HDD full but shouldn't be??

I have a 150GB external HDD. I use it mostly for images created by IFW. I
can only count about 70 GBs being used but Windows is warning me that there
is only 13.8 GBs left. I also noticed, setting my folder options to see
system files there're hidden folders/ $RECYCLE>BIN, RECYCLER and System
Volume Info. all are non-accessible. ??

Thank you
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Windows Vista Home Premium 64-BIT SP1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
4.00 GB RAM
300 GB HDD

How do you do that sig mikeyshd?


"mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message
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do a cleanup and use the advanced option to delete all but the last restore point.
on that drive.

mikeyshd



"Ed H" <> wrote in message
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I have a 150GB external HDD. I use it mostly for images created by IFW. I
can only count about 70 GBs being used but Windows is warning me that there
is only 13.8 GBs left. I also noticed, setting my folder options to see
system files there're hidden folders/ $RECYCLE>BIN, RECYCLER and System
Volume Info. all are non-accessible. ??

Thank you
--
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-BIT SP1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
4.00 GB RAM
300 GB HDD

Dnia Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:41:16 -0400, Ed H napisa³(a):

> I have a 150GB external HDD. I use it mostly for images created by IFW. I
> can only count about 70 GBs being used but Windows is warning me that there
> is only 13.8 GBs left.

Check filesystem on that disk, from GUI, or with cmd command chkdsk /f
<letter:>.

> I also noticed, setting my folder options to see
> system files there're hidden folders/ $RECYCLE>BIN, RECYCLER and System
> Volume Info. all are non-accessible. ??

It's normal. You don't have enough NTFS permissions to open those
folders. You can, if you run anything as SYSTEM user, for ex. with
psexec.exe from Sysinternals. Preferably Total Commander, but a free
WinDirStat show you almost everything.
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M. [Windows Desktop Experience MVP]
/before private reply change px with pl in my e-mail address/
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...Michal.Kawecki

Thanks.

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"pebble" <> wrote in message
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How do you do that sig mikeyshd?


"mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message
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do a cleanup and use the advanced option to delete all but the last restore point.
on that drive.

mikeyshd



"Ed H" <> wrote in message
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I have a 150GB external HDD. I use it mostly for images created by IFW. I
can only count about 70 GBs being used but Windows is warning me that there
is only 13.8 GBs left. I also noticed, setting my folder options to see
system files there're hidden folders/ $RECYCLE>BIN, RECYCLER and System
Volume Info. all are non-accessible. ??

Thank you
--
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-BIT SP1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz
4.00 GB RAM
300 GB HDD

You need to clear the unused files from your Hard Drive



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On 7/1/10 2:41 PM, Ed H wrote:
> I have a 150GB external HDD. I use it mostly for images created by
> IFW. I can only count about 70 GBs being used but Windows is warning
> me that there is only 13.8 GBs left. I also noticed, setting my folder
> options to see system files there're hidden folders/ $RECYCLE>BIN,
> RECYCLER and System Volume Info. all are non-accessible. ??
>
> Thank you