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02-28-2008
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| | 40GB Disappeared Hello, I have a very strange problem! I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a partition for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition C) .. However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing softwares or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or the system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. Now, I have only 3GB free! Now comes the strange part! 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that are using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only the 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: Location C:\ Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) Showing: All files Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). Any suggestion how to solve this problem? Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this without losing the linux partition? Many thanks in advance Guilherme |
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02-28-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared Did you run a Disk Cleanup? (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools) -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging www.coribright.com/windows "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > I have a very strange problem! > I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a > partition > for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition > C) > . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing > softwares > or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or > the > system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. > Now, > I have only 3GB free! > Now comes the strange part! > 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) > and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. > 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that > are > using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only > the > 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. > 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: > Location C:\ > Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) > Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) > Showing: All files > Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. > 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any > problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. > 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. > (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). > > Any suggestion how to solve this problem? > > Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this without > losing the linux partition? > Many thanks in advance > > Guilherme |
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02-28-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared AFAIK the space used by restore points and by the Vista indexing files do not show up as part of your Partitions. "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:B6707734-6F1B-4EA8-BD76-44F6D8BB5FB4@xxxxxx Quote: > Did you run a Disk Cleanup? (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools) > -- > Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging > www.coribright.com/windows > > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hello, >> I have a very strange problem! >> I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a >> partition >> for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition >> C) >> . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing >> softwares >> or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or >> the >> system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. >> Now, >> I have only 3GB free! >> Now comes the strange part! >> 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) >> and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. >> 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that >> are >> using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only >> the >> 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. >> 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: >> Location C:\ >> Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) >> Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) >> Showing: All files >> Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. >> 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any >> problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. >> 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. >> (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). >> >> Any suggestion how to solve this problem? >> >> Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this >> without >> losing the linux partition? >> Many thanks in advance >> >> Guilherme |
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02-28-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared Hello Cari, yes, I always do this. The free are is still the same, unfortunately. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Quote: > Did you run a Disk Cleanup? (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools) > -- > Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging > www.coribright.com/windows > > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hello, > > I have a very strange problem! > > I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a > > partition > > for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition > > C) > > . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing > > softwares > > or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or > > the > > system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. > > Now, > > I have only 3GB free! > > Now comes the strange part! > > 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) > > and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. > > 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that > > are > > using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only > > the > > 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. > > 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: > > Location C:\ > > Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) > > Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) > > Showing: All files > > Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. > > 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any > > problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. > > 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. > > (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). > > > > Any suggestion how to solve this problem? > > > > Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this without > > losing the linux partition? > > Many thanks in advance > > > > Guilherme |
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02-28-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared Sorry, but I didn't understand... so, how can i check them? "Curious" wrote: Quote: > AFAIK the space used by restore points and by the Vista indexing files do > not show up as part of your Partitions. > "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:B6707734-6F1B-4EA8-BD76-44F6D8BB5FB4@xxxxxx Quote: > > Did you run a Disk Cleanup? (Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools) > > -- > > Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging > > www.coribright.com/windows > > > > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx Quote: > >> Hello, > >> I have a very strange problem! > >> I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a > >> partition > >> for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition > >> C) > >> . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing > >> softwares > >> or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or > >> the > >> system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. > >> Now, > >> I have only 3GB free! > >> Now comes the strange part! > >> 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) > >> and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. > >> 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that > >> are > >> using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only > >> the > >> 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. > >> 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: > >> Location C:\ > >> Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) > >> Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) > >> Showing: All files > >> Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. > >> 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any > >> problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. > >> 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. > >> (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). > >> > >> Any suggestion how to solve this problem? > >> > >> Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this > >> without > >> losing the linux partition? > >> Many thanks in advance > >> > >> Guilherme |
