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06-15-2007
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| | Stumped To All Cognoscenti, Greetings! I've started using a 500 GB external HD for backups under Vista Ultimate. All the visible folders on it contain a total of about 300 GB. "Computer" shows about 59 GB free space. Where has the rest disappeared to? I have "Show hidden files" ticked. I've done a "Disk cleanup." What gives? With thanks, Andy |
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06-15-2007
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| | Re: Stumped is it set up to create restore points on it? "Andy/Bandi" <kanadaiy@telus.net> wrote in message news:z0pci.20767$kY6.15652@edtnps82... > To All Cognoscenti, Greetings! > > I've started using a 500 GB external HD for backups under Vista Ultimate. > All the visible folders on it contain a total of about 300 GB. "Computer" > shows about 59 GB free space. Where has the rest disappeared to? I have > "Show hidden files" ticked. I've done a "Disk cleanup." What gives? > > With thanks, > > Andy |
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06-15-2007
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| | Re: Stumped Yes, it is, but the Disk Cleanup has supposedly deleted all but the last one. "TomLives2000" <here@home.com> wrote in message news:5RHci.1381$vi5.599@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net... > is it set up to create restore points on it? > "Andy/Bandi" <kanadaiy@telus.net> wrote in message > news:z0pci.20767$kY6.15652@edtnps82... >> To All Cognoscenti, Greetings! >> >> I've started using a 500 GB external HD for backups under Vista Ultimate. >> All the visible folders on it contain a total of about 300 GB. "Computer" >> shows about 59 GB free space. Where has the rest disappeared to? I have >> "Show hidden files" ticked. I've done a "Disk cleanup." What gives? >> >> With thanks, >> >> Andy > |
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06-15-2007
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| | Re: Stumped well that one will take up some space "Andy/Bandi" <kanadaiy@telus.net> wrote in message news:gxIci.23068$kY6.6014@edtnps82... > Yes, it is, but the Disk Cleanup has supposedly deleted all but the last > one. > > "TomLives2000" <here@home.com> wrote in message > news:5RHci.1381$vi5.599@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net... >> is it set up to create restore points on it? >> "Andy/Bandi" <kanadaiy@telus.net> wrote in message >> news:z0pci.20767$kY6.15652@edtnps82... >>> To All Cognoscenti, Greetings! >>> >>> I've started using a 500 GB external HD for backups under Vista >>> Ultimate. All the visible folders on it contain a total of about 300 GB. >>> "Computer" shows about 59 GB free space. Where has the rest disappeared >>> to? I have "Show hidden files" ticked. I've done a "Disk cleanup." What >>> gives? >>> >>> With thanks, >>> >>> Andy >> > |
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06-16-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Stumped Hi Andy, Go to this link and scroll down a bit and do this section if you like: Change System Restore's Disk Usage Amount: System Restore It will show you how to set how much space system restore can use. Hope this helps, Shawn |
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06-17-2007
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| | Re: Stumped Hi, Brink, Thank you and everyone else for the very helpful suggestions. Andy "brink" <brink.2s9ch8@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:brink.2s9ch8@no-mx.forums.net... > > Hi Andy, > > Go to this link and scroll down a bit and do this section if you like: > CHANGE SYSTEM RESTORE'S DISK USAGE AMOUNT: > > System Restore > > It will show you how to set how much space system restore can use. > > Hope this helps, > Shawn > > > -- > brink > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* > '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com) > Please post feedback to help others. |
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06-17-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Stumped Andy, Glad to hear it's ok now. Shawn |
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