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HELP! Hard Drive disk space GONE
Name: cheekys00 Date: January 11, 2009 at 12:10:19 Pacific OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium CPU/Ram: 2 GHz / 893 MB Product: Compaq / Gc667aa-aba sr5130nx Subcategory: Viruses
Comment:
Hello, PLEASE help me. I am a NEWBIE to computers, here is my problem. My computer hard drive memory when from 189 GB, down to 3.25 GB OVER NIGHT. I have AVIRA Anti-gaurd, and CC cleaner along with scan and sweep installed. They are installed on an EXTERNAL HD so it's not takeing up space on the disk. PLEASE, any HELP? I have no idea what to do.
Name: Chris12923 Date: January 12, 2009 at 14:29:20 Pacific
Reply:
Please install idesk http://memecode.com/idisk.php and it will show where your space is going. If after seeing results and you have a question please post back here for more help.
Thanks,
Chris
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Response Number 2
Name: trifarno Date: January 25, 2009 at 12:51:11 Pacific
Reply:
ok... i had the same problem... go to computer.. right click on the drive you want and click properties.. in that window click disk clean up.. click files from all users on this computer(If you have UAC (User Account Control) click continue).. after that is done loading at the top click more options.. under system restore and shadow copies click clean up.. it took a couple minutes to complete but i went from 50 GB of Free Space to 107 GB..
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