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One more link from microsoft -<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192185" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192185</a><br />
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Though it talks about exchange database, I guess the utility could be used on any .edb file.
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One more link from microsoft -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192185 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/192185]

Though it talks about exchange database, I guess the utility could be used on any .edb file.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I'm trying to defrag my Windows Vista Home premium 32bit machine. I can't seem to complete the defrag process because the os is stating I need to have 15% of free disk space. I notice that there is a file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\S<wbr />earch\Data<wbr />\Applicati<wbr />ons\Window<wbr />s\Windows.<wbr />edb and it's just under 1 GB. I'm wondering if it's safe to either delete it or move it to another drive and then move it back after the defrag process.<br />
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Also, is there a way where I can search for files or folders in a drive and find out which files or folders are taking up the most hard drive space?<br />
<br />
Thank you,<br />
vkimura
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Hi,

I'm trying to defrag my Windows Vista Home premium 32bit machine. I can't seem to complete the defrag process because the os is stating I need to have 15% of free disk space. I notice that there is a file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb and it's just under 1 GB. I'm wondering if it's safe to either delete it or move it to another drive and then move it back after the defrag process.

Also, is there a way where I can search for files or folders in a drive and find out which files or folders are taking up the most hard drive space?

Thank you,
vkimura

windows.edb file

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.

Windows Vista

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