Memory C Drive

On the C Drive i noticed that its like using memory.
Right now its 177GB free of 220GB. But it had more free memory before, untill i installed World of Warcraft then i uninstalled it. It was alot higher then 177GB it was around 180GB before i installed WoW, then when i uninstalled WoW i got 177GB.

Edit: Ok, i saw that VSS - Volume Shadow Service takes away memory. How do i delete the files in VSS and stop using it.

You can read it up on a Microsoft Knowledge base article found here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888603

Any Vista guide?

The guide is similar to Vista, so you can follow it.

I dont really follow the guide. Can you make a Step by Step on how to disable it?

Start >> Type in CMD in the Start Search box, and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Type:



To change the size of the reserved Shadow space (System Restore and Previous Versions), type this:




To limit the usage of VSS backup files to 5 Gigabytes on your C: drive, use this command:

It said


I am a admin.
and there is only 1 use which is me on this computer.

Start >> Type in CMD in the Start Search box >>Right click CMD and select Run as Administrator and try the above steps again.

Ok, it worked. Also how do i clear the current files in the VSS?

I don't think there is a way to delete the files inside. But you can change the size to something small and change it back.

Ok, you can close the thread.
Thread has been solved.

Thank for letting me know. Thread marked as Solved.