I just reformatted my computer and it showys that I only have 7% space left
on my drive. I can see the former computer names from past reformats. Is it
possible that these names have files that are taking up the space. I cannot
open up the folders to see what is in them....nor can I delete them. I am
baffled.
--
Bryan

You may think this picky but sometimes correct terminology can resolve issues
fasters.
You didn't format the computer, you formatted the hard drive, also you
neglected to give details on how your pc is set up, ie how many partitions
and the size before and after the format.

As presumably after a format you shouldn't see anything except for blank
space, so I'm thinking you did something wrong, ie specified the wrong
partition, how are you able to see the allocation of the HD without some kind
of operating system?

So please provide details.




"Bryan" wrote:

> I just reformatted my computer and it showys that I only have 7% space left
> on my drive. I can see the former computer names from past reformats. Is it
> possible that these names have files that are taking up the space. I cannot
> open up the folders to see what is in them....nor can I delete them. I am
> baffled.
> --
> Bryan

"Bryan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I just reformatted my computer and it showys that I only have 7% space left
> on my drive. I can see the former computer names from past reformats. Is
> it
> possible that these names have files that are taking up the space. I
> cannot
> open up the folders to see what is in them....nor can I delete them. I am
> baffled.
> --
> Bryan

Then you can't have reformatted as formatting a drive wipes ALL the
information on that drive, OS, programs AND data.

The following will tell you how to access these folders:-
How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;308421

If you do decide to reformat then back your data, emails etc up first other
wise they will be lost.

You proabaly reinstalled your operating system and did not actually reformat.
If you see former "computer names"/"user names", you did not perform a
successfully reformat. A complete reformat would had removed all contents
from that partition.

If you are trying to take control folder, you need to login as an
administrator and Right click on a folder, go to properties, go to security
tab, go to advance tab, then go to the owner tab. Select administrators, and
then check the "replace owner on sub containers and objects". Then click
apply.
Once you have ownership of a file, you can delete them.
John
!!!!!!Perform these task at your own risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Bryan" wrote:

> I just reformatted my computer and it showys that I only have 7% space left
> on my drive. I can see the former computer names from past reformats. Is it
> possible that these names have files that are taking up the space. I cannot
> open up the folders to see what is in them....nor can I delete them. I am
> baffled.
> --
> Bryan

Bryan wrote:

> I just reformatted my computer


Exactly what did you do? Please be very specific. What makes you think that
you reformatted the drive (not the computer)?

Given what you say below, almost certainly you did *not* reformat it.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> and it showys that I only have 7%
> space left on my drive. I can see the former computer names from
> past reformats. Is it possible that these names have files that are
> taking up the space. I cannot open up the folders to see what is in
> them....nor can I delete them. I am baffled.