Anyone got an idea about what would cause this and how to fix it. any help would be great.
josh
My free disk space keeps disappearing!
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falcon
, Jun 08 2005 08:06 AM
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:06 AM
falcon
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Anyone got an idea about what would cause this and how to fix it. any help would be great.
josh
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 08:33 AM
Les1451
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Do you have an automatic back-up program running ?
I had a similar problem once when the size of the back-up outgrew the storage area available.
Another possibility would be some kind of log file, perhaps from an anti-spyware program that is set to append to an existing log instead of rewriting it.
I had a similar problem once when the size of the back-up outgrew the storage area available.
Another possibility would be some kind of log file, perhaps from an anti-spyware program that is set to append to an existing log instead of rewriting it.
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 09:07 AM
falcon
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thanks for the reply.
there is no auto backup program. as for log files i did find drwntsn32.log which was 3+ Gigs which seems strange. anyway i deleted it which you would think would free up 3gigs of space, but no, still only about 20mb free.
i also just noticed that if i select all the files on c drive and check properties it shows that they are 4.85gigs but in properties for c drive itself it shows 9.71gigs used space.
any ideas?
there is no auto backup program. as for log files i did find drwntsn32.log which was 3+ Gigs which seems strange. anyway i deleted it which you would think would free up 3gigs of space, but no, still only about 20mb free.
i also just noticed that if i select all the files on c drive and check properties it shows that they are 4.85gigs but in properties for c drive itself it shows 9.71gigs used space.
any ideas?
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 09:14 AM
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Check your running process list for any unusual entries. (Ctrl+Alt+Del, Applications and Processes tabs).
Sounds like malware may be involved, do you have up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware programs ?
Sounds like malware may be involved, do you have up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware programs ?
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 09:18 AM
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Howdy falcon and welcome to G2G:
The System Restore program can use up to 12% of your hard-drive space.. This is a hidden file so you won't see it normally..
Also, your Recycle Bin can reserve up to 10% of the total hdd space.. have you deleted it's contents lately??
Murray
The System Restore program can use up to 12% of your hard-drive space.. This is a hidden file so you won't see it normally..
Also, your Recycle Bin can reserve up to 10% of the total hdd space.. have you deleted it's contents lately??
Murray
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Posted 08 June 2005 - 09:53 AM
falcon
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Problem solved, it was the norton protected recycle bin. Now to find a way to switch the stupid thing off.
Thanks for the help guys.
Thanks for the help guys.
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