sanderson2
New Member
hi just looking at me computer screen and i have over 100 gig of storage that i can not account for
is this normal????
is this normal????
over 100 gig of storage that i can not account for
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Just for the sake of clarity.
Do you have:
100GB larger overall disc size?
100GB more free space?
100GB more used space?
Do you have:
100GB larger overall disc size?
100GB more free space?
100GB more used space?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Compaq/SR5130NX
- CPU
- AMD AthlonTM 64x2 3800+
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
sanderson2
New Member
my drive is 500 gig ok
i have used 100 gig in storage of files
but the disc says ive used 250 gig and i carnt find why
i have deleted al tempory files and so forth
does that make it any clearer
thanks pal
i have used 100 gig in storage of files
but the disc says ive used 250 gig and i carnt find why
i have deleted al tempory files and so forth
does that make it any clearer
thanks pal
My Computer
Some space used is for the Vista OS,some for installed programs.
A surprising amount may be used Vista's Shadow Copy.
Shadow Copy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html
Ardneh
A surprising amount may be used Vista's Shadow Copy.
Shadow Copy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html
Ardneh
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Compaq/SR5130NX
- CPU
- AMD AthlonTM 64x2 3800+
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Fastboy42
Banned
System restore can take up a bit of room. Try using ccleaner see if that picks up some problems. Also Try a Defrag
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Toshiba Satellite Pro l300
- CPU
- Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 550 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- Intel Corp. 88395664Q
- Memory
- DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics,DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 2048 MBytes, Ap
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Matte screen
- Screen Resolution
- 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors
- Hard Drives
- 120gb SATA 2.5inch FUJITSU MHZ2120BH G1 ATA Device
- Case
- Notebook
- Cooling
- Fan cooled
- Keyboard
- Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
- Mouse
- Logitech Cordless Optical
- Internet Speed
- 256Kbps
- Other Info
- I like Spore,Rabbits and I'm a Computer Freak.
Hmm, the classic problem. Your count is not considering a few facts:
1. You 500GB (in decimal) is only 465GB in binary (and that is what the system uses - still 500 billion bytes, but in a differnt currency)
2. Your shadowstorage can be up to 75GB
3. there are a lot of system files that you don't see and do not account for. winsxs alone can be up to 15GB
I suggest you run WinDirStat ( WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics ). That will give you a better picture. Then account for the binary effect (7%) and the 15% shadowstorage. I am sure you will then see a little clearer.
1. You 500GB (in decimal) is only 465GB in binary (and that is what the system uses - still 500 billion bytes, but in a differnt currency)
2. Your shadowstorage can be up to 75GB
3. there are a lot of system files that you don't see and do not account for. winsxs alone can be up to 15GB
I suggest you run WinDirStat ( WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics ). That will give you a better picture. Then account for the binary effect (7%) and the 15% shadowstorage. I am sure you will then see a little clearer.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell
- CPU
- Q6600
- Memory
- 4GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP w2207h
- Hard Drives
- 2x250GB HDDs
1x60GB OCZ SSD
6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
- Other Info
- Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop