WinXP Pro not reporting correct free space after deletion of big f

[Guest]

Hi....

I have recently begun capturing home video to my PC via my 1394 card. I
recorded a 13 GB file, edited it, and then burned it to DVD. I then went to
the file, deleted it (got the normal 'file is too large for the Recycle Bin'
message --> permanently deleted), and then saw that the space that file
occupied was still not being reported as free. I have tried chkdsk and
defragging, but have had no luck. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can
make the OS recognize the recently freed space??

Here's some system specs if it matters:
Win XP Pro SP2 running on a 1.9 GHz machine with 768 MB RAM
80 GB HDD (about 50% used not including the file in question)

Thanks.

 

[FeMaster]

This is common if you have Norton System Works installed... Right-click
recycle bin and select 'Empty Norton Protect Recycle Bin'

If you don't have System Works installed, you may have some other similar
software installed Right-click the recycle bin and see if there is a
similar option in the menu...

If neither apply, then I can't help you at this time...

 

[Guest]

Oh my goodness what a simple and obvious fix! (Yet I missed it) Yes, I have
Norton SystemWorks installed and, yes, this corrected the problem. Thank you
so very much!