Safe to format partition?

[George]

I have a partitioned hard drive, and use one of these
partitions for storage. However, having moved everything
off that partition, I was surprised to see about 10GB of
used space still being reported, despite there not
seeming to be any files or folders on the partition. What
I wanted to know is what this used space could be, and -
more importantly - whether it would be safe to format
this (non-active) partition?

Thanks,
George.

 

[Ted Zieglar aka Rocky]

Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and go to Tools > Folder Options > View
tab. To see files normally hidden by the operating system (so users won't
accidentally delete or alter them) click on 'Show hidden files and
folders'.

Ted Zieglar

 

[George]

I'd already tried that, but nothing had shown up.
However, I have been able to track down the cause of the
problem - apparently I'd left System Restore turned on
for that partition, and there were about 10GB of restore
points going unnoticed. So, problem solved.

 

[HillBillyBuddhist]

I have a partitioned hard drive, and use one of these
partitions for storage. However, having moved everything
off that partition, I was surprised to see about 10GB of
used space still being reported, despite there not
seeming to be any files or folders on the partition. What
I wanted to know is what this used space could be, and -
more importantly - whether it would be safe to format
this (non-active) partition?

Thanks,
George.

Sequoia View is an excellent free and clean utility for tracking down
mysterious missing drive space.

It gives a one window graphical representation of which files are taking up
how much room where on a given drive. (including files Windows is reluctant
to reveal)

It's even kind of fun to use.

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/


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