wrong low disk space

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If "system restore" is turned on, then your restore points are what is most
likely taking up the space - stored in the "system volume information"
folder.

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"Steph." <Steph@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C45E4646-1606-4E3E-B5BC-FC75CC5472C7@microsoft.com...
> I keep getting the low disk space error, however, most of my programs are
on
> a "D" partition and all I have on my "C" drive are Windows XP, my
antivirus
> (NOrton) Firewall (Zonelab), Ad-Aware and the likes.
>
> If I look at each individual folders I come up with 9.6 gig of used space
> on the drive. The driv is partionned as 15.9 gig.
>
> Explorer reports 15.8 Gig of used space and 82MB of free space.
> in Explorer, Drive C shows in blue and so do the update files in Windows
> folder.
>
> I do have show hidden files selected.
>
> So where I have about 6.3 gig of space reportedly full when it is not. I
> have ran many scandisk, I have no viruses or spyware on the computer . I
> don't get it what's wrong??????
>
> Thanks!