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re: Question about 'Explorer is reporting the wrong amount of free space (FAT32 Free Space Bug)'
Thursday, December 30, 2004 at 5:30 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Silent Hissing
(1 messages posted)
Hi all,
I am having the same problem with Windows XP.
I do NOT have any Norton or any application installed on my computer besides the
basic Windows XP installation.
I have tried several reinstallations. After each, I copy a large file from a CD to
"My Documents" and then erase it. But I cant' regain the space. Not with rebooting
either.
I tried Windows XP Home and then Pro.
I had started off with a dual boot installation with linux, and later tried with
no Linux only 2 windows partitions (one system, one data).
Each time, I still get the same damn problem.
If its of any interest, even when it was a dual-boot with Linux and I saw my windows
data partition from Linux, it still read the incorrect disk usage figure.
I deal with large video files. If I delete them, I cannot get the space back!
I have tried formatting, both FAT32 and NTFS partitions, defragmenting...
Any suggestions?
SH
On Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at 2:48 pm, B Reynolds wrote:
>Goto start menu, disk cleanup, more options(tab):
>there is an option to remove restore points. If you have never done this, it will
>free up substatial free space. Obviuosly, some precaution should be used since this
>will only leave you with 1 restore point. Do not use this option if you are having
>problems which would require you to restore to a much earlier date.
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