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| Thread ID: 76902 | 2007-02-20 02:52:00 | C drive size discrepancy | Strommer (42) | Press F1 |
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| 526069 | 2007-02-20 19:47:00 | :confused: Still a mystery. 8 Gb of hidden data - where and what????:confused: I have removed Indexing and Archiving for the C drive partition but still My Computer shows 11 Gb. Acronis makes a drive image using 11 Gb and even with compression there are around a dozen CDs to make - too many - no DVD writer. Select All within the C drive folder shows only 3.4 Gb total size - small enough to make Acronis CD's. Also went back into BIOS settings this morning and disabled the Foxconn Super Boot (no time difference noted) and the Super BIOS Protect. C drive File View option has the Show Hidden Files ticked. Maybe it is something like System Volume Information (or whatever it is called)??? I'll use Acronis to explore what is in the drive image files - maybe that will reveal something. Maybe Partition Magic did something weird?? |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 526070 | 2007-02-20 20:02:00 | Have you tried turning off system restore and seeing if the reported free space changes? You also noted above that you use Norton SystemWorks - this contains a utility called 'Norton Protected Recycle Bin', the contents of which do not go away when you do the normal 'empty the trash' process. These files are also hidden via a rootkit technique, so they probably won't show up in your select all / properties process. The space they use will show up in the drive properties however. To free up space used by this, right-click the recycle bin and choose 'Empty Norton Protected Recycle Bin' (may also be called 'Purge Protected Files). You will then get a prompt asking whether to purge just your files, or all files - choose all files. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 526071 | 2007-02-20 20:10:00 | Forgot to turn off System Restore. Will try and see. OK on purge protected Norton files - I do this all the time. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 526072 | 2007-02-20 20:56:00 | Have you tried turning off system restore and seeing if the reported free space changes? That only made a slight difference, 0.1 Gb or so. :groan: |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 526073 | 2007-02-20 20:59:00 | When I used Acronis to explore the drive image, there was no feature that indicated the size of each folder, but it did show System Volume Information which I cannot see via My Computer or exploring the C drive folder. 8 Gb unaccounted for. Weird. Maybe there is an error made with Partition Magic so will try to Google it sometime today. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 526074 | 2007-02-20 21:02:00 | When I used Acronis to explore the drive image, there was no feature that indicated the size of each folder, but it did show System Volume Information which I cannot see via My Computer or exploring the C drive folder. You have to turn SR off and then go into safe mode, and add yourself as admin to see the folder. So u can delete whats in the System volume folder. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 526075 | 2007-02-20 22:31:00 | Now in Safe Mode. Control Panel > User Accounts. Is this correct? Not sure what to do. Never have done Admin stuff before as always used PC's with no log on, password or choose user. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 526076 | 2007-02-20 22:41:00 | No u have to right mouse on the system volume folder (u have to go to tools/folder options / view / show system files the SR folder is hidden). Then go thru the folder's properties and add yourself as admin, not thru control panel. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 526077 | 2007-02-20 22:53:00 | Then go thru the folder's properties and add yourself as admin, not thru control panel. OK. In there now. SysVolInfo > Security>Advanced...???? I tried adding 'myself'. Cannot see contents of SVInfo folder. Now have to leave house. Back later. Thanks for your help. Was going to take pc into office now but will try to get this sorted - would be nice to get Acronis drive image on a few CDs; I may have buggered up the PC Company partition System Restore. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 526078 | 2007-02-20 22:55:00 | Or follow this (support.microsoft.com) I didnt do it this way, I did it in safe mode. I had to delete the folders since Avast kept telling me I had Tenga a worm, and it was in one of the System Volume information folders. So, I decided to turn SR off and delete ALL folders on all partitions. Havent seen Avast pick up Tenga since. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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