problem with hard drive

chhuyho

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Hi guys I've been having some problem with my hard drive
that when I turn on my computer and check my hard drive free space
it always decreased by 1GB and I'm not sure why hard drive keep decreasing
over time..... I dont download stuff much as usual as before. I daily defrag my hard drive because of this....
is it because instead of turning it off just closing it down causing this problem? ( its a laptop)
I heard when a laptop is just closed down without shutting it off decreases hard drive's free space...
is there a way to increase hard drive free space caused by closing the laptop?
or is there a problem wiht my computer?

I hope you guys help me out:) thanks
if u guys need more info feel free to ask about this problem
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
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The when you look at the chart, put your mouse on each segment, you may have to click, but you will see what is taking the space. Let us know either way so we can help or know that the problem is solved
WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics

It is probalby shadow copies (restore points etc), but lets be sure.

You may want to run your anti virus and download and run malwarebytes. The long scan and update before scanning.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
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hi guys I'm adding some more that when I close the lid of my latop the setting is that it goes to
sleep mode and I hear that hibernation takes hard drive space. so is it diffrent or the same?
when I check disk cleanup hibernation file cleaner section has about 4GB of files. is it ok to delete it eventhough I close the lid? or should I just leave it there..?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
Follow my above post, then we talk or at least type.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Hi Richard.
I ran virus scan and got two virues infected into registry section.
also when I ran windirstat I had huge files of temp files about 20GB.
is it possible to delete those?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
Dont delete anything, see what is inside. Put the mouse on the files to see what is inside. You may have to click on the files. If that does not work, go to the actual files and check them out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
what should I look for?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
Give us a sceen shot, we can decide what to do.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
this is the screen shot of the scan
 

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My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
what do you mean by system files? do you mean in the list of files to delete?
and do I need to do system restore and shadow copies?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
When you first go on to clean disc, in the bottom left there is a box to check (system files) if it is not there it may be just in Windows 7. I am using 7. Follow the Tutorial that I gave you. It will delete the shadow copies, except for the last one. You can make another at that point. Then the ccleaner will clean all the leftovers. You should have a nice clean HD at that point.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
what things should I check on the list of files to delete? I got checked on dowloaded program files, temporary internet files, and thumbnails.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
Check just temporary for now. After we are all done. Do winstat again and we will see how we make out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
I did defragment on hard drive and free space decreased again it is normal?
and here is the screenshot for second windirstat
I don't know if any thing changed.
 

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    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
Lets finish the whole procedure and see how much space is used. We can go back and clean up the downloaded files, too. I did not do it this time because it normally does not take much space.
Lets get done with this and see what happens. Dont be concerned about the defrag. Lets see what happens when we are done. Have lot to do yet.
Let worry about the big piece now, Temporary files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
well there is no files in downloaded files. its 0bytes on files to delete
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7550 @ 2.26 GHz 2.27GHz
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce GT 130m with 1024mb ddr2
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768 pixels
Thats fine. Do the cleanup 3 times
Do the cclean
Then give me a screen shot again.

We should get rid of most of the temporary files. and that is 20gb, right there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
When done run the antivirus scan and download and run malwarebytes. Do the full scan and update before using. Dont worry, we will get you computer just the way you want it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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