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> Hi,
>
> Here are my specs:
>
> OSes: Windows XP Pro SP2, Windows Vista RC1, Ubuntu Linux 6.06
> Motherboard: ASUS P5ND2-SLI
> Processor: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0GHz
> Hard Drive: 250GB SATA
> RAM: 2x 512MB DDR 667MHz
> Video Card: ATI Radeon X1300 PRO
> Optical Drive: Pioneer DVR-110D DVD-RW
> USB: 4x USB 2.0
> Sound Card: 7.1 Channel
> Ethernet Adapter: Intel 10/100/100 Gigabit
>
> I have 5 partitions. C:/, a 100GB partition (Windows XP), E:/, a 90GB
> partition (Windows Vista), F:/ a 10GB partition (A documents
> partition), A hidden 30GB linux partition, and a hidden 5GB linux-swap
> partition. I am currently using Windows XP Pro. In the C:/, Windows XP
> partition, I used to have 48.8GB free space, and now all of a sudden
> have 53GB free space. There hasn't been a lot of files (i know) that I
> have deleted. I know its not that serious, but what could cause this
> to happen?
>
> Thanks
>
> P.S. Scans using the latest software show that my computer is
> completely free of viruses and spyware
>
All of the following may affect/remove files - some are hidden files,
some may be quite large files or folders that contain many files:
System restore points expiry or settings change, temp files cleanup,
paging file/memory size change, disabling hibernation, temporary internet
files setting change or cleanup, XP's built-in cd writing (or perhaps
3rd-party CD/DVD writing programs) temporary files, antivirus quarantine
cleanup.
If your cluster size is large (do you use FAT instead of NTFS?), a large
number of very small files can take up much more allocated disk space
than the total of the file sizes.
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