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Yes I did have hidden files displayed - I also have a disk directory utility
which identifies files and directory sizes so knew that it was an error as
opposed to a genuinely full disk, and chkdsk confirmed that there was free
space designated as allocated although wasn't clearing it. Any files I
deleted made little difference so I decided to take more drastic action and
deleted a 10 GB laptop backup file. That seems to have done the trick in
that the properties now show 66 GB free instead of 189 MB and chkdsk now runs
ok.
I'd really like to find out what is causing this corruption - while XP
reports the drive as full to the extent that the normal utilities do not run
it makes the system potentially unstable.
"Alan Smith" wrote:
> Have you turned on the ability to see any hidden and system files in case
> there are things you don't see?
>
> tools, folder options, view, advanced settings
>
> "ChristineB" <ChristineB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C70C8337-D101-499F-9DBB-00B4AED05924@microsoft.com...
> > I've tried that but no success - deleting files is not affecting the
> > reported
> > disk usage so I cannot run defrag. Chkdsk /v reports that there is free
> > space referenced as allocated and advises running chkdsk /f but that is
> > not
> > clearing it - I think it is producing a message but it is too quick to
> > read
> > before the system reboots. The problem is not that the disk is actually
> > full
> > but that it thinks it is. Thanks for the pointer to CCleaner - much more
> > user friendly than the MS option.
> >
> > "Fitz" wrote:
> >
> >> Run CCleaner (freeware-Google for it) and delete unnecessary file
> >> (internet,
> >> temp etc.). Turn off System Restore (this will delete all system restore
> >> files thus freeing up space), right click on the desktop, select
> >> Properties,
> >> select Screensaver tab, select Power button, select Hibernate tab and
> >> uncheck it. When you restart your computer this will delete the
> >> hiberfil.sys file which can be enormous. Run Defrag. Turn on system
> >> restore, etc.
> >>
> >>
> >> "ChristineB" <ChristineB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:46F75FF5-D606-4EB9-A6B9-2F6DC13C53AA@microsoft.com...
> >> > My data files are all organised in folders within My Documents or
> >> > Shared
> >> > Documents (I have my laptop connected via a wireless network)
> >> >
> >> > "Alan Smith" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "ChristineB" <ChristineB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:328901B5-DEA0-4D34-B9F9-54774D860D06@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have a 120 GB HD with about 40 GB of data but my system is telling
> >> >> >me
> >> >> >my
> >> >> >HD
> >> >> > is full. This happened once before when an automatic update caused
> >> >> > system
> >> >> > problems. On that occasion I ran CHKDSK which "found" about 20 GB
> >> >> > followed
> >> >> > by AdAware & Spybot which corrected it completely. This time
> >> >> > nothing
> >> >> > works.
> >> >> > My Virus checker is up to date, online access is firewalled, a virus
> >> >> > scan
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > clear, AdAware & Spybot are clear, I have run CHKDSK & RegClean and
> >> >> > restored
> >> >> > to an earlier point but to no avail. I cannot defrag because the
> >> >> > system
> >> >> > tells me I have insufficient space. Can anyone help please?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Are the files in the root directory? If so put them into directories
> >> >> as
> >> >> there are a limited number of directory entries for the root and can
> >> >> give
> >> >> this problem
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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