470 MB User profile on Win2K / Is it normal ?

[grabadude]

I just installed Win2K Pro about 2 and a half weeks ago and already have 470 megabyte user profile :Q. Is it normal for relatively new, clean installation? I do not have any profiles set other than administrator. I did slipstream SP2 to the install disk, though I doubt that might be the cause. I'm using NTFS for both of my hard drives.

My system specs:

P4 1.6A

Asus P4B266-C Intel MoBo

Crucial 256 DDR Ram

Visiontek TI200 Video

WD HD 40 gig ATA 100

WD HD 30 gig ATA 100

SB Live 5.1

 

[Agamar]

Sounds like you have a honker of a file on your desktop

 

[Nothinman]

I would also check the size of your IE cache, I've seen IE just let it grow practically infinitely.

 

[niktheblak]

Do you have lots of stuff in your My Documents folder? In NT-based Windowses the My Documents folder belongs into a user profile, so anything in that folder shows in the profile size immediately.

 

[grabadude]

I would also check the size of your IE cache, I've seen IE just let it grow practically infinitely.

I set IE cache to clear when closing the browser.

Do you have lots of stuff in your My Documents folder? In NT-based Windowses the My Documents folder belongs into a user profile, so anything in that folder shows in the profile size immediately.

Documents and Settings folder is 567 MB in size but I don't see files which are over 8 MB

 

[Nothinman]

Documents and Settings folder is 567 MB in size but I don't see files which are over 8 MB

You have to be able to find a util to tell you the size of a directory. I've always used du, in Linux or cygwin.

 

[FUBAR]

You can always right click, properties on a folder. That will tell you the size of the directory with all subdirs. Make sure you have hidden files on.

 

[Staver]

Sounds like your system may have placed a "user.dmp" on your system. It is usually placed in the "all users" Profile.

 

[jungle]

empty your internet cache folder, then move it to somewhere else on your hd; then drop you ie cache to a reasonalbe size (thier is no reason to have a cache bigger than 25mb).

 

[grabadude]

Sounds like your system may have placed a "user.dmp" on your system. It is usually placed in the "all users" Profile

I have 2 user.dmp files on my system, but the total size for both of them is 32 MB.

empty your internet cache folder, then move it to somewhere else on your hd; then drop you ie cache to a reasonalbe size (thier is no reason to have a cache bigger than 25mb)

I always set IE cache to 15 MB and as I already mentioned in my previous post, the browser is set to clear cache when closed.

 

[grabadude]

OMG :Q :Q :Q

It's 643 MB now !!!, just yesterday it was 470 MB

What in gods name is going on with my computer, any one ?

 

[CTho9305]

I keep all my files on my desktop, so my user directory is HUGE. clear your temporary internet files (especially if you view a lot of.... material )

 

[PrincessGuard]

Use Spacemonger to see what's taking up all that space.

 

[thornc]

Originally posted by: PrincessGuard
Use Spacemonger to see what's taking up all that space.

Or use TreeSize to get the sizes of the directory in your disk...
from the website:
Every hard disk is too small if you just wait long enough. TreeSize tells you where precious space has gone to.

 

[grabadude]

Update:

Deleted all the files in the recycle bin and now the profile size is 180 MB.

 

[Drewpy]

wow... that's like 463MB in your recycle bin!!

my user profile is over 1 gig, I don't worry about it though. Just make backups regulary