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    where is my space?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by aan310, Jan 29, 2008.

  1. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    i have a 400gb HD, and i have 60gb of my files (apps, music, ect) and i have 200gb free space.... where did all my space go?
     
    aan310, Jan 29, 2008
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  2. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    What operating system are you using? Have you got multiple drive partictions?
     
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  3. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    vista 64bit and no
     
    aan310, Jan 29, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Shadowfiles, indexing, random gathering of stuff.
     
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  5. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Winsxs folder takes a lot of space...
     
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  6. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Vista does take up a lot of space but I doubt 140GB! Sorry, as your a big poster I shan't patronise you with the basic stuff that you probably already know so sorry, know I can't think of anything. I have heard of Vista taking up around 60GB though so this could be part of the problem?
     
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  7. Fade To Black

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    It can get tricky...viruses can do that, Vista can do that...things starting with "V" can do that... but seeing how much space it can take is frightening.
    My Winsxs folder seems to be 8.7GB large. Before I reinstalled Vista (to update to a new SP version) it used to be around 15GB large.
    So if you have it installed since a year ago...you get the idea.
    Take a look into this and see which folder takes that space (as it has to be assigned somewhere).
     
    Fade To Black, Jan 29, 2008
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  8. aan310

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    well, what really puzzles me is that this is a month old install... and indexing is off! im very confused
     
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    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Gintoki, Jan 29, 2008
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  10. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Calvin beat me to it :) But yes, do read the article he linked.
     
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    yea... i already looked at it, and it doesnt add up though.... shadow copy shouldnt be taking as much space as im missing
     
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    How about Winsxs folder (it's in Windows folder)?
     
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    5.88 gb and im typing more for the character limit thuing
     
    aan310, Jan 29, 2008
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    blaaze Notebook Consultant

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    blaaze, Jan 30, 2008
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