Lost space after running Sure Delete on C: drive

[Ted]

I recently ran Sure Delete on C: drive(Windows XP Home
Edition) and lost 24 GB of free space on a 40 GB hard
drive. I did contact Tech Support for Sure Delete but did
not have any success there. I cannot find any large temp
files, such as sdel.tmp on C: drive. Also, I emptied the
Norton Protected recylce bin but this did not help
either.

Sure Delete is a program to wipe old files from the hard
drive.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[T.C.]

Firstly: Before installing anything on your system, especially free
software, create a Restore Point with Windows XP's System Restore (Start
Button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore). So, in case
there is a problem after installing the software, and uninstalling the
software doesn't correct it, you can try to restore your system from a
Restore Point made just prior to the install of the offending software.
That said, I went to the web site and downloaded Sure Delete. Since the
install file is setup.exe, did you try going to Control Panel/Add or Remove
Programs, and uninstalling Sure Delete, and then rebooting? If you didn't,
try that. If you still don't regain the space AFTER uninstalling Sure
Delete and rebooting, then go to System Restore, and select a Restore Point
made just prior to the Sure Delete install. Windows XP automatically makes
Restore Points at intervals, even if you don't manually create them.
Personally I wouldn't install a system intensive freeware utility from a
site that has so little in the way of FAQs and tech support information
about it.

 

[Ted]

Thanks for the advice TC. I did the things that you
suggested prior to posting here. Unfortunately, the
removal of Sure Delete did not help and System Restore
would not return me to an earlier date. I tried 4 or 5
restore points. I notice from the posts here that system
restore seems to be unreliable. Thanks for the advice on
shareware. I will certainly be more careful in the
future. Perhaps the only solution is to reformat the hard
drive.....groan. In any event, I appreciate your help in
this matter.

Ted

-----Original Message-----
Firstly: Before installing anything on your system, especially free
software, create a Restore Point with Windows XP's System Restore (Start
Button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore). So, in case
there is a problem after installing the software, and uninstalling the
software doesn't correct it, you can try to restore your system from a
Restore Point made just prior to the install of the offending software.
That said, I went to the web site and downloaded Sure Delete. Since the
install file is setup.exe, did you try going to Control Panel/Add or Remove
Programs, and uninstalling Sure Delete, and then rebooting? If you didn't,
try that. If you still don't regain the space AFTER uninstalling Sure
Delete and rebooting, then go to System Restore, and select a Restore Point
made just prior to the Sure Delete install. Windows XP automatically makes
Restore Points at intervals, even if you don't manually create them.
Personally I wouldn't install a system intensive freeware utility from a
site that has so little in the way of FAQs and tech support information
about it.
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I recently ran Sure Delete on C: drive(Windows XP Home
Edition) and lost 24 GB of free space on a 40 GB hard
drive. I did contact Tech Support for Sure Delete but did
not have any success there. I cannot find any large temp
files, such as sdel.tmp on C: drive. Also, I emptied the
Norton Protected recylce bin but this did not help
either.

Sure Delete is a program to wipe old files from the hard
drive.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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