WinXP Pro not reporting correct free space after deletion ..

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Hi....

I have recently begun capturing home video to my PC via my 1394 card. I
recorded a 13 GB file, edited it, and then burned it to DVD. I then went to
the file, deleted it (got the normal 'file is too large for the Recycle Bin'
message --> permanently deleted), and then saw that the space that file
occupied was still not being reported as free. I have tried chkdsk and
defragging, but have had no luck. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I can
make the OS recognize the recently freed space??

Here's some system specs if it matters:
Win XP Pro SP2 running on a 1.9 GHz machine with 768 MB RAM
80 GB HDD (about 50% used not including the file in question)

Thanks.

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Oh my goodness what a simple and obvious fix! (Yet I missed it) Yes, I have
Norton SystemWorks installed and, yes, this corrected the problem. Thank you
so very much!

"FeMaster" wrote:

> This is common if you have Norton System Works installed... Right-click
> recycle bin and select 'Empty Norton Protect Recycle Bin'
>
> If you don't have System Works installed, you may have some other similar
> software installed Right-click the recycle bin and see if there is a
> similar option in the menu...
>
> If neither apply, then I can't help you at this time...
>
>
> "CupOJoe" <CupOJoe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7A5EF108-0FD2-47F5-95F0-5D69FB491B1F@microsoft.com...
> > Hi....
> >
> > I have recently begun capturing home video to my PC via my 1394 card. I
> > recorded a 13 GB file, edited it, and then burned it to DVD. I then went
> to
> > the file, deleted it (got the normal 'file is too large for the Recycle
> Bin'
> > message --> permanently deleted), and then saw that the space that file
> > occupied was still not being reported as free. I have tried chkdsk and
> > defragging, but have had no luck. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I
> can
> > make the OS recognize the recently freed space??
> >
> > Here's some system specs if it matters:
> > Win XP Pro SP2 running on a 1.9 GHz machine with 768 MB RAM
> > 80 GB HDD (about 50% used not including the file in question)
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
>