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Hello...I am a newbie poster!Listen....every single time I turn on my pc...message comes up at the right hand bottom...."running low on d-drive space,etc,etc..." I clean it every time. I tried defragin', but it tells me I need to remove whatever programs I can. I have removed everything I don't frecuently use....still same problem,actually...it's annoying more than anything else. Any ideas how to stop this???????????

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The repeated low-space alert on the D: volume means Windows is seeing very little free space there. has already tried cleanup suggestions from , so the next steps are targeted checks for things Windows hides and a few quick recoveries that commonly fix this kind of persistent warning.

  • Check per-drive Recycle Bin and hidden/system folders. Files deleted from D: still live in D:\Recycled (XP) or the per-volume recycle folder; emptying that frees real space. Enable viewing of hidden and protected OS files and inspect the top-level folders on D: (right-click a folder -> Properties) to find unexpectedly large folders.
  • System Restore uses space on each local volume. Open System Properties -> System Restore and either turn off or reduce restore usage for D: (turning it off removes existing restore points for that drive).
  • Verify virtual memory (pagefile) location: System Properties -> Advanced -> Performance Settings -> Advanced -> Virtual memory -> Change. If a pagefile was placed on D: move it back to the system drive or adjust its size.
  • Use a disk-usage viewer (TreeSize Free, WinDirStat) to quickly spot big files and folders you might miss in Explorer.

Quick ways to free space: permanently delete large downloads and old backups, clear temporary files on that drive, and remove any big installer or archive files. Do not manually delete "System Volume Information" or other protected system files — disable System Restore for the drive first if you need that space reclaimed. Defragmentation will fail when free space is very low, so reclaim space before trying to defrag.

If D: is simply too small for your data, the long‑term fix is to move bulky data to another drive or use a partitioning tool to resize/merge partitions (back up before changing partitions). These targeted checks usually resolve the recurring low‑space message.

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How much space are you using on it at the moment? Out of how much?
Also try a disk cleanup -> Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup.
May help clog out your PC.

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Thanks for your response...looks like I'm using 2.69 G.B and have 34.5 m.b. free. I had run that process before....but I just ran again after your suggestion. After I reboot it a few a times...just to be sure....I'll let you know if it helped.

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Hey Serunson...didn't work....tried it...rebooted several times, but that message still comes up! Gotta be some kind of a fix!

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