GB HD

brbrDo you rely on the little thing in the Add/Remove window or on the actual program file and the index file? Or do you just keep 1 text file in your documents folder and have everything else excluded from indexing?br

bali · 02-23-2006, 04:35 AM

i think that things will not be like this as you explain

he/she has got 40 GB HD

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super3boy Googler Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 51 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	external hard drive. look on google for an article on how to build ur own. u will save alot of $$$$$ that way.

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timmoore46 Noogle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The problem isn't the cost of an external USB2 drive. It's the OS is about to die cos Drive C: is full of Google data. I keep loosing data. Is the only fix to ditch Google DeskTop ? Tim

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Lupine1647 Elite Googler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,065 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, yea, Unless you want to keep deleting the index file. I got rid of desktop cause I never used it(who needs to search if you can remember exactly where you put files, even files that you acessed years and years ago).

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intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,527 Thanks: 15 Thanked 49 Times in 28 Posts	Hard drives aren't expensive nowadays. I'd just add more until it's no longer a problem. Obviously, if Google Desktop Search takes up more space than it's worth, get rid of it.

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aalishan Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	but google desktop search doesn't take that much of space i also have it, it indexes my comp files and also Gmail files and it only takes 5.84 MB space on 40 GB HD

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