Freeing Up Space On My Hard Drive

[newcastle1]

Hello
How do I free up space on my hard drive? I keep going disk clean ups but doesn't seem to help.
The disk just seems to have got really full over the last week - never had a problem before.
Also, when I switch my computer on and sign in it comes up with a warning which says device detector. Anyone any idea on either, please?
Thanks

[hc4361]

How old is your pc?
What operating system?
How big is the hard drive?

[WyeDyed]

Good questions from hc4361 there.
First go to "Add/remove programs" or "programs and features" (depending on your Operating System). Remove any clean up or driver update programs that you may have downloaded.
I would then download and run this (beware to opt out of the 30 day trial):
http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
Followed by this:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

[Old_Geezer]

Do you keep a lot or large data files on you drive ? Videos maybe ? If so can you connect another drive and move them to there instead ? Are there applications installed that you never seem to use and could usefully uninstall ? Worst comes to worst you could always replace your present drive with a larger one.

No idea what your warning is though. What is it warning of ?

[hc4361]

You should also delete all system restore points except the most recent one. This can be a real space hogger, but not knowing your OS it is pointless trying to tell you how to do it.

Videos are probably the biggest space hog - have you downloaded lot of movies?

There is an excellent free program that scans your hard drive and shows you in easy to understand which are your biggest files.

http://www.disksorter.com/

Only ever delete files and programs that you definitely know you do not need or want. Deleting files willy nilly can seriously boooga up your pc