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September 07, 2008  
Subject: "D Drive"?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Date: 7/13/2008 6:41:00 AM
From: =?Utf-8?B?UXVhc2FyRmxhc2g=?= [Email Address Protection]


What do you do if you think that there are duplicate back up files files of
the same programs in your "D Drive" which may cause it to run slow or slower
than usual? I believe when my wife was up my comp,I think she accidently did
just this.

Drive D: 6.49GB is 14% free

Is it possible to remove these duplicate back up files?If so,How do I check
this & do just that so my comp can run better & faster?

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Subject: Re: "D Drive"?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Date: 7/13/2008 7:43:34 AM
From: "Ken Blake, MVP" [Email Address Protection]

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:41:00 -0700, QuasarFlash
<QuasarFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
> What do you do if you think that there are duplicate back up files files of
> the same programs in your "D Drive" which may cause it to run slow or slower
> than usual? I believe when my wife was up my comp,I think she accidently did
> just this.
>
> Drive D: 6.49GB is 14% free
>
> Is it possible to remove these duplicate back up files?If so,How do I check
> this & do just that so my comp can run better & faster?



In all probability, your D: drive is a partition that contains an
image of the operating system which your computer's manufacturer put
there so you can reload it if necessary.

Check your documentation to be sure I'm right. Assuming that I am,
your wife didn't have anything to do with it. Leave this partition
alone, and do nothing to it, other than following the manufacturer's
instructions to make a CD copy of it.

Whether or not I'm right about what it is, it's not causing your
computer to run slower. Look elsewhere for the cause of your
performance problems. Start by telling us what firewall, anti-virus,
and anti-spyware protection you use.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Subject: Re: "D Drive"?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Date: 7/13/2008 2:39:56 PM
From: "AJR" [Email Address Protection]

If a message such as "Hit F10 to restore..." shows at boot - "D" is a
recovery partition.

"QuasarFlash" <QuasarFlash@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF04E307-6300-4C7C-B85D-D5C577882C65@microsoft.com...
>
> What do you do if you think that there are duplicate back up files files
> of
> the same programs in your "D Drive" which may cause it to run slow or
> slower
> than usual? I believe when my wife was up my comp,I think she accidently
> did
> just this.
>
> Drive D: 6.49GB is 14% free
>
> Is it possible to remove these duplicate back up files?If so,How do I
> check
> this & do just that so my comp can run better & faster?



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Subject: Re: "D Drive"?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
Date: 7/24/2008 12:30:03 PM
From: Cleaner007 [Email Address Protection]


Please sombody help me! I have a problem with duplicate files in the pc
and i don't know how to find and delete them. I've heard about Clone
Remover for these purposes but i'm not sure. Here these guys are -
'Duplicate File Finder to Find & Delete Duplicate Copies, mp3, iTunes,
iPod, Image Files (Clone Remover)' (http://www.moleskinsoft.com)


--
Cleaner007

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