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    Storage??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by slimkay, Apr 12, 2008.

  1. slimkay

    slimkay Newbie

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    Hi!

    Recently, I bought a Dell 1525 Inspiron with a 250 GB Hard Drive. So, when I opened the computer for the first time, I had about 206 GB remaining. I said, well, fine.

    I added about 10 GB of content to the computer (Music, Folders, etc.) + installed around 5 GB. Thus, my remaining space should be around 185-190 GB, but it is NOT. It is currently at 162 GB remaining, and decreasing by 6 GB/10 GB EVERY WEEK, and I don't know why.

    I installed CCleaner to remove some stuff, deleted my Temp. Files and still, not much improvement. What is going on?

    PS: I have to say that I turned Windows Update on and I put it on "Automatic" mode (where it updates and installs directly, without alerting. Is that the cause? I have around 150 updates/hotfixes installed, mostly for Vista and Office.

    Anyway, thank you!
     
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    slimkay Newbie

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    Good.

    Let's say I want to format my hard drive and partition it after my format:

    What do I do? Do I use Dell's CD that came with the package?

    What do I do to partition my hard drive once the format has been performed?

    By the way, thank you!
     
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    To format/partition, I would use GParted.
     
    pixelot, Apr 12, 2008
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