Map deletes and HELP !

 

I have a predicament where I need more space on my C drive.
The only item I see that will give me room is the Garmin map file 2020.20
I am using 2020.30.

I install almost all programs to my D drive partition which has
tons of room.

It seems to me I deleted the second to last map once and it caused me problems, i.e I had to reinstall Garmin, maps etc.

If I were home I could install Partition Magic and create a larger C drive partition, but I a cannot do that now.

Also in a somewhat related subject the damn Windows 10 just did an automatic update and ate up almost all of my empty space leaving me about 400kb. How can I stop the next automatic update?

TIA

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Nuvi 2797LMT, DriveSmart 50 LMT-HD, Using Windows 10. DashCam A108C with GPS.
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from Win 10 1809

chewbacca wrote:
Melaqueman wrote:

Alan, those pesky C:windowstemp files keep coming back even after the registry hack.

BTW I just double typed the backward slash, no code!

I'm looking at mine. I have more than 400 (temp) subfolders but they are all empty. Their names are:
tw-180c-754-13f9e07d.tmp
tw-180c-754-13f9e07f.tmp
etc

There are a few more empty subfolders and that's normal. I just deleted those empty subfolders but I'm sure they will be recreated later.

What do you have in there?

Those empty folders are often the result of a simple log on when using Windows 10 ver 1809 (and other versions may also cause the problem.

You can disable the task that causes the problem, almost always without any issues.

Launch taskschd.msc, also known as the Task Scheduler. The dialog box that opens should read Task Scheduler (Local) in the upper left corner.

Expand the "Task Scheduler Library"

Expand "Microsoft"

Expand "Windows"

Expand "Management"

Click on "Provisioning"

In the middle pane you are likely to have two entries, "Cellular" and "Logon". Click the "Logon" task and then select Disable in the right pane.

Reboot the PC, then go in and delete some of the oldest entries, checking first to verify that they are empty. Take note as well of the dates of the newest entries and after a few days verify that the problem does not still exist. You can then delete any that remain, again verify that they are empty.

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John from PA

My Windows

chewbacca wrote:

I'm looking at mine. I have more than 400 (temp) subfolders but they are all empty. Their names are:
tw-180c-754-13f9e07d.tmp
tw-180c-754-13f9e07f.tmp
etc

There are a few more empty subfolders and that's normal. I just deleted those empty subfolders but I'm sure they will be recreated later.
What do you have in there?

ONLY the C:Temp (Empty)
and C:WindowsTemp folders

After the registry change the Windows temp folder is now down to about 24 files and my C: drive now has more than 100 GB of free space again.

Thx again for the helpful suggestions.

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Nuvi 2797LMT, DriveSmart 50 LMT-HD, Using Windows 10. DashCam A108C with GPS.

Freeimg up space on C

Can you delete the hibernation file?

I am not sure about windows 10 but the Advanced System Settings of windows 7 allows the user to change the size of the system paging file. This can free up 10-20 gigs of disk space. Do a search on virtual paging on the start menu.

Delete hibernation file, "yes" but steps required

garmin-nuvi-user wrote:

Can you delete the hibernation file?

I am not sure about windows 10 but the Advanced System Settings of windows 7 allows the user to change the size of the system paging file. This can free up 10-20 gigs of disk space. Do a search on virtual paging on the start menu.

Just deleting the hibernation file hiberfil.sys will not disable the hibernation process so the file ultimately would be recreated. But you can easily end (and restart) the process and automatically delete the file without any consequences to Windows.

The technique for disabling hibernate mode is pretty much the same in Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista. You’ll need to use the Command Prompt in administrative mode to get it done, but it’s just one simple command. Disabling hibernate mode automatically deletes the hiberfil.sys file.

Open Command Prompt by first hitting Start and typing “command prompt.” When you see the Command Prompt app pop up, right-click it, and then choose “Run as administrator.”

At the prompt, type the following command and then press Enter:

powercfg -h off

This command immediately disables hibernate mode, so you’ll notice it’s no longer an option from your shut down menu. And, if you visit File Explorer again, you’ll see that the hiberfil.sys file has been deleted and all that disk space is yours once again.

If you change your mind and would like to enable hibernate mode again, just revisit the Command Prompt and use this command:

powercfg -h on
The Hibernate command should be available to you once again and Windows will recreate the hiberfil.sys file.

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John from PA

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garmin-nuvi-user wrote:

Can you delete the hibernation file?

I am not sure about windows 10 but the Advanced System Settings of windows 7 allows the user to change the size of the system paging file. This can free up 10-20 gigs of disk space. Do a search on virtual paging on the start menu.

You can do all those in Win 10 just like Win 7. Disable hibernation and delete hiberfil.sys, resize virtual memory (or delete pagefile.sys entirely - not recommended). However, OP now has 100GB of free space on C drive. That's more than sufficient.

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