14GB's of unaccounted files!

I have about 14GB of unaccounted used files. I can't find where al
these files are

I've searched all my User folders, Windows folder, System, Syste
32,Temp, AppData, just about every folder i can think of. Some folder
like Documents and Settings i can't access at all

Any ideas

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dbacs

Hi,

With the information that you provided I'm assuming that you're referring to
HD space that is unaccounted for when you subtract used space versus free
disc space. Don't forget that Vista uses up to 15% of HD for system restore
and Hibernate also needs HD space, too.
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oscar

....Right click is your very good friend...


"dbacs" wrote:

>
> I have about 14GB of unaccounted used files. I can't find where all
> these files are.
>
> I've searched all my User folders, Windows folder, System, System
> 32,Temp, AppData, just about every folder i can think of. Some folders
> like Documents and Settings i can't access at all.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> --
> dbacs
>

How do i get rid of that? This makes sense because i just transfere
14gb of data of 2 files from my workstation to my laptop

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dbacs

'[signius Wrote:
> ^ 2;917257']its vista stupidity
>
> read here
>
> 'Explore the features: Shadow Copy'
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...adow-copy.aspx)
>
>
>
>
> "dbacs" <> wrote in message
> news:...> > >
> > >
> > > I have about 14GB of unaccounted used files. I can't find where all
> > > these files are.
> > >
> > > I've searched all my User folders, Windows folder, System, System
> > > 32,Temp, AppData, just about every folder i can think of. Some
> > folders
> > > like Documents and Settings i can't access at all.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > dbacs > >

dbacs;917276 Wrote:
> How do i get rid of that? This makes sense because i just transfered
> 14gb of data of 2 files from my workstation to my laptop.

It's not stupidity, it's part of the System Restore Feature. Just erase
all your restore points except the last one with disk cleanup.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76...k-cleanup.html


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Aaron

Ok thanks i'll try that...


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dbacs

[signius] ^ 2 wrote:
> oh yes it is stupidity...!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> because if you have home editions of vista
> you cannot restore those files unless you use a hack third party ultitiy
>
> only business and ultimate allows you to use the shadow copy
>
> in other words all versions eat up space, but only a few versions allow
> you to use the space to actually restore...
>
>
> when I say vista is stupid... I know what I am talking
> about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're not the only one:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...follies_1.html

Alias

Alias wrote:
> [signius] ^ 2 wrote:
>> oh yes it is stupidity...!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> because if you have home editions of vista
>> you cannot restore those files unless you use a hack third party ultitiy
>>
>> only business and ultimate allows you to use the shadow copy
>>
>> in other words all versions eat up space, but only a few versions
>> allow you to use the space to actually restore...
>>
>>
>> when I say vista is stupid... I know what I am talking
>> about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> You're not the only one:
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/...follies_1.html
>
> Alias

I take offense to this statement in the article:

Microsoft defended Vista, saying its usability studies showed
that users loved its new interface and that the new
security approach was needed to finally force developers to
abandon sloppy programming techniques -- to be fair, Microsoft
had been imploring developers since 1999 to change their
behavior, to little effect.

What? Microsoft passing the buck of their decades old flaws to
developers? What a silly marketing campaign to begin throwing out
the idea that it is the DEVELOPERS at fault.

If one were to do statistics on the hundred of thousands, if not
millions of 3rd party Windows applications developed over the years,
BY FAR, the security exploitations were MICROSOFT RELATED, not 3rd
party software related.

It appears to me that Microsoft is beginning a campaign to justify
100% monopoly for Microsoft applications on Microsoft Windows, thus
addressing anti-trust concerns by saying 3rd party Software is
INHERENTLY sloppy, where there is NO real evidence of that over the
years.

I'm old and a few years from retiring from this industry. So this is
for the new kids on the block - GET LAW DEGREES and don't allow
Microsoft to dictate your future - SUE THEM FOR SOFTWARE FLAWS. They
have gotten away with MURDER for far too long. You will make more
money here than trying to compete with them with applications.

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