G&T Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) My laptop is telling me that I only have a few hundred MB of memory on my C drive out of 51 GB. But when I open my C drive and count the amount of memory each folder uses it only comes to 22GB, which seems more accurate. Where are the other 30GBs and why is this happening? Is there something I can do to find what's using all this space? And yes, I've tried all the disk cleanup stuff that XP wants me to use. Edited March 8, 2007 by G&T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(G&T @ Mar 7, 2007 -> 06:35 PM) My laptop is telling me that I only have a few hundred MB of memory on my C drive out of 51 GB. But when I open my C drive and count the amount of memory each folder uses it only comes to 22GB, which seems more accurate. Where are the other 30GBs and why is this happening? Is there something I can do to find what's using all this space? And yes, I've tried all the disk cleanup stuff that XP wants me to use. You might want to see what files are there. Try hunting for large files. Start with a gig then move back to 500mb and so on. You may find some large files that are outside of your search pattern. Click Search In the window... Click the little down arrow button under the back button Where it says Title, click and select Size Where it says Equals, click and select Is Greater Than Where it says Zero, clck and Select Large or whatever size range you're looking for You may want to start at a gig, 1000meg and then move from there. Edited March 8, 2007 by southsideirish71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 My work computer hides temporary internet files on me. It has a bunch of them I can find, but then a million more hiding, and I can't find them to delete them for anything. Nobody can. They are all very tiny, but there are so many of the bastards that it is getting rather large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 I used a disk analyzer and it says: Used space: 23GB Used space on drive: 50 GB Free Space: 500MB What's the difference between "used space" and "used space on drive"? I can't find any large useless folders or files that isn't something I can account for. I don't understand what the analyzer is telling me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Maybe you're confusing RAM with the storage space on your hard drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palehosefan Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Have you used an updated virus scan on your system? Some viruses will take up huge amounts of space in odd places. Wondering because 50 GB is a lot of space to use up, unless you have tons of pictures, programs etc stored on your computer, I can't imagine the 50 GB being legitamately taken up. Edited March 8, 2007 by Palehosefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 05:35 PM) Have you used an updated virus scan on your system? Some viruses will take up huge amounts of space in odd places. Wondering because 50 GB is a lot of space to use up, unless you have tons of pictures, programs etc stored on your computer, I can't imagine the 50 GB being legitamately taken up. Yeah, I've done a virus scan, and my system has not been slowing down. And I haven't used 50GB to my knowledge. I can only account for the 23GB. It's really weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 So I got the computer fixed and I figured I should tell everyone what happened in case anyone owns an IBM/Lenovo. There's a hidden file that saves quick restore points and mine wasn't deleting old backups and it ate 30GB. This is separate from the XP restore points that are easy to find and clear. This file was hidden somewhere and I had to have someone fix it. Lenovo tech support couldn't even help me (go figure) Anyway, the file is RRBACKUPS and it can cause problems with IBM computers. Hopefully this helps someone in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 QUOTE(G&T @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 12:42 PM) So I got the computer fixed and I figured I should tell everyone what happened in case anyone owns an IBM/Lenovo. There's a hidden file that saves quick restore points and mine wasn't deleting old backups and it ate 30GB. This is separate from the XP restore points that are easy to find and clear. This file was hidden somewhere and I had to have someone fix it. Lenovo tech support couldn't even help me (go figure) Anyway, the file is RRBACKUPS and it can cause problems with IBM computers. Hopefully this helps someone in the future. Thank you, thank you, thank you, from the Future!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 You're welcome from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 7, 2007 -> 08:43 PM) You might want to see what files are there. Try hunting for large files. Start with a gig then move back to 500mb and so on. You may find some large files that are outside of your search pattern. Click Search In the window... Click the little down arrow button under the back button Where it says Title, click and select Size Where it says Equals, click and select Is Greater Than Where it says Zero, clck and Select Large or whatever size range you're looking for You may want to start at a gig, 1000meg and then move from there. Dude, you should work on blocking the cbssportsline live tv feed at your work. It would cause as much of an uproar as piss off cubs fan day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 15, 2007 -> 12:28 PM) Dude, you should work on blocking the cbssportsline live tv feed at your work. It would cause as much of an uproar as piss off cubs fan day. I am currently public enemy number one right now. I have under the direction of the CEO have blocked all sports sites until the end of march madness. The CEO wants our associates to actually work and not watch TV at their desks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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