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Posted by Monte Olsen on December 16, 2007, 8:50 pm
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Disk Cleanup applet under Other Options. Once I selected to go to the most
recent restore point, a massive amount of disk space opened up.
> Hi Arkadiusz,
>
> Thanks for the reply. Interestingly, I ran the beta for Vista SP1, and it
> cleared out all of the extra files. That indicates you are correct.
> Somewhere, those files were hiding. Maybe in old restore points.
>
> Thanks again,
>
>
>> Monte Olsen wrote:
>>
>>> When I check the individual folder properties on the main hard disk on
>>> my
>>> system, I can find 30 GB of data on a fairly new installation of Windows
>>> Vista Ultimate. However, when I check the properties for the disk itself
>>> (with the pie chart), I see 100 GB of data taking up space on a 500 GB
>>> hard
>>> disk. I run scans regularly, the antivirus and antimalware software is
>>> updated daily, and I don't go to any internet sites that are considered
>>> hazardous. Does anyone know what might cause the disparity of 70 GB?
>>
>> Run disk cleanup tool (cleanmgr.exe) and remove old restore points.
>> Some free space may be reserved for recycle bin too.
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk
>
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