i have been trying to clear up space on my computer and i deleted all un-needed items and games but i want to try sims 3 but i dont have enough disk space i have a 8 gig flash drive with all my music. i think its taking up the space if i delete all the music from my itunes but keep it on the drive will it clear up my 5 gigs of music off my pc?

Hello Mywhy10, Welcome to PCHF!

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Thanks you for your patience Mywhy10

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Smokeycheech

hi Mywhy10 , have you tried running a cleaner on your system ? you will be amazed at how much junk there is stored a pc ,

try running this programe and see if that lets you create enough space to install your sims game ccleaner

MyWhy,

Let's run CCleaner. This will clear out all the .tmp files, and some junk that you don't need to have on your HD.

Run CCleaner

1. Please download and install CCleaner.
2. Once installed, double click on the desktop shortcut created.
3. On the Windows tab, leave the default options alone.
4. On the Applications tab, check (tick) all the boxes except Saved Form Information. This will remove all your saved passwords if you leave this box checked.
5. Click on the Run Cleaner button at the bottom right hand corner.
6. Close CCleaner.
   
   Note: You can use CCleaner on a regular basis, to keep your hard drive clean of temporary files and clutter. I recommend running it once a month.

MyWhy10,

Please realize that you don't delete the music from iTunes but repoint the iTunes to the Flash Drive to play the music from there.

In order to clear the space on the hard drive, you would then need to remove the music from the local hard disk. The My Music folder is found in \Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents\My Music

EDIT: BEFORE deleting anything from the local My Music folder, DO ensure that you have iTunes playing correctly from the flash drive

Hello Mywhy10,


Do you still require assistance with your issue? If so, please post back!

Thanks! I look forward to seeing around the forum.

hi mywhy10,this might seem dramatic,but before i shutdown my pc every time,i use ccleaner,strange as it may sound,i have not had any problems while doing that..