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    Bought 100 GB harddrive, but only have 60 GB free?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by konstantine, Sep 2, 2006.

  1. konstantine

    konstantine Notebook Enthusiast

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    Something's wrong here. I only have 60 GB of free space, any way I can free up that other 40 GB or what?
     
    konstantine, Sep 2, 2006
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  2. NetBrakr

    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Check your partitions.

    Go to Control Panel
    Administrative Tools
    Computer Management
    And go to Disk Management

    JC
     
    NetBrakr, Sep 2, 2006
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  3. Reezin14

    Reezin14 Crimson Mantle Commander

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    Try Reformatting the HDD.Like NetBrakr said.
     
    Reezin14, Sep 2, 2006
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