64GB SSD, DCS and Free Space problems!!

[VanjaB]

Like the title says, I have a 64GB Intel SSD and on it I have precisely two things installed.

 

Windows 7 64bit Ultimate Edition and DCS: World (A10C, Huey, P51, Mi-8).

 

My problem is this, I have exactly 5.5 GBs of free space left!! How do I clear up some of it? Are there any tools that one can use to get rid of unecessary Windows files and directories?

[Rhinox]

...Are there any tools that one can use to get rid of unecessary Windows files and directories?

Try Ccleaner. Apart from that, clear all tmp-files (i.e. C:\users\user\appdata\local\temp), old restore-points, prefetch-data, web-browser cache, etc.

[TimeKilla]

Also remember that you should keep I think 10% to 20% of your SDD free or it could slow it down or cause other issues. I don't agree with this am out school and think you should be able to fill it up and it should work but others dispute that.

[cichlidfan]

You need a larger SSD to do what you want to do, well. I tried it about two years ago with a 60GB and maintenance was too much trouble.

 

EDIT: Though I doubt it makes enough size difference to matter, why are you running Win 7 Ultimate when HP would probably suffice?

 

EDIT2: If you have added a significant number of skins, those can be a space killer.

Edited October 2, 2013 by cichlidfan

[ligthert]

Lower your Pagefile.sys size. Disable hibernation on your rig. Saved me ~24G in space. :)

[VanjaB]

Thanks for all the suggestions, will try them out when I get home from work today.

[Erforce]

like ligthert said. hibernation when you have 8Gb of Ram, equals 8Gb os hdd.

 

i have a 256Gb SSD, and everything installed (some games, some apps, some music) i have 70-100Gb free.

not enough for what i do. how could you manage it with 64gb ? :)

[SkateZilla]

Delete Multi-Player Tracks, Temporary Internet Files etc

[cichlidfan]

I hope nobody has hibernation turned on in the first place. That and sleep get disabled immediately after a Windows install for all of my machines.