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Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

 

Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

can't find it.

 

Thanks

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Take a look at CCleaner as a tool to remove Internet history info, cookies,

temp files, auto complete and other junk. In the 'Windows' tab listing check

the item types you want deleted.

Also available is customization, see Options/Custom to add any

other/additional folders you want files deleted from.

 

http://www.ccleaner.com/

 

JS

 

"David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

> Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

> to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

> deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

> rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

> connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> can't find it.

>

> Thanks

>

Guest Glen

Guest Glen

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- howdo I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- howdo I find it?!?~

 

Have you tried compacting your mail folders in outlook express?, if you

use it that is.

 

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, David D wrote:

> Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

> Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

> to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

> deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

> rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

> connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> can't find it.

>

> Thanks

>

>

Guest David D

Guest David D

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

No I don;t use Outlook express.

I was going to try CCleaner, but I actually like to keep my cookies

and internet history for future browsing...thank though

 

On Sep 18, 9:17 pm, Glen <"glen.sawt...@gmail.com"@gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you tried compacting your mail folders in outlook express?, if you

> use it that is.

>

> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, David D wrote:

> > Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

> > Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

> > to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

> > deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> > program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> > Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

> > rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

> > connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> > Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> > can't find it.

>

> > Thanks

Guest Shenan Stanley

Guest Shenan Stanley

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

David D wrote:

> Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I

> used Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still

> seems to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files

> and deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question

> is rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings

> (not connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> can't find it.

 

What does disk manager show?

Hidden files showing?

What is your System Restore set to?

What about your Temporary Internet Files settings?

 

If you are comfortable with the stability of your system, you can delete the

uninstall files for the patches that Windows XP has installed...

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

 

Used Disk Cleanup?

Is hibernate turned on and do you use that feature?

Uninstalled unnecessary applications lately?

 

You can run Disk Cleanup - built into Windows XP - to erase all but your

latest restore point and cleanup even more "loose files"..

 

How to use Disk Cleanup

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312

 

You can turn off hibernation if it is on and you don't use it..

 

When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the system's

memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the hiberfil.sys

file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system. If you

don't use the hibernate feature and want to recapture the space that Windows

uses for the hiberfil.sys file, perform the following steps:

 

- Start the Control Panel Power Options applet (go to Start, Settings,

Control Panel, and click Power Options).

- Select the Hibernate tab, clear the "Enable hibernation" check box, then

click OK; although you might think otherwise, selecting Never under the

"System hibernates" option on the Power Schemes tab doesn't delete the

hiberfil.sys file.

- Windows will remove the "System hibernates" option from the Power Schemes

tab and delete the hiberfil.sys file.

 

You can control how much space your System Restore can use...

 

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

2. Click the System Restore tab.

3. Highlight one of your drives (or C: if you only have one) and click on

the "Settings" button.

4. Change the percentage of disk space you wish to allow.. I suggest 5% or

higher.

5. Click OK.. Then Click OK again.

 

You can control how much space your Temporary Internet Files can utilize...

 

Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a

size between 128MB and 512MB..

 

- Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer.

- Select TOOLS -> Internet Options.

- Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the

following:

- Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK)

- Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to

something between 64MB and 256MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right

now.)

- Click OK.

- Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents"

(the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10

minutes or more.)

- Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet

Explorer.

 

You can use an application that scans your system for log files and

temporary files and use that to get rid of those:

 

Ccleaner (Free!)

http://www.ccleaner.com/

 

Other ways to free up space..

 

SequoiaView

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/

 

DX Hog Hunt

http://www.dvxp.com/en/Downloads.aspx

 

JDiskReport

http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html

 

Those can help you visually discover where all the space is being used.

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Guest JS

Guest JS

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

With Ccleaner you can de-select (uncheck) any of the folders and the files

contained therein if you wish to keep them, there are a lot of options and

it will analyze the disk first, display where and how much of the disk is

used, then you get the chance to delete or just abort without deleting

anything.

 

JS

 

"David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1190165440.216215.106660@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> No I don;t use Outlook express.

> I was going to try CCleaner, but I actually like to keep my cookies

> and internet history for future browsing...thank though

>

> On Sep 18, 9:17 pm, Glen <"glen.sawt...@gmail.com"@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Have you tried compacting your mail folders in outlook express?, if you

>> use it that is.

>>

>> On Tue, 18 Sep 2007, David D wrote:

>> > Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

>> > Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

>> > to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

>> > deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

>> > program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

>> > Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

>> > rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

>> > connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>>

>> > Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

>> > can't find it.

