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    W3J Disk Space Problem, Thoughts?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Ramzie, May 3, 2007.

  1. Ramzie

    Ramzie Notebook Consultant

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    Hello all,

    So I have just freshly installed Windows Vista on my W3J (all is working great!) and i have gotten all my files and programs on board but, something is wrong. I downloaded WinDirStat to measure how much hard drive space I have used on my 100GB HD and it reported that C: is using exactly 59.2GB. Now, I then went to my Computer and noticed that my hard drive, a 100GB HD formated to 93.1GB only has 22.8 GB left. 93.1 - 59.2 = 33.9GB of free space when my computer reports that I only have 22.8 GB of free space left....

    Where are those other 11.1GB's of space? I don't know why the correct amount of free space on the hard drive is incorrect or what has caused this. WinDirStat has verified C: is only 59.2GB so what could be filling up that 11.1GBs?

    Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    Ramzie Notebook Consultant

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    Update. When in WinDirStat I turn on the option to "Show Unknown", the missing 11.1GB of space show up as "unknown". What is this "unknown" stuff and can I get rid of it? Thanks
     
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    Solved my own problem. It was System Restore ...
     
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    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    why use these programs? administrative tools in control panel practically give you all of that without needing the extra junk. 100gb drive will actually give you about 8% less even before windows is installed.
     
    Geared2play.com, May 3, 2007
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