Re: Mysterious file crowding my laptop's hard drive - HELP!!!

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On Aug 4, 12:19 am, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Might that file be in a hidden partition by any chance

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"JazzyJeff" <seale.j@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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My HP dv6149's hard drive appears to have only 10GB of space
remaining. When I use Disk Size Manager (DSM) to view the contents of
my hard drive, it shows that a file in the 'Install' sub-directory of
'WINDOWS' has a 50GB file in it by the name '[File]'. This file
apparently cannot be deleted, viewed or manipulated any way. It also
doesn't appear when viewing this sub-directory in the Windows
Explorer, neither does the Windows Explorer figure this file into the
total size of everything in this sub-directory. Is this a ghost or a
file generated by a virus or something?

Nope, it's the C: drive, and I've not partitioned it in any way except
for the manufacturer-created D: partition which is the recovery
partition, and that is only 11GB.
.

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