imported_climax

I have a Lenovo (IBM) R60 Laptop..

now my C drive is 80 Gigs.. when I check the properties of it.. it says **.5 Gigs used and 8.89 Gigs avaliable...

Now theres no chance im using **.5 gigs.. the single biggest file on my computer is CounterStrike source.. lol.

I open up the C Drive, and highlight all the files and check the properties.. and there is only 20gigs. What is going on here?

I deleted all temporary internet files on and off line..

anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

imported_Simich

empty your recycle bin

imported_civicfighter

try dling windows washer to clear out some of the junk on ur compu. It did that once and it cleared up a couple of gigs for me....... not sure if it will clear up 60 gigs though

imported_climax

err recycling the bin is empty..

I do not download music on the laptop or anything..
I dont actually have the 60 gigs of files.. thats the problem it says I do in the properties of the drive...but when I open the drive and highlight all the files and check the properties.. its only 20 gigs, which is about what I really have.

Ive cleaned up, cleared out all temp files.. I dont have any junk on this comp.. except cs source.. lol

.. Its not files that need to be deleted.. its something else.

imported_dazednconfuzed

Tools
Folder Options
View(tab)
Show Hidden Files and Folders(bullet)
Accept Changes


now go check your folders and see whats eating up your resources.

imported_viper_2_4

you don't have that Rollback software on your computer? it is known to mess up things like this and have harddisk space disappear (error in the program)

imported_climax

did that before I checked..

imported_climax

only if it came with the computer.. but dont think so.

imported_1999blksi

did u defrag ur harddrive? do a clean on un-used files using Mcafee shredder?

Xscorpio

oh man get rid of rollback, we have them on our laptops from school, but my buddy works in the IT there so he hooks me up with the clean image without any school BS.

what rollback file grows bigger and bigger everyday because it is basically mirror back up all your files etc.

imported_hdave

also set it to show the protected system files as well as hidden files
if u have a lot of ram your hiberfile and pagefile will be big

but i have no idea how its that much

imported_username

format c:\

Gallagher

time for a new computer, can that one

imported_bananax

I have an R60, I don't know why you got rid of your image partition though :P its a nice and easy way to re-install windows,

Sounds like you have some sort of currupt page file or currupt drive index etc(w/e its technically called)

get it to run a scan disk, when the computer restarts it wrill run it and probably recover alot of lost files or fix the index, if that doesn't fix it,

Format C:/ =p

now if you have the drive restor on there and you are making weekly backups, that could be causing it too