Managing Your eGCC Resources

How Do I Free Up Storage Space?

Save your files to any form of removable medium: Limit files saved to your H: Drive to those files necessary to complete current classes. Back up other files not currently being used to removable storage medium. Pictures and mp3s are both large files types that should be saved on removable storage media for future usage. See Where Else Can I Store Stuff? for detailed information.

Utilize your S: drive (if applicable): If your instructor has placed copies of course documents in a shared folder for the semester, there is no need to copy them to your personal space. You can access them from the course folder easily enough, even from off-site if you have an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Many instructors provide space on the S: drive for your course homework. Homework should be saved to the S: not the H: drive. S: drive space is determined by your instructor. Managing your space on the S: drive is equally as important as managing your personal space (H: drive).

Check your desktop! Make sure that you have placed shortcuts to files and applications there, not the files or applications themselves. Check specifically for files downloaded from the Internet, especially programs and graphics. Navigate to the Desktop folder (from My Computer or using Windows Explorer) and sort files by size by clicking on the label bar at the top of the window. Delete larger files first, after you made sure you no longer need the file.

Check to see if you have fully deleted unwanted email messages.

Deleting email on Campus – Outlook Express.

1. Select on the email to be deleted.
2. Select the Delete button, then the Purge button.
   

Deleting email off Campus - CommuniGate Pro.

1. Place a check in the box next to the email you want to delete.
2. Click the Deleted Set button. Click the Purge Deleted button.

TIP: While working on campus, files can be temporarily saved to the D: Drive. Don’t forget to “move” these files at the end of your session by saving the files to your H: or S: drive or removable media. eGCC computers located in open labs are frequently reimaged. This process will result in the removal of all data stored on the D: Drive.