C Drive Properties - Incorrect Space Usage Due to System R..

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Can anyone help me out with this odd problem?

When I display the properties of my C drive which is actually only about
8.5GB full out of a 37GB partition, the disk space used on the pie chart
display, seems to grow after every reboot by about 1.5GB. Eventually I get
warnings about running out of disk space, even though I have plenty of space
free.

If I run a third party disk space utility such as WatchDisk Space Tracker, I
always get a true picture of the disk space used. I've checked for files
updated since the last reboot, and there's simply nothing there which could
account for the large jump.

I think I've narrowed it down to the System Restore files, even though I
don't think they could ever get so large. If I run a disk cleanup, deselect
all options on the main page, then run clean up on the system restore files,
the true disk space used of 8.5GB returns.

Has anyone got a fix for this glitch?

For the record, I'm running XP with all the latest service packs and patches
loaded.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Christo.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Hi Wesley,

Apologies for the delay in the reply. I finally got around to trying all of
the suggestions you made. The system restore files were the culprit, which
ties in with the symptoms I was seeing.

Initially I tried to just open the access to the System Volume Information
folder without sharing it, without any luck. This still puzzles me somewhat.
If I have the sole account on the machine, set up as an administrator, why
do I need to share it to view it?

Anyway, thanks for the advice, it makes sense now.

Cheers,
Christo.


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
newsJdM5DJiFHA.3012@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes in Windows
> XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;315688
>
> [[The System Volume Information folder is a hidden system folder that the
> System Restore tool uses to store its information and restore points. ]]
>
> How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;309531
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:42d650c8$0$5770$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au,
> Christo <NOYB@NOYB.com> hunted and pecked:
>> Can anyone help me out with this odd problem?
>>
>> When I display the properties of my C drive which is actually only about
>> 8.5GB full out of a 37GB partition, the disk space used on the pie chart
>> display, seems to grow after every reboot by about 1.5GB. Eventually I
>> get
>> warnings about running out of disk space, even though I have plenty of
>> space free.
>>
>> If I run a third party disk space utility such as WatchDisk Space
>> Tracker, I always get a true picture of the disk space used. I've checked
>> for files updated since the last reboot, and there's simply nothing there
>> which could account for the large jump.
>>
>> I think I've narrowed it down to the System Restore files, even though I
>> don't think they could ever get so large. If I run a disk cleanup,
>> deselect all options on the main page, then run clean up on the system
>> restore files, the true disk space used of 8.5GB returns.
>>
>> Has anyone got a fix for this glitch?
>>
>> For the record, I'm running XP with all the latest service packs and
>> patches loaded.
>>
>> Any assistance greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Christo.
>