Re: hard drive problem

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Quick note. My systems show the same amount for Free space, both in My
Computer view of Windows Explorer, and the Pie Charts from Explorer's HD
Properties module.
2 suggestions:
Turn on the Status Bar in Windows Explorer. (View > click Status Bar)

And, be sure you enable display of all hidden files.

go into WinExplorer>select Tools>
Folder Options>View>click on Show hidden files and folders and
Uncheck Hide protected operating system files

HTH
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User

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"Sam" wrote
> Maurice N ~ MVP said ...
>> Chunk,
>> Would you post back, and tell us the numbers for Free space & Total size?
>>
>>
> This sounds like yet another person with the problem I've had. 80GB hard
> disk with about 25GB used. XP Home. SP2. The C: drive pie chart was
> telling me I had 59GB in use, however. I disabled system restore and
> the pie chart agreed with the sum of all the directories (hidden and
> system included) at 25GB. I re-enabled system restore and each time I
> re-booted the PC, the pie chart claimed a further 0.5 - 1.0 GB used -
> this mounted up as this was added each time I re-booted. It didn't take
> long to get back to 50GB in use. My system is set to use no more than
> 400MB per restore point and in any case, each timeI rebooted and lost
> yet more space, there was not an extra restore point there. I have
> turned off system restore yet again and kept it off and this problem
> does not happen.
>
> It seems to me as if a number of people have been experiencing this
> problem recently. Does this imply a) there is a new virus which is
> going undetected? (I have used all manner of scanners - AV scanners,
> spybot, adaware and ohers and nothing detected), or b) perhaps a recent
> windowsupdate has caused this problem?
> --
> Sam


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