windows probably realized you have more free space so it decided to use more for Virtual Memory. if this is what happened, you can have windows auto adjust or you can set it yourself. either way, you obviously need more hard drive space.
Some peer-to-peer software reserve disk space. Edonkey did it. Example: 3 movies at 10% (and each movie was 700mb) and had 1500mb left on my HD. Edonkey stopped downloading because I didn't have enough diskspace (because it reserved 3*700=2100mb on my HD)
Your cache is using that space. You are running too thin. Get a new harddrive. You should always have at least 5% free to avoid problems with the windows cache and other applications. Spend the $60 and get a good harddrive.
I ran out of hard disc space again and started deleting files, went to defragment and looked at the report before starting the defragmentation. There were some log files that seemed to be used by IB TWS, named after different days of the week, in the Jts and IBJts directories. They ranged from 1gb to 7gb. I deleted them and now have 27gb free! They were too large to open. Anybody know what they are for?
I deleted wednesdays log and run TWS again it is already 16k here is just a sample, it lists every option I have up in TWS. 17:16:27 JTS-Main: Created on: 20050608 17:16:27 JTS-Main: ------------------------------- TWS RESTART -------------------------------- 17:16:32 JTS-Main: Cannot reach the web server to check if the upgrade version is available. 17:16:32 JTS-Main: Locale=en_US country=United States variant= 17:16:32 JTS-Main: actual locale: 17:16:32 JTS-Main: Started on 6/8 at 17:16 17:16:32 JTS-Main: Build 846.5, 2005/06/01 11:00 17:16:32 JTS-Main: applet = false 17:16:32 JTS-Main: java version = 1.5.0_02 17:16:32 JTS-Main: host = gw1.ibllc.com 17:16:32 JTS-Main: remotePort = 4000 17:16:32 JTS-Main: localPort = 0 17:16:32 AWT-EventQueue-0: profiling for this window [class jclient.go] is not supported 17:16:40 AWT-EventQueue-0: username = Sjmowle3 17:16:40 AWT-EventQueue-0: Setting dir is C:\Jts\ 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Starting 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Connecting 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Host=gw1.ibllc.com 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Port=4000 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Connected 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Local port=3236 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Remote port=4000 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Authenticating 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: Sending connect request, okToRedirect=true 17:16:40 JTS-Login-1: NS backup host: gw2.ibllc.com 17:16:41 JTS-Login-1: NS auth start 17:16:41 JTS-Login-1: NS connectResponse 17:16:41 JTS-Login-1: NS fix start 17:16:41 JTS-Login-1: Authentication complete 17:16:42 JTS-Login-1: Restoring market rule file C:\Jts\dhiekpwt\Wed.rul 17:16:42 JTS-Login-1: opened 17:16:42 JTS-Login-1: created 17:16:43 JTS-Login-1: read id's 17:16:43 JTS-Login-1: read rules 17:16:43 JTS-Login-1: closed 17:16:44 JTS-Login-1: Sending logon request with reset=false 17:16:44 JTS-Listener-3: Starting 17:16:44 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Starting 17:16:44 JTS-Ping-5: Starting 17:16:44 JTS-Login-1: Terminating 17:16:44 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Need more data 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Handling prelogon msg 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: HmdsConmanHost:mktgw1.ibllc.com 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: HmdsConmanPort:4000 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: HmdsFarm:ushmds1 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: mdconmanhost:null 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: mdconmanport:0 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: usoption:null 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: CCP version is 25 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Sending resend request for missed msgs 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Sending logon request with reset=true 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Need more data 17:16:45 JTS-Dispatcher-4: Handling normal logon msg 17:16:45 AWT-EventQueue-0: Processing normal logon msg 17:16:45 AWT-EventQueue-0: Processing normal logon 1 17:16:45 AWT-EventQueue-0: Max tickers is set to 100 17:16:45 AWT-EventQueue-0: Requesting account updates for: 17:16:45 AWT-EventQueue-0: Restoring order defaults file C:\Jts\dhiekpwt\orddefault.dat 17:16:45 AWT-EventQueue-0: restored 17:16:45 JTS-SocketListener: Listening on port 7496 17:16:46 AWT-EventQueue-0: Document OptionModel is loaded successfully! 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1. run a virus/malware sweep to see that no malware is eating up your hard drive. 2. make sure you have a small cluster size (4KB). run CHKDSK in command prompt to see your cluster size. if your partitions are larger than 8GB, convert them to NTFS. 3. Turn off system restore, empty recycle bin, check the size of your temporary internet files folder to see that it's not to big. 4. Make sure to configure Explorer to display hidden and system files. Once done, continue doing the following: 5. delete all files in your temp folder: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp If you are logged in under a username different than "administrator", then refer to the proper folder instead of "administrator". 5. delete all the contents of the following folder: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download these files are un-necessary and take up a lot of space. 6. in C:\WINDOWS, delete all folders that start with $. they look something like this: $MSI31Uninstall_KB893803v2$. you can remove all of them. 7. empty the recycle bin again. 8. download FolderReports from here: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/folrep.html Run this program and sort the results by size, see which folders take up a lot of space. Most of the folder are needed for normal operation but some are not. Delete those that are SURELY not needed. if you don't know what is unnecessary, then ask someone who does, otherwise you may destroy your system. 9. if all fails, buy a new computer. 10. disclaimer: i take no responsibility for what happens to your computer, to you, or to anything else. however, it's supposed to work fine. so long 50