weird HD problem

towly · 03-08-2006, 07:25 PM

So like 2 weeks ago I uninstalled splinter cell chaos theory and when it finished uninstalling I was missing like 400 mb worth of space from my hd, so I reinstalled and then uninstalled and it didnt fix the problem. 5 days ago I had 66.3 gb's of memory and today I have 65.6 gb's of memory some how 700 mb's of memory have disappeared without me doing anything, I havent installed or downloaded anything that large. Whats going with my hard disk, and how can I regain my hd space?

suprasteve · 03-08-2006, 08:34 PM

defrag and see if that brings it back

towly · 03-08-2006, 10:23 PM

Ive defraged using diskeeper and nothing. Would having zone alarm affect it in any way?

AdmnPower · 03-09-2006, 12:22 AM

sounds like it may be system restore points, doesn't windows creat one everytime you install a new program or uninstall one? Thought i might throw that possibility out there.

towly · 03-09-2006, 06:07 AM

what if I format my HD and compress the files would that give me back any space.

AdmnPower · 03-10-2006, 03:20 AM

u could try a format, i'm not sure how much you'd gain from compressing your files i've never had good luck with compressing files

towly · 03-10-2006, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdmnPower

u could try a format, i'm not sure how much you'd gain from compressing your files i've never had good luck with compressing files

Format wont wipe the files from my disk will it? This format isnt the same thing as a full reformat?

jjsevdt · 03-10-2006, 09:28 AM

they're the same thing, you can only format you whole hard drive unless you partitioned it. Sorry

krimson_king · 03-10-2006, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdmnPower

sounds like it may be system restore points, doesn't windows creat one everytime you install a new program or uninstall one? Thought i might throw that possibility out there.

restore points are relatively small.

as for the missing space, i wouldnt worry about it...eventually im sure its going to get written over anyway. chances are, you have it, its just not showing up.

towly · 03-10-2006, 06:33 PM

the thing is in diskeeper its showing that I have 67 gb's right now so Im sure its just not showing it correctly. Its nothing really to worry about, if I was down to like 5 gb's Id worry but I got plenty of space left.

03-08-2006, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	weird HD problem So like 2 weeks ago I uninstalled splinter cell chaos theory and when it finished uninstalling I was missing like 400 mb worth of space from my hd, so I reinstalled and then uninstalled and it didnt fix the problem. 5 days ago I had 66.3 gb's of memory and today I have 65.6 gb's of memory some how 700 mb's of memory have disappeared without me doing anything, I havent installed or downloaded anything that large. Whats going with my hard disk, and how can I regain my hd space? __________________ CPU: Intel C2D E6550 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 GPU: XFX 8800gts-320mb Sound: Sondigo Inferno Speakers: Logitech Z-5300e PSU: Rosewill 500W dual 12v rail (36A)

03-08-2006, 10:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	Ive defraged using diskeeper and nothing. Would having zone alarm affect it in any way? __________________ CPU: Intel C2D E6550 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 GPU: XFX 8800gts-320mb Sound: Sondigo Inferno Speakers: Logitech Z-5300e PSU: Rosewill 500W dual 12v rail (36A)

03-09-2006, 06:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	what if I format my HD and compress the files would that give me back any space. __________________ CPU: Intel C2D E6550 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 GPU: XFX 8800gts-320mb Sound: Sondigo Inferno Speakers: Logitech Z-5300e PSU: Rosewill 500W dual 12v rail (36A)

03-10-2006, 09:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
jjsevdt Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 25 Posts: 1,021	they're the same thing, you can only format you whole hard drive unless you partitioned it. Sorry __________________ C2D E6420 @ 2.13GHz on AsRock 4CoreDual-VSTA 2GB DDR2 533 1 - 80GB \| 1 - 60GB BFG Nvidia 7600GS Soundblaster Audigy PSN: JjSeVdT XBOX Live: JjSeVdT

03-10-2006, 06:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	the thing is in diskeeper its showing that I have 67 gb's right now so Im sure its just not showing it correctly. Its nothing really to worry about, if I was down to like 5 gb's Id worry but I got plenty of space left. __________________ CPU: Intel C2D E6550 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 GPU: XFX 8800gts-320mb Sound: Sondigo Inferno Speakers: Logitech Z-5300e PSU: Rosewill 500W dual 12v rail (36A)

03-08-2006, 08:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	defrag and see if that brings it back

03-09-2006, 12:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
AdmnPower VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,170	sounds like it may be system restore points, doesn't windows creat one everytime you install a new program or uninstall one? Thought i might throw that possibility out there.

03-10-2006, 03:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
AdmnPower VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 1,170	u could try a format, i'm not sure how much you'd gain from compressing your files i've never had good luck with compressing files

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