[peel] Re: definitely OT: how do i?

[john guthrie]

windirstat might help too. it won't clean up anything, but gives you a nice
visual of how your disk is allocated.

john

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:47 AM, lorcan58 <lorcan58@...> wrote:

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> There may be a serious fault with the file allocation on your hard disc. A
> good starting point would be to run Microsoft's own CHKDSK utility to make
> sure there are no low-level problems and to fix anything it finds. This is
> accessible in various different ways depending on your Windows version (on
> Vista it's Computer->Local Disk C->right-click->Properties->Tools->Error
> Checking).
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@...> wrote:
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> > My laptop is full of something that I can't clean up - tried
> deleting/transfering files to an external harddrive and then defragging but
> can't create any space. I just went on line to see if there is any freeware
> that will clean it up for me and came across this. Has anyone used it (or
> something similar) and can vouch for it....
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> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/how-do-i-remove-unwanted-files-with-ccleaner-in-one-click/979
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> > any help would be appreciated as I am finding it almost impossible to
> download anything that you wonderful people post here.
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> > Mark
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> > PS obviously reply off wiki would be best.
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> > ________________________________
> > From: MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@...>
> > To: "peel@yahoogroups.com" <peel@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2012, 10:47
> > Subject: Re: [peel] Re: Hmmm....
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> > Â
> > I managed to get something posted there - look now - and the owner of
> the site (who says he used to be of this parish) says he will credit the
> wiki in future so I think all's well that ends well. I think its a good
> site and that we should spread the word of wiki through any means possible
> ...we have lots of gaps to fill.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: lorcan58 <lorcan58@...>
> > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2012, 21:06
> > Subject: [peel] Re: Hmmm....
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> > Â
> > I also posted a polite message this afternoon and it was promptly
> deleted. Definitely against the spirit of the Wikia.
> >
> > Lorcan
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> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "so_it_goes_2512" <so_it_goes_2512@> wrote:
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> > > It's true: after seeing Stuart's post, I immediately went there and
> saw quite a few Peel shows, admittedly with decent write-ups, but with all
> the listings cut and pasted from the Wiki (and the recordings too).
> Naturally, it's good to see that other people admire our work so much they
> want to publicise it, but they should at least make some recognition of the
> hours put in by us. (Webby seems to have no problem with this: he
> frequently thanks us for our work.)
> > > This guy made no mention of where he got the track listings from, and
> I merely asked him if he wouldn't mind crediting us rather than passing the
> work off as his own. The comment has now been deleted and no response made.
> Nice.
> > >
> > > Steve (TK)
> > >
> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart" <stuartb@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Was strange seeing my own words and indeed my own 400 Box rips
> appearing there - though maybe not quite as strange as seeing entire
> sections of the wiki for same on Amazon!!!
> > > >
> > > > I know we can't complain vociferously about this but various
> netiquette rules seem to have been broken here....
> > > >
> > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Paul Webster <paul@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmmm again .... Steve did post a comment on the site asking for
> attribution (I saw it there early this morning) ... but it has gone now.
> > > > > I imagine steam coming out of ears.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
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> > > > > On 3 Feb 2012, at 21:16, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@> wrote:
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> > > > > > PS not all bad as this pointed me towards a show that I would
> love to hear having just read Rip it up and start again by Simon
> > > > > > Reynolds and not recalling what the Desperate Bicycles sound
> like ...
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> > > > > > From: MARK LUETCHFORD <m.luetchford@>
> > > > > > To: "peel@yahoogroups.com" <peel@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012, 21:08
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [peel] Hmmm....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As this is lifted form our site should someone at least say
> hello? the least we can ask for is a link to the wiki and if that doesn't
> work - put up a comment saying that more is available here and ask for
> anybody with recordings to offer them up. .. worth a go surely?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From: Stuart <stuartb@>
> > > > > > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2012, 22:59
> > > > > > Subject: [peel] Hmmm....
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