Help Meh!
<div class="IPBDescription">No more disk space, but....</div> ok heres the problem, i got Condition Zero and i wanted to install it on my c drive, well unfortunetly it gets to 76% and it turns out i have 0 MB of space left =/. well i got all of these warnings and such so i had to delte massive amount of programs to get it to a safe level, well i have CZ so wut to do with it now? well it turns out i have (i think) 2 Hard drives, 1 C the other D, my C drives file system is a FAT32. my D drives file system is a NTFS. with 41.2 gb left, so heres when i need help, is there a way i can somehow just install CZ onto my D drive or move other programs into my D drive so i could at least defrag (need at least 15% mines at 1% =/) so how do i move other programs into my D drive? (if it IS even a D drive) please help <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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btw, steam is taking ALOT i mean ALOT of the space so how do i move it? make a Program Files folder in my D drive and put Steam folder in there? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
Normally installers (at least new ones) uninstall already installed files if there was an error installing the program.
Uninstall CZ off your C Drive.
Defrag C+D drive.
Reinstall CZ on D drive.
BTW i heard CZ was crap...
um, whats a system partition? my D drive? or NTFS?
If there was not enough space to finish installing the game, the installer should have deleted the files that were installed.
Uninstall all unnecessary programs and reinstall them to your D drive. Also move all of your media over. Try running a disk cleanup on the C drive by going to My Computer, right clicking the C drive, selecting properties, and clicking the Drive Cleanup button. This should remove any temporary internet files, temporary install files and things of that nature (freed up over 400 MB on my C drive once).
If all else fails, repent and reformat.
and what is a system partition? and is my D drive a HARD drive? its not a fat32 <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
I'm also not sure if you're getting the disk and partition terms right. You said you have two disks, C and D, but I think you have only one with two partitions, those being C and D.
and what is a system partition? and is my D drive a HARD drive? its not a fat32 <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
System partion is the partion of your HDD which contains Windows/Linux/or what ever O/S you are using.
If your computer is partioned like this, i recommend you do.
I have one 120gb partioned into :
C drive (Windows partion. 8 gb)
D drive (Games/apps 80gb)
E drive (downloads, other stuff 32gb)
At least he *has* a partition. God I can't stand people with one 60 gb C: drive, and about 21,000 icons on their desktop for 'AOL TRIAL OFFER' and crap like that.
AND:, should i move Steam over to my D? or will it stop working properly or soemthing? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
Second: Don't just cut-paste programs. They're tied into the registry as being located at... pretend... 1943 C Drive Blvd. The registry will want to look there for the program but won't be able to find it. Now for some programs this won't have an effect. Other programs depend on the registry for information (Adboe Photoshop, for example), and won't work properly. Generally it's best to just reinstall everything over. This is also much 'cleaner'.
Finally: Be sure to stick to your organization system. My C: drive has:
Windows XP
Drivers
Microsoft Office (Was an accident, but I don't mind)
Various system tools, like adAware, Norton, etc.
Also on my C: drive is my desktop. Anything you put on your desktop takes up C: space. I occasionally will dump things there for temporary storage.
So the end result is my C: drive is a throwaway drive. If I need to reinstall windows, I can safely and completely CLEANSE the drive with format.com, and loose nothing important <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
NTFS
That's a good point. I don't use NTFS, and I'm not sure if the filesystem will reject the FAT32 like a bad kidney.
I don't suppose there's a way to organize this system now short of reformatting. Then again, wouldn't mind. PC is running pretty sweet.
Convert C, and E to NTFS.
Install your O/S (XP i presume) onto drive C (the 5-10gb one)
Install all required Apps into the E drive if its big enough.
Install all games/downloads onto drive D.
Or do whatever suits you, but you should definetly have <i>some</i> sort of file organization, and all your drives should be NTFS if you have alot of ram (at least 512mb).
If you want to repartition WITHOUT reformatting the drive, use <b>Partition Magic</b>. It's a bit wonky (I somehow ended up with 8 gigs of 'phantom' drive space on mine, but somehow got rid of it eventually) but it lets you manage your drive perfectly.
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Ok nm not the problem I thought
I disagree.
I have a 20 gig system partition. On it goes windows, and all my utility programs (Office, MIRC, etc.), and I have no fear of it filling up, it's just impossible. I do have other partitions for Steam, data, downloads, games, music, etc.
I'm a die hard partition freak. <img src='http://www.lunixmonster.net/forums/html/emoticons/1zhelp.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'> Get Partitionmagic, it'll pay for itself <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
As far as cutting and pasting programs, I've had the best luck doing this with my HL folder. Same folder, been thorough 5 or 6 PC's <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Do this by going to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> DiskCleanup
Click on More Options. On the bottom is System Restore. Click the button marked clean up.
It easily deletes a gigabyte of data at least. Also remember to clean up other parts of your hard drive by deleting Temp files and by uninstalling programs/games that you don't use.
Hope this helps.
Also, don't forget you can change the default directory for installation, so you could put it on D:/
However i recommend you get it if you've never partioned a drive before.
Backup any models/custom stuff you have in your steam folder, uninstall steam, then reinstall it on the D drive
EDIT: Typo.