lost files still using disc space

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I have created a real problem for myself. I was moving a 4Gb folder to a
remote PC and in the process of doing other things I forgot the folder was
moving. I then held down the power button to force a shutdown due to another
issue I was having. Of course I realized afterwards what I had done. When I
restarted my laptop the folder was no longer there and it wasn't on the
remote machine either. The files are still using up 4Gb of space on my hard
drive but i have no way to retrieve them. Even file recovery software doesn't
seem to find them, maybe because they are still being read somehow (used
space). Either way I need to know how that I may eiteher delete these files
or recover the entire directory. They are not of great importance so I would
rather lose them than the disc space. I deleted the original (now empty)
folder in which they were located in an attempt to get the disc space back
but it did not work. Also recovery software would only recover the files and
i would still be stuck with the used disc space which i need back. I just
reformatted less than two weeks ago and would LOVE to not have to do it
again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Look for files with LOST as part of their filename (using Search). Maybe
checkdisk fixed the corrupted files by recovering them and relocating them
(e.g. maybe they are now in C:\).

Alternatively try installing WinDirStat to locate this data on your
harddrive (WinDirStat is a great tool).
http://windirstat.info/
 
I just wanted to thank you for your help first of all. chkdsk did not restore
anything but i did download and install WinDirStat. This tool did find the
missing files which were stuck in nethood. i was able to delete them to the
recycle bin using this tool and then recover them from the recycle bin. This
is a wonderful tool!!! My thanks goes out to everyone who replied to help me
with this issue especially Dave who brought this tool to light. My issue has
been resolved and thank you all once again!!
 
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