Windows XP Windows Vista Home Premium

[piotrpjs]

I am virtually computer-illiterate and a good friend, who normally gets me out of scrapes, isn't around for a while (no, not in prison!) If any one can give me advice on the problem below, it would be much appreciated.

Briefly: my computer does automatic backups every Sunday, and has done so with no problems for well over a year. Last Sunday (11 July 2010) it came up with a message ..."backup failed". When I looked at the RECOVERY(D) hard disk drive it indicates:

Total size: 9.99 GB space free 4.83 MB !!

Looking further I find the hard disk has 2025 items on it all showing 'date modified' as either 2006 or 2008. I have no idea what the files are, they are all complete gobbledogook to me! eg

Name date modified type folder

x86 microsoft windows 2006 file folder winsxs(DWindows
ditto 2008 MANIFEST FILE Manifest(D

etc

I've tried using Disk cleanup but instead of giving me various options, it only allows me to clean up the Recycle Bin - which is empty!

If this means anything to anybody, and they have any ideas how I can get rid of the impedimenta ion my D hard drive, I would be very grateful!

Cheers! Peter

 

[muckshifter]

welcome to PCR

run CHKDSK on the drive, if any "bad sectors" reported, replace the drive

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265

 

[piotrpjs]

Windows Vista Home Premuim

Thanks very much for your assistance. I've run the chkdsk option and ticked both options:
1 automatically fix file system error
2 Scan and attempt recovery of bad sectors

It took 5 mins and said 7821 files processed "disk successfully scanned - no problems were found"

But still all the files are sitting on my D: hard disk drive and sytem nowl shows I only have 3.77mb space free!

Anyway, I am grateful to you for your suggestion. Cheers. Peter