disk space unaccounted for

kridya · 11-12-2003, 08:09 AM

Hi there,
I am receiving low disk space errors indicating I have ~40MB free on my hard drive. When I manually tally up the used disk space (by selecting all files in C: and clicking Properties) I should have 800MB free. Thus there is some space unaccounted for on this drive. The total drive space is 3.02GB and the used (accounted for) space is around 2.2GB.
I had a similar problem last week that seemed to clear up mysteriously after I did some seemingly innocuous poking around and cleaning up of files (but nothing on the order of 800MB!).
Does this ring any bells with anybody? NAV doesn't find anything and I also use Sygate Personal Firewall.
Thanks for any assistance.

kridya · 11-13-2003, 07:57 AM

Okay. A friend advised me to fix the Virtual Memory settings on this computer. Previously I had let Windows ME handle the VM automatically. I set the VM to 200MB for both min and max. This seems to have stabilized the computer for now - but I don't think this is the root of the problem. Why would Windows be maxing out my hard-disk space for use as VM?

Volt-Schwibe · 11-14-2003, 02:37 PM

here, this diskscanning tool should give you a picture of exactly what is happening on your hard disks.

~BoB~

11-12-2003, 08:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
kridya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2 OS: Win ME	disk space unaccounted for Hi there, I am receiving low disk space errors indicating I have ~40MB free on my hard drive. When I manually tally up the used disk space (by selecting all files in C: and clicking Properties) I should have 800MB free. Thus there is some space unaccounted for on this drive. The total drive space is 3.02GB and the used (accounted for) space is around 2.2GB. I had a similar problem last week that seemed to clear up mysteriously after I did some seemingly innocuous poking around and cleaning up of files (but nothing on the order of 800MB!). Does this ring any bells with anybody? NAV doesn't find anything and I also use Sygate Personal Firewall. Thanks for any assistance. __________________ -chris

11-13-2003, 07:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
kridya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2 OS: Win ME	Okay. A friend advised me to fix the Virtual Memory settings on this computer. Previously I had let Windows ME handle the VM automatically. I set the VM to 200MB for both min and max. This seems to have stabilized the computer for now - but I don't think this is the root of the problem. Why would Windows be maxing out my hard-disk space for use as VM? __________________ -chris

11-14-2003, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	here, this diskscanning tool should give you a picture of exactly what is happening on your hard disks. ~BoB~ __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature>