Cygwin Full Install Disk Space

Cygwin/Bash Command Reference File Commands ls – directory listing. Df – show disk usage du – show directory space usage. Wget file – download file wget -c file – continue a stopped download ssh user@host – connect to host as user Installation Install from source (for packages not in setup.exe). I just did a full installation of Cygwin x64 (2018-01-03) on Windows 7 SP1 x64. (Installing all of the Cygwin bundles takes up more than 800MB of disk space.).

Overview of C drive full issue

When the C drive is out of space, Windows OS pops up the low disk space warning to alert computer users. Different Windows OS will show different symptoms when the C drive is full.

Here, the following we'll show you two symptoms on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10:

• If C drive gets full in Windows 10 or Windows 7, it will be shown in red as below:

• Windows XP displays the Low Disk Space warning as 'You are running out of disk space on Local Disk (C:). To free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click here.'

If C drive is full, what will happen

If your computer reports that the C drive is out of space, you're likely encountering one or more of the situations listed below:

• The Windows operating system will slow down
• Low storage space for storing more data and files
• Not big enough to install Windows update
• Unavailable for program installation

Three solutions for 'c drive is full' in Windows 10/8/7/XP

If you are facing the C drive full or low disk space issue, don't worry. Follow the provided solutions below, you'll be able to effectively extend C drive and speed up PC.

Method 1: Extend c drive with partition manager software

When c drive is out of space on your PC, trying a partition manager software is an efficient way to solve this issue. You can extend C drive as you wish without losing data.

EaseUS Partition Master is a comprehensive hard disk partition management software. Enlarging the system drive is only one of its powerful features. It lets you enjoy all its powerful functions, such as merging partitions and converting MBR to GPT.

Now, follow the steps below to extend your C drive with simple clicks.

Step 1: Launch EaseUS Partition Master

Step 2: Add space to the System C drive

1. Shrink partition and leave unallocated space for extending C: drive:

• Right-click on a partition next to the C: drive and select 'Resize/Move'.
• Drag the end of the partition that is next to the C: drive and shrink it, leaving unallocated space next to the system C: drive, and click 'OK'.

2. Right-click on the System C: drive and select 'Resize/Move'.

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To add space to the C: drive, drag the system partition end into the unallocated space.

Step 3: Confirm to extend system C drive

Click the 'Execute Operation' button, it will list the pending operations, and click 'Apply' to execute the changes and extend the C drive.

With this tool, you can manage your disks or partitions safely and effectively. Don't hesitate to give it a try.

Method 2: Free up hard disk space

Mostly, after using the hard disk for a long time, the system C drive and other data partition all will be occupied by temporary files, junk files, big files, and huge programs. The other effective method you can try is to free up hard disk space.

Here are 3 ways that you can apply to free up C drive and the hard disk space:

# 1. Clear useless large files

During the usage of applications, software, and computer hard drive, the hard drive will be occupied by a huge number of useless large files. You can effectively scan and delete the large files on the system C: drive and other drives with the help of EaseUS Tool M - easy and light large file cleanup software.

Step 1.  DOWNLOAD EaseUS Tools M for free and install it on your computer.

Step 2. Launch EaseUS Tools M in Windows PC. Select 'Large File Cleanup' on the main screen.

Step 3. Select the drive and click 'Scan' to let the program locate, find all large files on your disk.

Step 4. Identify and select useless large files and click 'Delete' to remove those files from your PC or laptop. A message pops up and tells you this process will permanently delete the files. Click 'Yes' to start the process.

# 2. Delete temporary files on C drive

In Windows 10/8:

Step 1: Press 'Windows + I' to open Windows Settings, click on 'System' and ' Storage'.

Step 2: Under 'Storage', select the C: drive to analyze. (Note that the 'This PC' drive is the main computer's hard drive where Windows 10 is installed.)

On Storage usage, you can see that Windows 10 categorizes the content based on default folders (e.g., Documents, Pictures, Music, etc.), apps and games, and system files, and you can view the storage usage.

Simply click on of the item's name to get more information.

Step 3: If you want to delete its content, click the View button to open the folder location, and delete the files you don't need.

Step 4: Go back to Storage usage and click on 'Temporary files'.

In this section, Windows 10 will list different kind of temporary files you may want to delete, including 'Temporary files', 'Downloads folder', 'Recycle bin', and more.

Step 5: Check the box of content you want to remove and click on the Remove files button.

Step 6: Go back to Storage usage and now click 'Other'.

Identify which folders are using the most storage space saving unwanted files and click on them to access the location.

Select its content, right-click, and select 'Delete' to remove the files and folders.

In Windows 7:

Step 1: Open My Computer, right-click the C drive and select 'Properties'.

Step 2: Click the 'Disk Cleanup' button in the disk properties window.

Step 3: Select temporary files, log files, Recycle Bin, and other unimportant files that you want to delete and click 'OK'.

# 3. Transfer big files and programs to other non-system drives

The other way to free up C drive space is to transfer the saved big files, installed big programs to another hard drive.

You can manually copy big files from C drive to other non-system drives on your PC. To transfer C drive installed program to another drive, you can apply professional PC transfer software like EaseUS Todo PCTrans for help.

