subject: How to Enable or Disable Low Disk Space Message [print this page] Low disk space notifications are annoying since they are frequent. You can enable and disable low disk space message in your computer yourself or with the help of a remote pc support technician working with a remote pc repair company. But, before we do that, let's first try to understand how to enable or disable low disk space message ourselves.
Why you get a low disk space message?
You will get a Low Disk Space notification whenever the free disk space is below 200MB. In this case, you will receive the notification for 10 seconds, once per session. The exact notification is You are running out of disk space on [DRIVE]'. You can choose the Delete Old or Unnecessary Files' option to take care of this problem. You will also get a Low Disk Space notification whenever the free space goes below 80MB. In this case, you will get the notification once every 4 hours, twice per session, for 30 seconds. The exact notification will be You are running very low on disk space on [DRIVE]'. You can choose the Delete Old or Unnecessary Files' option to take care of this problem. You will also get a Low Disk Space notification whenever the free space goes below 50MB. In this case, you will get the notification every 5 minutes for 30 seconds until the disk space is more than 50MB.
Steps to enable or Disable low disk space message through Registry Editor
You can enable or disable Low Disk Space notifications through the Registry Editor. To access the Registry Editor, run regedit.exe. You can also access the Registry Editor by clicking the Windows button on the keyboard together with the R button. Next, expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder on the left side of the Editor. Expand the Software folder, look for the Microsoft folder, and then expand it to get Windows. Go to CurrentVersion under Windows, choose and expand Policies to get Windows Explorer and then check whether or not the DWORD value NoLowDiskSpaceChecks is present. If the DWORD value is present, double-click NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, enter 0 to disable Low Disk Space notifications and 1 to enable the Low Disk Space notifications. If the DWORD value is not present, right-click on the right-hand pane, select New' and then DWORD', and then rename the entry to NoLowDiskSpaceChecks and follow the steps detailed above on enabling and disabling the notifications. For the changes to take effect, exit the registry and reboot the computer. To close the Registry Editor, click on Exit' on the editor's dialog window. To reboot, simply press the restart button on your computer.
It is better to take care of the root of the problem, meaning freeing up space on the HDD, than to disable the notifications. You should check your HDDs frequently to make sure you have enough space. You can check the space on your HDDs through My Computer'. If you discover that you are running out of space, you should consider getting a new HDD. Making sure you have enough space on your HDD is also important as it increases system performance and improves the system stability. You should be particularly concerned if you are running out of disk space on C drive. This will interfere with the functions of the computer and it will drastically reduce the computer's performance.
The good news is that you will be able to do many things once you start doing certain things on your own. However, it is a good idea to get in touch with an online computer repair company and seek their help in home computer repair.
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