Loss of memory in more ways than one

[mhow]

Can someone tell me why one day my computer is showing 52GB free of 74.2 GB and the next day shows 47GB free of 74.2GB.Where in hells name has 5 GB gone overnight when I am the only user and nothing new has been downloaded.When I search through all the programs and files unable to find anything just arrived.
Regards

[chat_to_rich]

Run TreeSize http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/ to see where the space's being used. It might point you in the right direction.

[mhow]

While I have been offline by some sort of osmosis I have regained 3GB back so what the hell is happening is beyond me.Somebody playing games ?.
Regards

[kellys_eye]

Windows dynamically allocates hard disk memory for on-the-fly storage (virtual memory for page files) and this can change at a moments notice. You can set this memory allocation to whatever you want but, by default, Windows uses what it sees as being reasonable based on available HDD space.

Have a shufty in control panel - system - advanced tab - advanced tab (again) then 'virtual memory' button at the bottom.

[dave.m]

What operating system are you using?
Where are you getting the memory figures from?

dave

[mhow]

Sorry dave.m but like all yorkshire men you got it wrong,I hail from Chester-Le-Sreet and the last time I looked it was still in County Durham but never mind you lads mean well.My system is a Toshiba laptop running Home Premium Windows 7 service pack 1,64 and 32 bit.Maybe I might have misled when I said memory and should have said hard disk.No matter,have jettisoned one or two dead legs and everything now seems back to normal but thanks to all for offering help.
Regards

[mhow]

As a matter of interest my hard disk is partitioned 74.2 GB for"C" and 73.2 GB for "D".There is only 4.7 GB on "D"being used so is there a way of taking 30/40 GBs from "D" and giving it to "C".In the disk management it says you can shrink or expand the different parts of the disk but am reluctant to tinker with this in case I finish up with a miniscule hard drive.Anybody out there who knows the way?.
Eegards

[chat_to_rich]

I think that if you shrink D the free space will be on the right hand side of D, as viewed in Disk Management, so you won't be able to extend C into the free space. You can give it a go and if you can't extend C you can extend D to get back to where you started.

What I think you'll need is a more powerful tool like this one http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm Before playing around with partitions make sure you've backed up in case the worst happens!

[chat_to_rich]

In case you need it here are the steps using the tool in my previous post http://www.partition-tool.com/knowledge ... tition.htm

[dave.m]

EASUS Partition Master will let you extend C: by shrinking D: from the left hand edge.

Instructions available here:

How to extend system partition (C drive)

Download the free version of EASEUS Partition Master from here
Use the GREEN download button.

It works on Win 7 64 bit software.

BACKUP all your data before starting.

dave