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02-28-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared Download a trial copy of Diskeeper and run an Analysis. It will show you how files are distributed on the drive, including areas reserved for NTFS. "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:2115C198-04FC-4795-88B6-45B170288BE3@xxxxxx Quote: > Sorry, but I didn't understand... so, how can i check them? > > "Curious" wrote: > Quote: >> AFAIK the space used by restore points and by the Vista indexing files >> do >> not show up as part of your Partitions. >> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:B6707734-6F1B-4EA8-BD76-44F6D8BB5FB4@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Did you run a Disk Cleanup? (Start, Programs, Accessories, System >> > Tools) >> > -- >> > Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging >> > www.coribright.com/windows >> > >> > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> > news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx >> >> Hello, >> >> I have a very strange problem! >> >> I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a >> >> partition >> >> for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows >> >> (partition >> >> C) >> >> . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing >> >> softwares >> >> or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates >> >> or >> >> the >> >> system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem >> >> continued. >> >> Now, >> >> I have only 3GB free! >> >> Now comes the strange part! >> >> 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden >> >> files) >> >> and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. >> >> 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files >> >> that >> >> are >> >> using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays >> >> only >> >> the >> >> 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has >> >> 85GB. >> >> 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: >> >> Location C:\ >> >> Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) >> >> Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) >> >> Showing: All files >> >> Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. >> >> 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to >> >> any >> >> problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. >> >> 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. >> >> (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). >> >> >> >> Any suggestion how to solve this problem? >> >> >> >> Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this >> >> without >> >> losing the linux partition? >> >> Many thanks in advance >> >> >> >> Guilherme >> > |
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02-29-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared Hello Colin, I have diskeeper. It shows area C: with the size I wrote before and 3% free Also ServiceV002 with 6GB ... the lenovo thinkpad area But doesn't show the other partitions related to linux. "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Quote: > Download a trial copy of Diskeeper and run an Analysis. It will show you > how files are distributed on the drive, including areas reserved for NTFS. > > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:2115C198-04FC-4795-88B6-45B170288BE3@xxxxxx Quote: > > Sorry, but I didn't understand... so, how can i check them? > > > > "Curious" wrote: > > Quote: > >> AFAIK the space used by restore points and by the Vista indexing files > >> do > >> not show up as part of your Partitions. > >> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <newsgroups@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:B6707734-6F1B-4EA8-BD76-44F6D8BB5FB4@xxxxxx > >> > Did you run a Disk Cleanup? (Start, Programs, Accessories, System > >> > Tools) > >> > -- > >> > Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging > >> > www.coribright.com/windows > >> > > >> > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> > news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx > >> >> Hello, > >> >> I have a very strange problem! > >> >> I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a > >> >> partition > >> >> for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows > >> >> (partition > >> >> C) > >> >> . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing > >> >> softwares > >> >> or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates > >> >> or > >> >> the > >> >> system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem > >> >> continued. > >> >> Now, > >> >> I have only 3GB free! > >> >> Now comes the strange part! > >> >> 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden > >> >> files) > >> >> and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. > >> >> 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files > >> >> that > >> >> are > >> >> using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays > >> >> only > >> >> the > >> >> 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has > >> >> 85GB. > >> >> 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: > >> >> Location C:\ > >> >> Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) > >> >> Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) > >> >> Showing: All files > >> >> Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. > >> >> 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to > >> >> any > >> >> problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. > >> >> 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. > >> >> (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). > >> >> > >> >> Any suggestion how to solve this problem? > >> >> > >> >> Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this > >> >> without > >> >> losing the linux partition? > >> >> Many thanks in advance > >> >> > >> >> Guilherme > >> > > >> |
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02-29-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared There are viruses out there that fill up your HDD with hidden files. Have you done a full/complete virus scan while using the latest updates for your virus scanning software? "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello, > I have a very strange problem! > I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a > partition > for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition > C) > . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing > softwares > or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or > the > system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. > Now, > I have only 3GB free! > Now comes the strange part! > 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) > and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. > 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that > are > using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only > the > 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. > 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: > Location C:\ > Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) > Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) > Showing: All files > Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. > 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any > problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. > 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. > (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). > > Any suggestion how to solve this problem? > > Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this without > losing the linux partition? > Many thanks in advance > > Guilherme |
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02-29-2008
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| | Re: 40GB Disappeared Hello Rich, I have AVG free edition, updated, and run comprete scan every day. Nothing found! "Rich." wrote: Quote: > There are viruses out there that fill up your HDD with hidden files. Have > you done a full/complete virus scan while using the latest updates for your > virus scanning software? > > > "Guilherme" <Guilherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:166DE906-C3CB-4D4E-BE8C-EE612B7D2E36@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hello, > > I have a very strange problem! > > I have a lenovo T60 laptop, with windows vista business and also a > > partition > > for Linux. My harddisk has 120GB and I left 85.2GB for windows (partition > > C) > > . However, my free disk area was getting smaller without installing > > softwares > > or saving personal data. I initially thought this was windows updates or > > the > > system restore disk. So I made it very small, and the problem continued. > > Now, > > I have only 3GB free! > > Now comes the strange part! > > 1) When I select all files in C (including system files and hidden files) > > and go to properties, it shows only 37GB of size. > > 2) I have then used SequoiaView to try to find possible large files that > > are > > using the rest of the partition… strangely, it graphically displays only > > the > > 37GB with 2GBfree and at the same time says that the partition has 85GB. > > 3) So I went to properties of sequoia and it displays: > > Location C:\ > > Size: 81,6GB (41.630.603.089bytes) > > Free: 3,68GB (3.954.462.720bytes) > > Showing: All files > > Now, we see there is a discrepancy of 40GB in the counting size. > > 4) I have run several tests to verify the hard disk. None pointed to any > > problem! Accordong to them, my harddisk is “perfect”. > > 5) Also have run updated anti-virus softwares and no virus was found. > > (perhaps some virus was cousing such behaviour). > > > > Any suggestion how to solve this problem? > > > > Next option I see is to reinstall windows vista. How can I do this without > > losing the linux partition? > > Many thanks in advance > > > > Guilherme > |
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