RE: Plz Help - Disk Usage Shown by Windows Is Incorrect and VERY High
- From: Sebastian Saladiak <SebastianSaladiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:09:26 -0800
There are several types of spyware/malware that "fool" your hard drive into
thinking that it is almost full. Try scanning your computer for spyware. I
would recommend using Spybot - Search & Destroy or Windows Defender. Be sure
to check for updates after installing these programs. Also, you should check
your disk for errors. To do this, go to My Computer. Right-click on the drive
with the problem and go to Properties. Click on the "Tools" tab. Click the
"Check now..." button and select both boxes; then click Start. You will be
prompted to restart your computer. When it restarts, a screen will come up
telling you that Windows has began checking your disk. This process usually
takes somewhere between 15 minutes to 1 hour. So don't start checking the
disk if you have work to do on your computer. Here are the links to some
anti-spyware programs:
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?part=dl-spybot&subj=dl&;
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en
"Mystified" wrote:
Hello:.
My problem is that Windows is showing that I have used 245 Gigs of my Hard
Drive (C Drive) BUT I know that I have only used 60 Gigs.
My hard drive is 250 Gigs. When I open the C: Drive in Explorer, with all
folders unhidden, and add each folder's disk usage they total 60 Gigs of used
space. BUT when, for example. I right click on C: and open the Drive the
propertries tab it says and graphically shows that I have used 245 Gigs. For
months ,whene ever I checked my free space there was always approx 190 Gigs
of free space on my C: Drive. This number is an accord with the space
required for my insatlalled programs and data.
My C: Drive is my only drive and I know of no other partitions. My File
system is NFTS.
I am using Windows XP Home SP2.
My defrag programs show a graphical representation of my drive and they all
show tons of free disk space. At the same time, the numerical represenations
they show are that I have only 5 Gigs of free space.
One of my defrag programs generates and saves reports that, among other
things, shows disk usage and free space. Those reports say that on a few
recent occasions my disk usage has jumped dramatically by 50 Gigs in just 2
days time. This has happened a few times within the past month. I know of
nothing I have done that would cause anywhere near this amount of disk spce
to be used.
Even when I delete files or uninstall programs the disk usage and free space
numbers do not change. I am far from an expert but I suspect that there
really is nothing on the extra 185 Gigs that Windows says have been used but
rather there is some issue with the indexing or file system.
I have had system restore disabled so that is not the problem. To make
certain, I reactivated System Restore to see if there were any Restore Points
but there were none.
I have run 3 different disk cleaners as well as Scan Disk and another hard
disk analyzer/fixer with no success is resolving the problem. Those programs
say that there are no errors on my disk.
i am very concerned that the "remaining" 5 gig s will soon be used and tht
my PC will stop working.
As my PC is still under warranty I ahve been working with the manufacturer
(Velocity Micro) but so far neither an explanation of the cause or a solution
has been found. My Windows XP is OEM so I am unable to get Microsoft help on
this without a 35$/call charge.
Does anyone have any suggestions, explanations, or anything else to help me
fix my PC without a reformatting. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks For Taking the Time to Read This.
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