re: NTFS drive: free space lowering.
Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 7:31 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Steve B
(1909 messages posted)
You can use search companion to look for big files. Leave the file name and the
"word or phrase" fields blank. Check the "Large" box under "What size is it?".
Also go to the "More advanced options" and check "Search system folders", "Search
hidden files and folders", and of course "Search subfolders".
Some log files, like the omnipresent index.dat files that many Microsoft programs
create, can just be deleted. A new one will be created. If you should happen to
delete the cookies log file, you may have to log in to the forums etc, that used
to log you in automatically. So remember your passwords :)
By the way, those index.dat files, etc. are often in use so you can't simply delete
them in the ordinary way. This would include many files in the "Documents and Settings\(username)"
folders. One easy way to delete these is to log in as another user. In XP pro,
you should be able to log in as administrator. I'm not familiar with XP home.
On Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 9:35 am, Chase wrote:
>I have an NTFS drive. The maker of it is SAMSUNG SP0802N. It has a maximum storage
>of 13.9 GB. A couple of days ago my drive went crazy. It went from 1.5 GB to 800
>MB. I deleted 1.5 GB of space, disabled the hibernation function, and lowered the
>system restore's maximum storage usage. This totalled about about 2.5 GB removed
>from the drive. It was now at 2.95 GB. Today, it's at 2.6 GB. It's been lowering
>since I last defragmented my drive. I had to cancel the defragmentation in the middle
>like 3 times because it was slow and I didn't have the time. I don't know if that
>could have caused this. I also ran chkdsk a couple of times. I used the recovery
>CD's recovery console to repair damaged files also. In a matter of a month or so
>I believe I'll have no free space on this drive. I haven't been installing any programs
>or anything to change the free space. It just keeps lowering about 0.02 GB per an
>hour or so. This happens only when the computer is on, not while it's shut down.
>Could someone tell me how to fix this? Also, don't give helpful ways to free up
space
>on my drive. I don't need that kind of help. I need to stop the drive from lowering
>it's free space. Any help is appreciated.
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