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Disk space available error
My computer shows that my 4Gb hard drive is 99% full. I
have deleted internet files, cookies, temp files, some large programs and emptied the recycle bin. I also ran Norton Systemworks defrag (system optimization), clean sweep and disk doctor. And also have run scan disk and no errors came up. Is this more likely to be a hardware problem or a software problem. Also is there anything else I should try to be doing. Thanks. Thomas Chen |
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Disk space available error
If you have the Norton protected bin (or whatever it is called) installed,
all the files you deleted are probably still in it. I am NOT a fan of Norton and that would have been the first thing I dumped. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Thomas" wrote in message ... My computer shows that my 4Gb hard drive is 99% full. I have deleted internet files, cookies, temp files, some large programs and emptied the recycle bin. I also ran Norton Systemworks defrag (system optimization), clean sweep and disk doctor. And also have run scan disk and no errors came up. Is this more likely to be a hardware problem or a software problem. Also is there anything else I should try to be doing. Thanks. Thomas Chen |
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I agree with Ron, empty Norton Protected Files from the Recycled Bin.
I use NSW also , but I don't let Norton protect the Recycled Bin. "Thomas" wrote in message ... My computer shows that my 4Gb hard drive is 99% full. I have deleted internet files, cookies, temp files, some large programs and emptied the recycle bin. I also ran Norton Systemworks defrag (system optimization), clean sweep and disk doctor. And also have run scan disk and no errors came up. Is this more likely to be a hardware problem or a software problem. Also is there anything else I should try to be doing. Thanks. Thomas Chen |
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I checked the computer. I right clicked the recycle bin
and went to properties, and the Norton Protection tab. The protection enable box was not checked. Also right clicking on the recycle bin the empty norton protected files is not selectable. I tried deleting a couple more programs and the memory is still not changing. Is there anything else I can try? Thanks. Thomas Chen -----Original Message----- I agree with Ron, empty Norton Protected Files from the Recycled Bin. I use NSW also , but I don't let Norton protect the Recycled Bin. "Thomas" wrote in message ... My computer shows that my 4Gb hard drive is 99% full. I have deleted internet files, cookies, temp files, some large programs and emptied the recycle bin. I also ran Norton Systemworks defrag (system optimization), clean sweep and disk doctor. And also have run scan disk and no errors came up. Is this more likely to be a hardware problem or a software problem. Also is there anything else I should try to be doing. Thanks. Thomas Chen . |
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I have been deleting more and more things off of my computer and the available space is decreasing. It started around 469 Mb left and now it's around 401Mb. My scan disks aren't coming up with any errors. Any ideas why this would happen? Thanks. Thomas Chen |
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After deleting some files from the root directory, things
that looked like file... with a whole bunch of numbers afterwards, about 30 Gb were shown to be free. So I hope this has fixed my problem, but I'm curious to know why the files would take up so much space. Ron and Eric, thanks for your help. Thomas Chen -----Original Message----- This should have said 40 Gb not 4. My computer shows that my 4Gb hard drive is 99% full. I have deleted internet files, cookies, temp files, some large programs and emptied the recycle bin. I also ran Norton Systemworks defrag (system optimization), clean sweep and disk doctor. And also have run scan disk and no errors came up. Is this more likely to be a hardware problem or a software problem. Also is there anything else I should try to be doing. Thanks. Thomas Chen . |
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