Re: Deleted file, but disk space not freed

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SandyD wrote:

Hi,

Recently, I tried to install an old game on my computer running XP SP2. It didn't install, so I just deleted the files that were copied onto my hard drive and cleared the Recycle Bin.

When I went to check my free space on my drive, I found that deleting the files didn't free up any space even though I can't find the files anywhere on my computer. Now, my hard drive is essentially 1 GB smaller because these files are lost.

I've run chkdsk, which didn't find anything wrong.
I ran Restoration and WinDirStat and couldn't find anything and they didn't fix anything.

Any ideas on how I can track these rogue files down and get them to be deleted?

Thanks for your help!

.

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