Method 3: Upgrade or add a larger hard disk

If you find your C drive is out of space frequently or the method above doesn't help you resolve your issue, it may be necessary to upgrade or add another hard disk to your computer.

# 1. Upgrade and replace current hard drive to a larger hard drive

If the whole system hard disk is out of space, or the hard drive is too small, you can consider upgrading the current hard disk to a larger hard disk.

'Disk Copy' feature of EaseUS Partition Master has the ability to help you upgrade to a larger disk. You don't need to reinstall the operating system and applications.

After doing so, you can add more free space to the system C drive by following Method 1.

# 2. Add another hard disk

If you have a decent-sized hard drive which running out of space, adding a new hard disk will give you additional storage without having to erase the existing hard drive. It could be either an internal or external hard disk.

Later, you can follow the 3rd way in Method 2 to manually copy big files and transfer installed programs to the other hard drive with ease.

Bonus tips to make full use of hard drive space

To prevent a similar issue from happening again, it's necessary for you to know how to make full use of hard drive partitions, managing storage space well. Here are some useful tips that you should grad as a guide to re-manage your hard drive:

• First, leave 120GB or more space to system C: drive.
• Second, install big programs and software to non-system partition, like D: or E:.

You can also use EaseUS Todo PCTrans to transfer installed program to other drives.

• Third, save large files to non-system partition or external storage devices.
• Last, clear temporary files, junk files regularly.

EaseUS Partition Master with its system optimization feature can effectively do the job for you.

Description

ConCygSys is a lightweight tool that installs portable Cygwin Unix-like environment and connects to portable ConEmu console emulator, with self-update feature.

This is an independent fork of amazing cygwin-portable-installer project. At first minimally modified for sysadmin purposes, later on filled with improvements and new features.

Features

• Downloads and installs the latest Cygwin and makes it fully portable, so you can:
  • move it to a different directory at any time
  • replicate it by copying its folder
  • rename the folder
  • run from USB or network drive
  • use it in folders with spaces
• Downloads and installs the latest portable ConEmu
• WSL support via WSLtty
• Only pure base with a couple of config files to make the installtion portable, no hacks with Cygwin/ConEmu code
• The installer is flexible, you can customize the installation process per your requirements
• You can add your own scripts to execute during installation/update (from URL or locally)
• Being portable, the script can also upgrade itself and its components
• Windows 7+ supported

Installation

Optional: Disable antivirus software on your PC during installation. Why it is recommended

• Download the latest ConCygSys release, extract the archive and go to the extracted folder

Optional: Edit ConCygSys-installer.cmd to customize the installation per your requirements

• Launch ConCygSys-installer.cmd

If Windows complains with a Windows protected your PC popup, you may need to click Run anyway to proceed with the installation.

• Once the installation is finished, use Launch-*.cmd to run Cygwin/WSL.

Usage

Default behaviour of Cygwin console:

• Select by Left Click and release - copy
• Right click - paste

Shortcuts if using Cygwin via ConEmu console:

• Ctrl+` - open/hide console (quake style)
• Double click on Tab - rename a tab
• Double click on Tab Panel - open a new tab
• Win+X - open a new tab with standard Windows console

Update

Use update.cmd launcher in the root of your ConCygSys directory to update the installation.

You will be able either to update Cygwin only or to perform a full update: Cygwin + ConCygSys core making the installation protable. ConEmu is already set to check its updates on startup and can update itself independently.

If you cannot find update launcher or something goes wrong:

• Download ConCygSys-installer.cmd(right click > save link as) to existing ConCygSys directory
• Launch ConCygSys-installer.cmd

Customization

Open ConCygSys-installer.cmd with text editor on your PC before installation to get a control over the installation process. Available options will be in SCRIPT SETTINGS section. All settings are accompanied with description.

After the installation, in order to change settings / add components, edit :cygwinsettings and :installoptions sections of update.cmd launcher (Right click > Edit).

FAQ

How much disk space does it take after installation?

If installed with default settings: 205M zip: 70.3M 7z: 40.3M

What is the path to Windows drives when I鈥檓 in Cygwin console?

/cygdrive/DRIVE

BTW, different Windows files are symlinked in Cygwin environment. For instance, /etc/hosts file in Cygwin is linked to %WINDIR%System32driversetchosts. If you go to /proc/registry folder, you will see Windows registry structure. Many Windows programs can be executed from Cygwin as well, for instance:

ipconfig /flushdns - to flush your local DNS cachecygstart 'notepad' - open Windows Notepad

小an I install a package from command line?

If you鈥檝e chosen to install apt-cyg(enabled by default in installer), you can istall packages from command line, for instance:

I cannot find a desired package in Cygwin repository, what should I do?

This can happen. Fortunately, the packages can still be built from source.Below are some examples for the reference:

Pre-built packages:

Can I use this installation for organisation?

• change CYGWIN_HOME to /%%H/SOMEFOLDER in ConCygSys-installer.cmd (% must be escaped)
• install with admin rights to shared location, like C:Program Filescygwin

In this example every user who launched Cygwin will have own home folder in C:UsersUSERSOMEFOLDER

For existing installation you can change home folder in /etc/nsswitch.conf. % sign does not need to be escaped in this case.

How to check ConCygSys version?

The version can be found at the beginning of:

• README.txt file
• any launcher file

Where can I report an issue or get a support?