Re: "Missing" Hard Drive Space
- From: "ooogy" <ooogy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:44:01 -0800
Thanks for the reply. Turns out there were a lot of OS files that accounted
for the discrepency. I was able to salvage about 2 GB of memory after
compressing the drive, but not much else. The laptop did come with Norton
Anti-Virus pre-installed, could that potentially take a lot of OS space?
"Gerry Cornell" wrote:
> To investigate how you are using hard disk space you need to make sure that
> you can see all files. Go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View,
> Advanced Settings and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and
> folders" is checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is
> unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should
> also make certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types"
> is not checked. Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is selected
> and then select View, Choose Details and check before Name, Type, Total
> Size, and Free Space.
>
> You still will not see the System Volume Information folder.
> How to Gain Access to the System Volume Information Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309531
>
> FileSize -a useful tool for use with Windows Explorer when investigating how
> disk space is being used.
> http://markd.mvps.org/
>
> The download link is not obvious. Click the here in the two sentences of the
> web page accessed through the link above. "I can't count the number of times
> someone has asked for this. So here is a module you can install that shows a
> Folder Size column in Explorer."
>
> To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs,
> Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and
> remove all but the latest System Restore points? Restore points can be quite
> large.
>
> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
>
> It is likely that an allocation of 12% has been made to System Restore on
> your C partition which is over generous. I would reduce it to 700 mb. Right
> click your My Computer icon on the Desktop and select System Restore.
> Place the cursor on your C drive select Settings but this time find the
> slider and drag it to the left until it reads 700 mb and exit. When you get
> to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.
>
> Are you using any Norton Utilities?
>
> If your hard drive is formatted as NTFS another potential gain arises with
> your operating system on your C drive. In the Windows Directory of your
> C partition you will have some Uninstall folders in your Windows folder
> typically: $NtServicePackUninstall$ and $NtUninstallKB282010$ etc.
>
> These files may be compressed or not compressed. If compressed the
> text of the folder name appears in blue characters. If not compressed
> you can compress them. Right click on each folder and select Properties,
> General, Advanced and check the box before Compress contents to
> save Disk Space. On the General Tab you can see the amount gained
> by deducting the size on disk from the size. Folder compression is
> only an option on a NTFS formatted drive / partition.
>
> Another default setting on a large drive which could be wasteful is that for
> temporary internet files especially if you do not store offline copies on
> disk. The default allocation is 3% of drive. Depending on your attitude to
> offline copies you could reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer
> select Tools, Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files, Settings
> to make the change. At the same time look at the number of days history
> is held.
>
> The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive. On your drive
> 5% should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer place the cursor on your
> Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global and move the slider
> from 10% to 5%.
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "ooogy" <ooogy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5C6C7397-B784-4FD5-BD58-015F308EC1EE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I just purchased a laptop to replace my old one and used Files and Settings
> > Transfer Wizard to transfer the files. When I was done, the new laptop
> > said
> > I used up 48.5 GB of a 50 GB HD!!! To double-check, I went into the C
> > Drive,
> > selected all (including hidden files), and right-clicked properties. That
> > analysis told me that the total files only added up to 26.7 GB, a 20+ GB
> > dropoff!! I used the Disc-Cleanup utility and currently running the
> > Defrag
> > utility now (although with only 5% of the HD free). Can anyone tell how
> > there could be such a big discrepancy?
> >
> > PS I also realize there's a small possibility of spyware, but I HIGHLY
> > doubt
> > that, considering I was only on the internet for a total of 12 hours and
> > only
> > visited trusted sites.
>
>
>
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