SSD Loosing Space

[roush2fast]

Hello all , I'm using a Patriot Torx 64GB SSD with about 9GB of free space. While playing BC2 I got a warning message indicating I was running out of free space. I closed the game, checked and was alarmed to see only 3GB remaining. I closed exporer window to run a cleanup utility then looked again. This time it said I only had 280MB of free space. I lost almost 9GB of free space insantly. What could have caused this ? I had to do an emergency uninstall of LFD just to free up some space.

Thanks

Intel I5-750
EVGA P55 SLI
8 GB Corsair DDR3
EVGA GTX580
Soundblaster Extreme Gamer
Coolermaster 850W SLI
1x Patriot Torx 64SSD
WD 500
HAF 932
H50
G15
Coolermaster Storm Sentinel
Corsair H50 Push/Pull
Windows 7 64
Soyo 24 LCD

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Try this:

http://www.stevengould.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=69

I'd also remove your Windows patch undo files ... they begin w/ $NTuninstall and make sure you have moved your user files somewhere else

 

[roush2fast]

That is actually the utility that I have been using for years. I will look at the patch files but something is up. I went from 9GB of space to 3GB to 238MB in the span of about 10 seconds. Im baffled.

 

[Hawkeye22]

Did you move your pagefile to a different drive? Windows default setting will grow the pagefile on demand. Also, in disk cleanup, there is a setting to delete all but the last restore point.

You can also use windirstat to graphically show you large files.

http://windirstat.info/

 

[Rusting In Peace]

Your SSD is causing space to loosen?

Get some scientists quick!

 

[jockey]

I use disk clean on my 64gb SSD regularly (internet temp files add up). Plus, I only use about 45gb or roughly 60% of the drive space.

 

[roush2fast]

I’m out of town and will return later today so I will look at it again. Maybe this is my excuse to purchase a bigger SSD

Thanks for the replies

 

[roush2fast]

I figured it out. I must have toggled MSI Afterburner vid capture on by mistake. I discovered 10 GB of videos. After deleting these and LFD I'm now up to 23GB. What led me to discovering this was windirstat recommended by Hawk. Thanks a lot bro!

Can always find an answer here! Thanks again

 

[roush2fast]

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