HD problems

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Andy Martin

Hi

Having a problem with my HD. Running XP Pro on a partitioned HD ('C' has 8Gb
& 'D' has 32Gb) and despite having only 3Gb of stuff on it, 'C' is showing
6.5Gb used. I've checked all my apps., internet files, recycle bin and the
total only comes to 3Gb. It's almost as if everything I've done is stored on
'C' as well as on 'D' ('D' is where I keep all my files).

The disc wsa reformatted in January and has been working fine and fragmented
tonight to be on the safe side. The funny thing is this has happened before
and I did something which erased a big chunk from 'C'(without deleting
anything of value) and everything was great but.... I cannot remember for
the lfe of me what it was I did?!!

Can anyone be of help before I tear my hair out??

Andy
 
Andy Martin said:
Hi

Having a problem with my HD. Running XP Pro on a partitioned HD ('C' has 8Gb
& 'D' has 32Gb) and despite having only 3Gb of stuff on it, 'C' is showing
6.5Gb used.
Andy
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Sequoia View is an excellent free tool for tracking down mysterious missing
drive space.

It gives a one window graphical representation of what files are taking up
how much space where on a harddrive.

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/


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Hi Andy,

I can't say that this is where all your drive space went but, System Restore
is allocated, by default, 12% of your total drive. The restore files are
stored in your "C" drive. That could account for up to 4.8 Gig's. You may
want to consider reducing the amount of space allowed or, better yet,
shutdown System Restore for your "D" drive. As best I recall, 1.2 Gig's will
keep around 12-15 restore points. If you turn off System Restore for both
drives, re-boot and turn it back on for your "C" drive only, that will
automatically create a fresh restore point. Leaving it at default for "C"
will allow .96 Gig's for restore. IMHO, that is enough.

HTH, JAX
 
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