Hi all, I'm trying to partition my laptop to run XP. I'm currently running windows 7. The problem is I'm not getting enough space to shrink even though I have 250GB to spare. I found that a video file is not allowing me the full space. I found the path to it but it doesn't exist. I deleted it months ago. Can anyone please help me?
Deleted file stopping partition
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Cyberat_88
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Delete the link to it or you can use odd filename deleting software such as Eraser & Unlocker.
Clean registry as last resort, links to that maybe residing there.
Clean registry as last resort, links to that maybe residing there.
casper1973
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Try running ccleaner to remove all temporary files etc. Also worth running the registry scan - http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
Follow by running a Defrag. Use one (or both) of these programs - not the inbuilt Windows one.
- http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/
- http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
Follow this by openinig ccleaner again. Go to tools > Drive Wiper. Set it to wipe Free Space Only and 1 pass.
See if that helps.
Follow by running a Defrag. Use one (or both) of these programs - not the inbuilt Windows one.
- http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/
- http://www.piriform.com/defraggler
Follow this by openinig ccleaner again. Go to tools > Drive Wiper. Set it to wipe Free Space Only and 1 pass.
See if that helps.
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