low disk space

[gavin mazarron murcia spain]

hi all just got my hands on a SECOND HAND COMPUTER BUT IT KEEPS SAYING I HAVE
LOW DISK SPACE when in fact there is hardly anything on this also one of the
drivers pops up with the name HP_RECOVERY can any 1 help and also i tried
updating the drivers for the sound its just not having it

 

[Shenan Stanley]

hi all just got my hands on a SECOND HAND COMPUTER BUT IT KEEPS
SAYING I HAVE LOW DISK SPACE when in fact there is hardly anything
on this also one of the drivers pops up with the name HP_RECOVERY
can any 1 help and also i tried updating the drivers for the sound
its just not having it

Not enough information - at least not to troubleshoot...

But I can tell you this...

Second-hand computer... Wipe it, install fresh. You'll know what you have
and not have anything left behind by the previous owner(s).

 

[gavin mazarron murcia spain]

hi there thanks for the info i did wipe the whole thing clean but its still
the same know that sounds impossible but it is

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

"gavin mazarron murcia spain"

hi there thanks for the info i did wipe the whole thing clean but its
still
the same know that sounds impossible but it is

If the computer has a recovery partition on it, and the fact that 'HP
Recovery' messages pop up suggests that it has, ensure that only HP recovery
files exist on the partition. Anything added to the recovery partition will
fill the drive up to the point where Windows will register 'not enough free
space'.


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