Checking for Free Disk Space

Running out of space on the disk drive used for TEMP and swap files can cause a variety of operational and installation errors. If you need more disk space, see the disk space troubleshooter in online Help.

To check for free space at the command prompt, try the following:

• Use the chkdsk drive command at the command prompt to display the available disk space in the Bytes Available on Disk line.
• Use the dir drive command at the command prompt to view the bytes free at the end of the DIR display.

You might want to check the swap file settings.

For more information about troubleshooting memory problems, see Chapter 17, "Performance Tuning." See also the memory troubleshooter in online Help.

To check the swap file settings

• In the System option in Control Panel, click the Performance tab, and then click the Virtual Memory button.

  Important By default, Windows 95 manages the virtual memory settings. Changing these settings can adversely affect system performance. The recommended setting in this dialog box is to let Windows manage virtual memory settings.

To check for lost allocation units from a command line

1. Press F8 when the Starting Windows 95 message appears and select the Safe Mode Command Prompt Only option.
2. Run ScanDisk from the Windows COMMAND directory.

   ScanDisk detects lost allocation units, and prompts you to recover them.

For information about running ScanDisk in Windows 95, see Chapter 20, "Disks and File Systems."

To check the TEMP variable

1. At the command prompt, type set to display the TEMP variable.
2. Verify that the TEMP variable points to a valid drive and directory.

   Check for free disk space on the drive that contains the TEMP directory. If you are printing multiple copies of a large document, or printing large PostScript documents, increase the minimum available free disk space.