I know that everyones my documents folder size is different, so excluding at

folder can someone tell me what is the average size of data that is being

copied over. I am transfering from xp to xp. I just want to know because if

it is too much data i dont want to transfer it across the network

Even ignoring personal documents, the size of installations vary greatly

depending on what applications you have installed and a number of other

things. Open Windows Explorer and then for each folder on C:\, right-click

it and check Properties. Add up the sizes and you'll have the total.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"st" <st@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I know that everyones my documents folder size is different, so excluding

>at

> folder can someone tell me what is the average size of data that is being

> copied over. I am transfering from xp to xp. I just want to know because

> if

> it is too much data i dont want to transfer it across the network

Or subtract the total for My Documents from the total for C:\ drive ...

about 29Gigs here, including a couple or three large games.

 

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

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> Even ignoring personal documents, the size of installations vary greatly

> depending on what applications you have installed and a number of other

> things. Open Windows Explorer and then for each folder on C:\, right-click

> it and check Properties. Add up the sizes and you'll have the total.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://www.grystmill.com

>

> "st" <st@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DDB6937B-B825-4BD8-9C80-9631AA7CBFE8@microsoft.com...

>>I know that everyones my documents folder size is different, so excluding

>>at

>> folder can someone tell me what is the average size of data that is being

>> copied over. I am transfering from xp to xp. I just want to know because

>> if

>> it is too much data i dont want to transfer it across the network

>

>

Yeah, I forgot to have OP subtract the MD total, although OP is probably

going to transfer the whole thing, so why not calculate the sum total?

 

But you don't want to calculate the total space used, which is what is shown

in My Computer for C:\ drive. That figure includes a large amount of slack

space (unused space inside used clusters) that would not be involved in any

transfer. To know how much data will be transferred, you need to add up the

sizes of the folder and files on C:\, as shown in folder or file Properties.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"RalfG" <itsnotme@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote in message

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> Or subtract the total for My Documents from the total for C:\ drive ...

> about 29Gigs here, including a couple or three large games.

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:eypbC%230vHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Even ignoring personal documents, the size of installations vary greatly

>> depending on what applications you have installed and a number of other

>> things. Open Windows Explorer and then for each folder on C:\,

>> right-click it and check Properties. Add up the sizes and you'll have the

>> total.

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> http://www.grystmill.com

>>

>> "st" <st@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:DDB6937B-B825-4BD8-9C80-9631AA7CBFE8@microsoft.com...

>>>I know that everyones my documents folder size is different, so excluding

>>>at

>>> folder can someone tell me what is the average size of data that is

>>> being

>>> copied over. I am transfering from xp to xp. I just want to know because

>>> if

>>> it is too much data i dont want to transfer it across the network

>>

>>

>

>