Re: size of used capacity is larger than expected: means virus infected??
From: Nathan McNulty (nospam_at_msn.com)
Date: 07/19/04
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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:00:01 -0700
You are not including several things. Your PageFile which can be upwards
of a Gigabyte or more, your MSOCache if you have installed Office, your
Service Pack Uninstall files if you have installed a Service Pack, your
Windows Update Files, your Hibernation file if support is enabled, and
possibly your System Restore files.
I would run Disk Cleanup (Open My Computer, Right Click on C Drive,
click Properties, Click Disk Cleanup. See what you can clear out. You
can try scanning for viruses and malware. Also, check any P2P Software
you have installed as they seem to enjoy downloading crap that it hides
from the user too.
---- Nathan McNulty Malke wrote: > Matt wrote: > > >>sorry, its my mistake that I didn't make it clear. >> >>I have a 30GB drive with single partition (drive C) only. When I go to >>windows explorer, and the chart on left hand side shows that the used >>size is 20GB. I know the number should be smaller than that. >>Therefore, in windows explorer, I selected all files in drive C, and >>try to see the capacity. The total capacity of files in drive C is >>only 12GB. >> >>I didn't do any system restore myself. It doesn't make sense total >>capacity of all files is 12GB, but the number showed 20GB. >> >>Please advise more... thanks!! >> >>"Star Fleet Admiral Q" >><Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q(NO-SPAM)@(FORGET-SPAM)hotmail.com> wrote in >>message news:uQT8npHbEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> >>>The way I see it is this: >>> You have a 20GB drive, 12GB is in use, leaving 8GB free - a large >>>portion of the 12GB is most likely due to system restore (restore >>>points). Seems like a normal system to me. >>> > > > Did you enable Show Hidden Files (in two places) from the Folder Options > applet in Control Panel? > > Malke
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