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    Why is Data Safe asking for more space?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Uruha, Dec 2, 2010.

  1. Uruha

    Uruha Notebook Consultant

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    I got hit by a virus that completely denied all access to the HDD. I could not use the DVDs i made or could i reinstall a new OS. So my friend completely wiped the whole drive and put on a windows for me. I want to restore my image on the DVD but it keeps saying I need 465GB or space. I have never seen my HDD with that much space. It has always been 451GB. Why is it asking for more space? I made it when i first got the laptop so there was barely any data and they were able to sit on 2 DVDs. So why is it asking for 465?

    Is it supposed to reinstall OS and bring it back to 100% identical to how it was when i backed it up?
     
    Uruha, Dec 2, 2010
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