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    Computer Help : I lost a few gigabytes

    Drive D :
    Disk properties say :
    Capacity 9.58GB
    Free Space 1.67GB

    When I add up the space all folders(including hidden ones) take, I get only about 5.5GB, ~2.5GB less than it should be.

    Drive C :
    Disk properties say :
    Capacity 9.58GB
    Free Space 3.5GB

    Adding up everything gives me only 3.5GB, 2.58GB less that it should be.

    What happened to almost 5GB of space?!
    "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.
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  • #2
    bad sectors.
    urgh.NSFW

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    • #3
      Have you defragmented the drives? It may help some.
      The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
        Have you defragmented the drives? It may help some.
        Not in the last couple years. Hmph.
        "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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        • #5
          Also, check for the existance of many / large invisible files.

          And do check bad sectors adn defragment.

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          • #6
            Look, all these Israeli guys all showed up in this one thread.
            (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
            (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
            (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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            • #7
              Yes, it's called the Zionist Brotherhood.

              We are actually transmitting coded messages for the next assassination of a palestinian terrorist leader

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              • #8
                Or maybe just transmit porn
                (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                • #9
                  Ok, so I used this TreeSize program someone reccomended me on CFC and it says that on drive D I have 2079.9MB in some Recycled, Nprotect thingies, and 1259.7MB of the same thing on E.

                  On C I have 1.7GB in System Volume Information, whatever that is.

                  So how do I get read of these stuff?
                  "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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                  • #10
                    Do you use Norton or a similar program? If so, a lot of the stuff you deleted before are not gone. You need to actually erase them.
                    (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                    (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                    (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                    • #11
                      Do you use Norton or a similar program?


                      Nope.
                      "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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                      • #12
                        That's what nprotect is, AFAIK.
                        (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                        (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                        (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                        • #13
                          whats this about norton anti-virus? i use it and seem to be running low on space for no reason.
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                          • #14
                            I used to have that problem too. I'm not exactly sure why my exlporer showed my space wrong.

                            I ran nortons disk doctor or some crap like that, and that was the only program that really spanked windows around and corrected the error.
                            In da butt.
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                            • #15
                              FWIW, I had to reinstall WinXP a while ago... Could these stuff be remnants of the old installation?
                              "Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master" - Commissioner Pravin Lal.

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