Maybe you could point her to this /. article: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/02/24/021245/comparing-todays-computers-to-1995s
On HDDs: *"Hard Drives:* One-gigabyte hard drives are common this year, compared with the 400-500 megabyte drives of 1994. The price difference between the two is only about $200, and it’s worth it." Good for a laugh anyways. Jon On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Donald Bindner <dbind...@truman.edu> wrote: > Upgrading was, of course, my first suggestion. > > Don > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Patrick Kilgore < > patrick.kilg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Windows 95? Dating the hardware from age of the software, she might >> consider upgrading. I'd have to imagine even the most inexpensive computer >> would increase HD space by 10x or even 100x. >> >> Otherwise, I've found CCleaner to be effective, but she may have to find >> an older version for it to work. >> >> Best, >> --::-- >> Patrick Kilgore >> 617.910.0332 >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Adam Gouge <acg...@truman.edu> wrote: >> >>> I haven't tried any of these, but this article could be useful: >>> >>> >>> http://lifehacker.com/5548073/getfoldersize-analyzes-disk-usage-sans-flashy-eye-candy >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 01:38, Travis Pope <manha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe try the Temp folder (not the internet files one) >>>> On Feb 22, 2012 6:34 PM, "Donald Bindner" <dbind...@truman.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I had a friend call me to mention that her Windows (W95 I think) hard >>>>> drive is full or near full. She has cleared her browser cache, cleaned >>>>> out >>>>> My Documents of things that weren't essential, gone to My Computer and >>>>> uninstalled stuff, and she's looking for other places that might be >>>>> unexpected space hogs. I'm far from a Windows expert, so I said I'd ask >>>>> around to see if there were some "common wisdom" places to look. >>>>> >>>>> Don >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
