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I am running Windows VESTA on an E Machines.  My D drive has 973 MB of 8.36 GB free space.  I don't know how it got so low as I never put any thing there.  I assume that some file are put there automaticly.  E Machines was no help as my computer is out of warrent.  I was able to get to the hidden files but every time I tried to delete one of them I got a message that said I might affect how other files might run.  Needless to say I left things alone.  However I need more free space to keep things running.  Thanks for any help.  BobSounds like a Recovery Partition.

How MUCH free space/used space/capacity does C drive have?Thanks for the reply.  C drive has 75.7 GB free of 103.6 GB.  I do not put anything in D drive.  What worries me is that when D drice gets full the computer will stop working and I will not know what to do.   Bob  You have enough free space on C:\ ...i'd leave D:\ alone.
Are you able to view D:\ in Windows Explorer ? ?
If so list the files that exist there....Thanks
I will try to post the files you requested but I am new and it may take some time for me to get a screen shot.  BobPatio
I thought I had the instructions to make a screen shot but I can't find them.  If you tell me how to make a screen shot I will show you the files on the D drive and you can tell me which ones I can delete and that will give me more free space.  BobPatio
I don't understand what is happening!!!  This morning D drive had 973 MB free of 8.36 GB.  Now I checked and D drive has 1.09 GB free of 8.36 GB.  I don't know of anything I did that should have affected the D drive.  Any ideas?  Thanks  BobOn they keyboard, press the PrintScreen button (http://images.google.com.hk/images?hl=en&q=printscreen&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=)

After pressing it, go to mspaint and CLICK on Edit --> Paste.

Save the picture, and upload it to your next post.Hi
Thanks for your help but I could not follow your directions.  I am trying to learn but it is a slow process.  When I pressed the print screen button nothing happened.  When I clicked on the address a Google page with a lot of print screens came up.  Until I learn more I will just do a factory restart and that will get rid of the extra files in the "D" drive.  This thing is about to be assigned to a junk pile.  Thanks for your effort.   Bob Quote

When I pressed the print screen button nothing happened.
Did you open Paint and then Paste, as advised? 

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When I clicked on the address a Google page with a lot of print screens came up.
Google has nothing to do with making screen print.  Why are you mentioning Google here?   

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Until I learn more I will just do a factory restart and that will get rid of the extra files in the "D" drive.
What, exactly, do you mean by "factory restart"?  What makes you think there are "extra files in the 'D' drive"?  As Carbon Dudeoxide said back in reply #1, it's a Recovery partition.  So, you should do as patio said and leave D alone. 

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This thing is about to be assigned to a junk pile.
Why?    That makes no sense whatsoever.Soybean
To answer your first question:  I do not have paint.  I deleted it because I would never paint with a computer.  I can get a screen shot by using Gadwin but then I don't see any save or anything.
Second question:  Google came up when I clicked on the address that was in the instructions.  I never figured why I was put there.
Third question: I think there are extra files in D drive because it keeps getting more stuff in it and I am not putting anything in there.  Some day it is going to be full and I have no idea what is going to happen.  I have a DVD that was given to me that will put the computer back to the same way it was when it came from the factory.  If I run it the D drive will not have much in  it.  It presently has 21 items in it.  I could not give a screen shot or you would see what is there.  Out of space for further answers.  Thanks  Bob Quote
To answer your first question:  I do not have paint.  I deleted it because I would never paint with a computer.
Apparently, you do not know what Paint is.  It's a simple graphic program.  And, you should be able to reinstall it, since it's part of all Windows systems.  Exactly how did you "delete" it?

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I can get a screen shot by using Gadwin but then I don't see any save or anything.
Well, Gadwin most CERTAINLY has a save option.  I know because I saw it demonstrated recently at the monthly meeting of a computer user's group.

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Google came up when I clicked on the address that was in the instructions.  I never figured why I was put there.
Seems pretty obvious to me that he was posting the results of a Google search on printscreen to show you numerous print screen programs that are available. 

I think this is discussion will go no where until you either post a screen shot or list all the files on D, and monitor the change in contents of D over a period of days and post here the details of the change.Soybean
You are right.  you need to see a screen shot.  I don't know enough about computers to know how to give you a screen shot so lets just drop the whole deal.  Sorry I took so much of your time.  If I ever learn how to give a screen shot I'll get back.  Thanks   BobWell, these references may help with how to capture a screen print and with getting MS Paint back:

> How to make a screenshot
> Download Microsoft Paint / Recover Missing Copy

Post back whenever you're ready.


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