Kendra Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 I noticed that Adobe Bridge and Photoshop are on this drive. Im guessing thats why its so full? How do I fix this without screwing up my photos/locations? When I right click it does NOT give me the option to move it to the "D" drive..... I have no idea what Bonjour is, is that deletable? and when I took up McAfee, it barely freed up anything (I have since re-installed). Its to the point my computer is acting up, such as Ill only single click on a photo in bridge and it will still act as if I double clicked and open it up in photoshop. Thank you for your time, Brian.
Damien Symonds Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 Hi Kendra, have you run WinDirStat to get a good visual view of what's taking up the most space? Also, have you run CleanUp! to make sure all the useless clutter has gone? 5 minutes ago, Kendra said: I noticed that Adobe Bridge and Photoshop are on this drive. How do I fix this without screwing up my photos/locations? No, you're mixing Bridge up with Lightroom. Bridge can be anywhere, and nothing gets messed up. However, I wouldn't recommend moving Bridge (please understand that I am no Brian, I'm just filling in time until he gets here). Instead, I recommend making a new folder on your D drive called "Bridge Cache Don't Delete" or whatever; then in Bridge, go to Edit>Preferences and to the Cache tab. In there, you'll see where you can choose to have your cache folder. Choose the new folder on your D drive. By default, its cache is probably on C, and that hurts a bit. Also, while you're in that window, hit "Compact Cache". 1
Kendra Posted January 28, 2018 Author Posted January 28, 2018 I just downloaded clean up and ran it. Can i trust that it chose the correct files to delete and delete them?
Kendra Posted January 28, 2018 Author Posted January 28, 2018 Cleanup found over 4600 files to potentially delete and I dont have enough time to go through and check which is why I ask....
Damien Symonds Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 I have been using that program since 2006 (I think) and it's never deleted a single file it shouldn't have. I trust it with my life.
Kendra Posted January 28, 2018 Author Posted January 28, 2018 Well, in that case....LOL. Perfect, just ran it and saved 2 GB!!
Damien Symonds Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 Well, 2GB is great, but still only a drop in the ocean, of course.
Damien Symonds Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 How did you go, @Kendra? Did you move Bridge's cache to a different drive?
Brian Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 The bottom line is this, even though you have a fast SSD drive, it’s only 256GB and is microscopic by today’s standards. You need at least a 500GB for a C Drive these days, preferably 1TB or larger. As windows and software updates get pushed down, your space gets less and less. In addition, with a 256GB drive, only programs can be stored in it. Absolutely no image files whatsoever. They go on your D drive. 1
Kendra Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 I did what you said Damien. Restarted Computer, then downloaded the WinDireStat (screenshot) no idea how to interpret it. Also here is what drives look like now. My mouse/ computer is still acting up. Ill click once on a photo in bridge, and it acts like I double clicked and open it in photoshop! Ive tried 2 different mouses, one is wireless. Ive decreased mouse sensitivity, still does it. Acts odd when trying to do screenshots as well. It seemed to start acting up more with the wireless mouse so I went back to my old one but still having same issue. It must be computer? I dont know.
Damien Symonds Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Have you done what Brian advised, and move all image files off your C drive? It's still looking quite full.
Kendra Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 By moving images from C to D drive do you mean this? I did the following of what you said: "However, I wouldn't recommend moving Bridge (please understand that I am no Brian, I'm just filling in time until he gets here). Instead, I recommend making a new folder on your D drive called "Bridge Cache Don't Delete" or whatever; then in Bridge, go to Edit>Preferences and to the Cache tab. In there, you'll see where you can choose to have your cache folder. Choose the new folder on your D drive. By default, its cache is probably on C, and that hurts a bit. Also, while you're in that window, hit "Compact Cache". " beyond this I do not know how to move the images? I am terrified of messing something up.
Kendra Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 I dont see a "pictures" folder...would it be hidden
Kendra Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 In bridge the photos show under D drive?
Damien Symonds Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Kendra said: In bridge the photos show under D drive? That's excellent. We just need to make sure there aren't any anywhere on C drive.
Kendra Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 Ahhh ok thank you. I found 1800 cell phone jpgs I just moved to D
Damien Symonds Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 What about the Videos folder? Much in there?
Damien Symonds Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Kendra said: Click on the C drive in the top panel, then go to the Treemap menu and choose "Zoom In". Then show me another screenshot. 1
Damien Symonds Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Now, when you hover your mouse over that massive green area, and look in the very bottom left corner of the screen, it will tell you what kind of file it is, and where. For example, on mine, I've hovered over a big folder and found it's a set of raw files that Nicole sent me: Can you tell us what your huge green area is? 1
Damien Symonds Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Yep, that's what I thought. Have you done this? On 1/28/2018 at 11:00 AM, Damien Symonds said: I recommend making a new folder on your D drive called "Bridge Cache Don't Delete" or whatever; then in Bridge, go to Edit>Preferences and to the Cache tab. In there, you'll see where you can choose to have your cache folder. Choose the new folder on your D drive. 1
Damien Symonds Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Are you still there, @Kendra? I'm sure we're REALLY close to solving your hard drive issues.
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