re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' Sunday, April 14, 2002 at 1:14 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Bob Harris (992 messages posted) 32Gig is a "magic" number for some motherboards/BIOSs, and can become a real limitation. However, modern hard drives usually come with installation software that gets around that. Options include: (1) At a command (DOS-like) prompt run "CHKDSK C: /F", assuming that the partion in question is called C:\. This requests a full check/fix of the disk, but XP will first say something about not being able to do it now, and do you want to do it on the next re-boot. Say Yes. Reboot. (2) Check with the hard drive manufacture and see whether there is something special one has to do for large drives. (3) Try upgrading to a newer BIOS, if one is available. (4) Try splitting the drive into two (or more) partition of no greater than 32Gig each. I recommend Partition Magic. On Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 5:23 am, Daniel Stonek wrote: >HD free space does not match with the real free space. Norton Util. 2002 did not >fix. >60Gb (bios detected as it is). >Under HD utils a defrag analysis shows a contradiction: 0% free space (322Mb)(text) >but a large (25Gb+ white graphic zone of free space). >There is a photo for illustration: >Translation "Espacio Libre"="Free space". >Thank you. > > > > >http://www.stonek.com/fragment.jpg Written in response to: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Daniel Stonek: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 5:23 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Daniel Stonek: Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 5:23 am) re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Alex: Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 10:54 am) re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Daniel Stonek: Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 12:15 pm) re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Alex: Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 1:29 pm) re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Daniel Stonek: Wed, Apr 10, 2002, 2:48 pm) re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)' (Bob Harris: Sun, Apr 14, 2002, 1:14 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum