Hi
If you really do only have 3.6 GBs left, then Defrag 'shouldn't' run - it
needs at least 15% free space to work properly.
--
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| Willy,
| Windows Explorer reports 116.4gb used, 3.6gb free, but
| the properties of all the contents of the drive total
| 67.6gb (ie CTRL A then right click porperties.
|
| I'll try to defrag the drive tonite. With only 3.6gb
| free, it'll take some time! Note that I moved an 8gb
| folder off the drive, but it didn't report any increase
| in free space. Norton Speed Disk reports 97.8% fragmented.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Yes, that was my fault. The lost disk space won't be in
| those. You'll lose
| >some space for the format (perhaps about 8 GBs) - does
| that mean that you
| >have lost about 36 GBs? Try a Disk Defragmentation - to
| see if that makes
| >any difference.
| >
| >--
| >
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >Please reply to the News Groups
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| Willy,
| >| I can't access them, but judging on what Frank has
| said,
| >| should they be readable?
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi
| >| >
| >| >I don't know what the "." folders are. Have you had a
| >| look in them from a
| >| >command prompt to see what they contain?
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >
| >| >Will Denny
| >| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >| >Please reply to the News Groups
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >| >| >| Willy,
| >| >| The free space is the same as indicated by Win
| >| Explorer.
| >| >| But the drive is 120gig, and the dir /a /s
| gives "total
| >| >| files listed" as only 72gig, with 3.5gig free. I
| >| noticed
| >| >| that in the dir display, every folder on the drive
| has
| >| >| two subfolders named "." and "..". These don't show
| up
| >| in
| >| >| Windows Explorer, or the ntbackup file list.
| >| >| Any ideas?
| >| >| Alwyn
| >| >| Perth, Aust.
| >| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >Hi
| >| >| >
| >| >| >From a C:\ command prompt type the following
| >| >| >
| >| >| >dir /a/s
| >| >| >
| >| >| >Does the amount of free space differ from that
| shown
| >| in
| >| >| WE?
| >| >| >
| >| >| >--
| >| >| >
| >| >| >Will Denny
| >| >| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >| >| >Please reply to the News Groups
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >"Alwyn Adkins"
| <
[email protected]>
| >| >| wrote in message
| >| >| >| >| >| >| I have an annoying problem that is afflicting
| both
| >| my C
| >| >| >| drive and an external hard drive. The Free Space
| >| >| reported
| >| >| >| by Windows Explorer is incorrect. When I do a
| CTRL
| >| A on
| >| >| >| the contents of either drive, "Properties"
| reveals a
| >| >| >| significantly lower amount of used disk space eg
| on
| >| the
| >| >| >| 55gig C drive, only 40gig is used, but Windows
| >| Explorer
| >| >| >| is reporting only 5gig free. On the external
| drive,
| >| >| there
| >| >| >| is a 40gig difference. I do a lot of video
| editing,
| >| and
| >| >| >| therefore create, and then delete, large AVIs.
| >| After I
| >| >| >| delete a multi-gig AVI, the fee space didn't
| change.
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >| My Recycle bins are only 4gig.
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >| Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
| >| >| >
| >| >| >.
| >| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >.
| >
