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60GB of phantom data

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  • 12-11-2008 10:47pm
    #1
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭


    I've never come across this before - a laptop HDD that shows 70GB used but when I go through everything on the C: Drive I can only find ~15GB of data. Am I missing something?


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    #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,313 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    extra-ordinary_ wrote: »
    I've never come across this before - a laptop HDD that shows 70GB used but when I go through everything on the C: Drive I can only find ~15GB of data. Am I missing something?

    Tools, folder options, show hidden files and folders, and show system files. Then check the amount.


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    311
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    What I do is ,type command at the search bar for a shell window

    CD\
    DIR/AH

    Shows all the hidden files ,including pagefile etc.


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    Overheal
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    i use freeware WinDirStat.


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    stylie
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭stylie


    Some poor guys stash of XXX has been found :)


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    #6
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    lol!

    Pagefile is 2GB.
    Hidden, System, Operating Files, unhidden.


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    Shiny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    install ccleaner and see what it finds. :)


    Linkage


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    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 23,982 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    Check the windows folder, there might be a full copy of windows in a few places, also check for $foldername$ type folders, these are service pack files. I would imagine that you proberly have a recovery partition which has an original version of the install on there.

    Run a checkdisk as well, also, there mght be a lot more wrong wiht your system so back things up just in case


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    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    Overheal wrote: »
    i use freeware WinDirStat.

    Use this.


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    #10
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,210 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Nothing like sending pacman out to do your bidding. I only wish it played the arcade music while he worked away.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_YGRZLfKxU


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