>>

>> > Thanks

>

>

Guest M8RIX

Guest M8RIX

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

I recommend SequoiaView to see a graphical representation of all of the

files on your computer. Download, install, and run it. The large files will

stand out like a sore thumb.

You can read about it and download it for free here ~~~~> (This site is in

English)

 

http://w3.win.tue.nl/nl/onderzoek/onderzoek_informatica/visualization/sequoiaview//

 

I hope this helps.

 

"David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

> Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

> to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

> deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

> rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

> connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> can't find it.

>

> Thanks

>

Guest M8RIX

Guest M8RIX

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

You can see a screenshot of it here~~~~>

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c382/m8rix99/sequoia.jpg

"M8RIX" <mn8r1@home.com> wrote in message

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>I recommend SequoiaView to see a graphical representation of all of the

>files on your computer. Download, install, and run it. The large files will

>stand out like a sore thumb.

> You can read about it and download it for free here ~~~~> (This site is in

> English)

>

> http://w3.win.tue.nl/nl/onderzoek/onderzoek_informatica/visualization/sequoiaview//

>

> I hope this helps.

>

> "David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>> Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

>> Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

>> to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

>> deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

>> program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

>> Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

>> rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

>> connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>>

>> Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

>> can't find it.

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>

>

Guest Unknown

Guest Unknown

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Have you run Disk Clean??

"David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

> Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

> to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

> deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

> rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

> connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> can't find it.

>

> Thanks

>

Guest David D

Guest David D

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

No, where is Disk Clean? In the control panel?

 

On Sep 19, 11:55 am, "Unknown" <unkn...@unknown.kom> wrote:

> Have you run Disk Clean??"David D" <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>

> news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>

> > Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

> > Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

> > to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

> > deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

> > program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

> > Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

> > rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

> > connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>

> > Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

> > can't find it.

>

> > Thanks

Guest Shenan Stanley

Guest Shenan Stanley

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

David D wrote:

> No, where is Disk Clean? In the control panel?

 

See my response to you in this conversation. It has that with a link to

directions on using it as well as other tools you can use to see what you

have/should have/could have.

 

Here is a link to the Google Groups archive of the entire conversation:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/thread/d6fbf5554cc197d/73253b11829f98a1?lnk=st&q=&rnum=1#73253b11829f98a1

 

--

Shenan Stanley

MS-MVP

--

How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Guest Unknown

Guest Unknown

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- how do I find it?!?~

 

Usually start---all programs---accessories--system tools--Disk Clean Up!

"David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1190219374.348475.180080@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> No, where is Disk Clean? In the control panel?

>

> On Sep 19, 11:55 am, "Unknown" <unkn...@unknown.kom> wrote:

>> Have you run Disk Clean??"David D" <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> > Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

>> > Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

>> > to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

>> > deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

>> > program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

>> > Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

>> > rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

>> > connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>>

>> > Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

>> > can't find it.

>>

>> > Thanks

>

>

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Guest txgeek

Guest txgeek

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Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- howdo I find it?!?~

 

Re: Missing 10 gig worth of space - precious space gone AWOL- howdo I find it?!?~

 

another great tool is

 

http://foldersize.sourceforge.net/

 

this gives you folder sizes. big help in seeing where your space gets

eaten up.

 

cheers

 

Unknown wrote:

> Usually start---all programs---accessories--system tools--Disk Clean Up!

> "David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:1190219374.348475.180080@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>

>>No, where is Disk Clean? In the control panel?

>>

>>On Sep 19, 11:55 am, "Unknown" <unkn...@unknown.kom> wrote:

>>

>>>Have you run Disk Clean??"David D" <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>>

>>>news:1190160492.263621.131800@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>>>

>>>

>>>>Just recently, I went from 20 gig of space to 10gigs of space. I used

>>>>Easy Cleaner to check where my file hogs were, but there still seems

>>>>to be a missing 10 gigs of space. I went into the temp files and

>>>>deleted them, but no such luck recovering. Is there a freeware

>>>>program out there to ferret out these hidden files?

>>>>Also, I don';t think it is a virus because the computer in question is

>>>>rarely connected to the internet and after successive bootings (not

>>>>connected to the internet), the Gigabytes are still AWOL.

>>>

>>>>Any ideas? My files are not hidden in the folder view but I still

>>>>can't find it.

>>>

>>>>Thanks

>>

>>

>

>

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