I remember...
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I hit that with 10 GB left (on a 1 TB drive). That was caused by the search index file growing to 647 GB in size due to a bug in the automated defrag and another bug in the way Windows handles and limits the sizes of some system files, like the search index (can't remember where I saw that, I think it was on MSDN, but I am not sure, and Google nor Bing are of much help right now, although Bing gives somewhat relevant results, whereas the big G gives some rather odd results). I ended up having to terminate the search service and delete the file. An update shortly after fixed the issues.
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. - Mitchell Kapor
Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
That was caused by the search index
Bleah. One of the first things I do when installing Windows is turn off search indexing. I know where my files are. Marc
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
That was caused by the search index
Bleah. One of the first things I do when installing Windows is turn off search indexing. I know where my files are. Marc
I keep it on, although I don't use the search much. I mainly use the search to look for files I know I have but inadvertently saved in or moved to a different folder. Half of the time recent files stuff doesn't work as it should (I don't know why. I get random 'File Not Found' errors, even if the file exists.)
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. - Mitchell Kapor
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
My first hard drive was a punch card.
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
In my first job we had one hard drive in the company, there were 4 of us on Apple II's running ProDOS and the bose would run builds on a 5MB hard drive. Sounded like a jet taking off when he started it up.
VS2010/Atmel Studio 6.1 ToDo Manager Extension Relax...We're all crazy it's not a competition!
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
My first hard drive was the second floppy. Twin floppy system on an RM380Z. Then a 20MB IBM. Today we are running a huge server with >lots TB and cloud backup, offsite data and drop box for data transfer. I still pine for the mid 80's when Joe Public had no access to our systems and we were grand wizards. How I would rule the roost on my AS400 when I worked in the The City.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
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My first hard drive was a punch card.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
And I bet there was some paperfriggingtape nearby as well... :sigh:
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
Now I remember an Olivetti with a 5mb hard drive on which we built a video rental system, later to be upgraded to 20mb when development was complete.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Yeah... Being 32 years old my first computer was a C64. From a future historians perspective you had Tesla patenting logic gates and 60 years later everything went *BAM*. What happened here? I don't know. Was it aliens?
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0bx wrote:
Yeah... Being 32 years old my first computer was a C64.
Mine was too (SX64 specifically), and I'm 40% older.
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
Yup. the first one I remember was the big foot drive. It didn't fit in a 5.25 drive bay so it was mounted on top on clone power supplies.
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0bx wrote:
Yeah... Being 32 years old my first computer was a C64.
Mine was too (SX64 specifically), and I'm 40% older.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous
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I keep it on, although I don't use the search much. I mainly use the search to look for files I know I have but inadvertently saved in or moved to a different folder. Half of the time recent files stuff doesn't work as it should (I don't know why. I get random 'File Not Found' errors, even if the file exists.)
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. - Mitchell Kapor
I lost my trust in the Windows searches a very long time ago. Total Commander is much more accurate, and in my opinion more usable as well.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
Of course, you were lucky. I've still got an NT4 workstation sitting on a shelf which has much less of everything than my phone. They both work, but one is so old it's a joke and is utterly useless unless you want to cruise through a VS 1997 build. Incidentally, it has VB5. Almost the same as VB6, which still sells for hundreds. :confused:
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...when 1 GB was a phenomenally huge amount of disk space (my first hard disk was 20MB!) Now Windows gives me a red "running low on disk space bar" and I still have 3GB left!!! :omg: Marc
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I lost my trust in the Windows searches a very long time ago. Total Commander is much more accurate, and in my opinion more usable as well.
My plan is to live forever ... so far so good
I use Everything search, since it bypasses Windows entirely and just reads the drive header. :-D Only for NTFS drives though, but it can filter hundreds of thousands of filenames as you type without any pausing, from my experience. Freeware, too.
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My first hard drive was the second floppy. Twin floppy system on an RM380Z. Then a 20MB IBM. Today we are running a huge server with >lots TB and cloud backup, offsite data and drop box for data transfer. I still pine for the mid 80's when Joe Public had no access to our systems and we were grand wizards. How I would rule the roost on my AS400 when I worked in the The City.
--------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.
Oh the Research machines 380Z. Gosh that brings bsck good memories.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote:
That was caused by the search index
Bleah. One of the first things I do when installing Windows is turn off search indexing. I know where my files are. Marc
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I saw for the very first time a PC booting from an hard disk at University. I thought it was a miracle.
Veni, vidi, vici.
My first job was using a hybrid computer. The main part was a EAI 680 analogue computer with 3 foot square detachable patch panels. An EAI 640 digital computer was used to control this. It ran via cassette operating system (COS) and the cassettes were very similar to 8 track audio tapes. This latter was replaced soon after I joined by an EAI Pacer which used 5Kb disks the size of vinyl LPs although it still had to be bootstrapped via the “octal” switches on the front. For simulation work analogue ruled in those days.
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My first job was using a hybrid computer. The main part was a EAI 680 analogue computer with 3 foot square detachable patch panels. An EAI 640 digital computer was used to control this. It ran via cassette operating system (COS) and the cassettes were very similar to 8 track audio tapes. This latter was replaced soon after I joined by an EAI Pacer which used 5Kb disks the size of vinyl LPs although it still had to be bootstrapped via the “octal” switches on the front. For simulation work analogue ruled in those days.
