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    lenovo 3000 n100 HD memory problems

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by willyeckislike, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. willyeckislike

    willyeckislike Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi there.
    i hope you guys can help as the IBM help desk as totally useless.
    i have a 80gb HD and only have 16gb left on it.what i have noticed is the back ups taking place,which i was totally unaware of.

    now my suspicion is that all the large files i have downloaded have been duplicated during the back ups(which i have now found how to stop) and used up my HD memory.

    can some kind person please tell me how i find were the back ups are stored so i can get in there and deleted the files i need to release my HD memory.

    positive point, i would buy another lenovo!!! they are bloody good laptops and my model is fully loaded.

    thanks in advance for any advice.
     
    willyeckislike, Oct 31, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I fairly certain this has been posted if you want to search. I don't know as usually dump R&R. If I were to guess, I would say somewhere in Documents and Settings.
     
    ZaZ, Nov 1, 2007
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    i have found bits and bobs using the search function about the R&R but still no definite information
    on how to locate the files where the backups are stored

    :confused:
     
    willyeckislike, Nov 1, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Try unhiding your hidden files and look in application data or the R & R folder.
     
    ZaZ, Nov 3, 2007
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    Are we talking about Rescue and Recovery or Vista's System Restore?
     
    JabbaJabba, Nov 3, 2007
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    rescue and recovery.
    found the files and now deleted them releasing 50gb off the HD.

    bloody sorted now.
     
    willyeckislike, Nov 4, 2007
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    Where were they just so the next time someone goes looking for this they may find this thread?
     
    ZaZ, Nov 4, 2007
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    ZaZ

    surprising you should ask,after all the threads i have searched through,no bugger has ever stated how to find them.

    but i will say how i found out how to do it.

    click on start
    then click on all programs
    then look for lenovo care
    then from the drop down menu
    choose

    rescue and recovery

    a box appears
    then in manage settings

    click on optimize back up space

    bingo.click away a free up your HD


    no probs
     
    willyeckislike, Nov 5, 2007
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    I know I have seen this before, but searching unfortunately is not an exact science.
     
    ZaZ, Nov 5, 2007
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    lmfao

    i did go thru 5 pages of R&R postings and still found nothing.
    science is all about facts but the postings did contain any

    ah well,all sorted and i hope other peeps find my info usefull.

    CAF
     
    willyeckislike, Nov 6, 2007
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