hard drive space problem

[Guest]

My hard drive went from @124-126 gigs suddenly down to 112 gigs. I've
removed installed games and other files but the number hasn't changed. I've
also ran disk cleanup and defragment and nothung has changed, any ideas what
could be causing this to occur?

 

[JS]

Disk Cleanup Tool May Not Delete Temporary Files:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/261897

Forcing Windows XP's Disk Cleanup to delete all temporary files
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6168868.html

Also consider using CCleaner as a tool to remove Internet history info,
cookies, temp files, auto complete and other junk. In the 'Windows' tab
listing check the item types you want deleted.
Also available is customization, see Options/Custom to add any
other/additional folders you want files deleted from.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

JS

 

[Gerry]

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.

Are you using Norton Protected Storage?

Are you using any utilities e.g. Norton Ghost to back up or image files
on your drive?

Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
Folder and post a copy.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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