Hi, Barbara.
> When I click on "EN" there are 21 files, all titled
> "FACTORY001, FACTORY002, FACTORY003, and so on. They were all last
> modified
> on 11-29-2001 and all are the exact same size of 48,768KB.
I suspect this is at least a large part of your problem. Let's see, 21 * 48
MB = just over 1 GB. That doesn't explain all your problem, but my guess is
that this relates to it in some way. And all were modified in 2001? Vista
files don't go back that far! You need to do some serious examination of
what EN means and how it got onto your computer!
Speaking of your computer: You say it's new (just one month), and you gave
us some statistics, but you haven't told us the make or model. Some
manufacturers use hidden partitions and other techniques, so knowing the
maker might give some of us (not me) a clue as to where to look for
"missing" disk space.
> Then, when I go back and click on the "RECOVER" folder, there is
> absolutely
> nothing...no files, no folders, nothing.
Another possible hiding spot for "lost" stuff. Have you set Vista to show
you hidden files and folders? There are two ways for you to see the hidden
stuff. First, in the Control Panel, click Folder Options | View and make 3
changes: Set it to Show hidden files and folders, to NOT Hide extensions
for known file types (doesn't relate to your current problem but, as long as
you're here...), and to NOT Hide protected operating system files (note the
warning and then go ahead).
My favorite way to see EVERYTHING is to open a Command Prompt window and
then use the old Dir command with the /s and /a switches. Dir shows a
listing of files in a Directory (the former name for Folder); the /s
switches lists contents of Subdirectories as well, and /a shows All files,
including Hidden, System, etc., files. At the prompt, type:
dir d:\ /s /a
Be prepared for a long wait as thousands of filenames scroll past. When it
finishes, check the totals to see how many files and folders are there and
how many GB they use; you probably will be amazed! Then, to start narrowing
down your search, look at a folder at a time:
dir d:\recover /s/a
This should show you what is in that Recover folder and you can decide
whether any of it is worth keeping. It may truly be empty, or it might hold
tons of stuff. You might want to try this on that EN folder, too, to see if
there are files in addition to the ones you've seen. Post the names and
sizes here if you are unsure.
In those stats you posted, there is some terminology confusion that we
should clear up:
> RELIABILITITY AND PERFORMANCE MONITOR=D drive free clusters=8326 total
> clusters=2,954,202. 2 partitions on D - sizes 12,124,062,720 start
> offset:106,829,936,640 (compared to C drive at 32,256)
That line about "2 partitions on D" can't be correct. "Drive D:" IS a
partition and can't be further partitioned. Each partition is assigned a
"drive" letter. How many physical hard drives do you have? You probably
have a single "Disk 0" that is partitioned into Drive D: and Drive C:. To
see just how this works, use Disk Management: Run diskmgmt.msc
Don't be surprised, though, if all this searching and deleting does no good
at all. Sometimes, a poorly-programmed application or utility does not know
how to work with today's big hard drives and will complain of not enough
drive space for no good reason. If all the ideas we've piled on you so far
don't work, we may have to start looking at the specific programs on your
computer.
RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)
"Barbara" <> wrote in message
news:5C93F0D4-8D74-4237-89AC-...
> Hi Gerry,
>
> OK...I completed everything you suggested and then some. However,
> something
> strange (to me) came up at the end of my data collection. D drive is full
> according to all the monitors and system checks.
>
> When I click on D drive I see two folders. One folder is titled, "DATA"
> and
> the other one, "RECOVERY". When I click on "DATA" there is another folder
> called, "EN". When I click on "EN" there are 21 files, all titled
> "FACTORY001, FACTORY002, FACTORY003, and so on. They were all last
> modified
> on 11-29-2001 and all are the exact same size of 48,768KB.
>
> Then, when I go back and click on the "RECOVER" folder, there is
> absolutely
> nothing...no files, no folders, nothing.
>
> I really don't know much about the technical details with computers but,
> do
> you think I should reformat D drive or something? I hope this information
> helps. I wasn't sure what was applicable and what wasn't. I was going to
> attach or paste a screen capture (I use Snagit8) of a couple of these
> windows
> but couldn't figure out how to do it.
>
> In any case, I hope this helps - and I hope we can get it fixed. Following
> are more data for your reading enjoyment. :-)
>
> Thanks again -Barbara
>
> Finally, the information you asked for (and then some) is as follows:
> Disk Size/Usage: C drive=44.0GB free of 99.4GB and D drive=32.5MB free of
> 11.2GB.
> RAM=1.96GB
> VIRTUAL MEMORY: Total paging size for all drives = 2800MB (I increased it
> last night by approximately 500 following your suggestion).
> DEFRAG= ran this twice yesterday and again today.
> RELIABILITITY AND PERFORMANCE MONITOR=D drive free clusters=8326 total
> clusters=2,954,202. 2 partitions on D - sizes 12,124,062,720 start
> offset:106,829,936,640 (compared to C drive at 32,256)
> RESOURCE OVERVIEW=Nic Broadcom 802.11g network adaptor using 41,960 bits
> and
> has 50,065,574 bits capacity. Disk I/O=Readwrite=Reads 140.7secs + Writes
> 64/sec
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Barbara
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
>> Barbara
>>
>> How much RAM memory? Right click on the Computer icon on your
>> Desktop and select Properties to get information.
>>
>> Whilst there select Advanced Settings, Advanced, Performance
>> Settings, Advanced, Virtual Memory. What is the setting? Then click
>> on Change and increase the maximum by 500 mb above what it was set
>> to. Click on Apply and OK and restart your computer. Please let us
>> know if that stops the "Low on Disk space" messages appearing?
>>
>> Are you using graphics / photographic programmes?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>> "Barbara" <> wrote in message
>> news:CDE75C8C-A6E0-4A04-9DBD-...
>> > My computer is brand new. I've had it for one month. Yes, I did
>> > run a defrag,
>> > and I went through the process to do a disk clean-up, (repeated
>> > this process
>> > again today).
>> >
>> > --
>> > Barbara
>> >
>> >
>> > "JerryM (ID)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Have you tried Disk Cleanup?
>> >> Also, when was the last time you did Disk Defragmenter?
>> >>
>> >> "Barbara" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:14E8C697-C4EA-4A38-8C7C-...
>> >> >I keep getting the "Low on Disk Space" message. I looked through
>> >> >the
>> >> >threads
>> >> > and found "many" posts with the same problem. I tried all the
>> >> > suggestions
>> >> > (hibernate, disk space for restore, etc.) but, still get the
>> >> > message.
>> >> > Since
>> >> > there are so many of us with this problem, could there be a
>> >> > more global
>> >> > "fix"
>> >> > from MS? I checked the files used on my D drive for backup and
>> >> > it only
>> >> > takes
>> >> > up 7.67GB and my C drive is just under half of the space used.
>> >> > (I use
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > Ultimate 64bit)
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone know if there is a "fix" for this problem from
>> >> > Microsoft for
>> >> > everyone? Or has anyone had success after trying the fixes
>> >> > provided from
>> >> > the
>> >> > technical folks in the discussion groups?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > --
>> >> > Barbara
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