Stomper
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Delete the $RECYCLE.BIN folder. Ignore the warnings, Win will create a new one on reboot. (Or eventually, at least it did for me.)
lol, ok, lets hope you're right.
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It's been a while since I did this and I just remembered I left out an important item.
Untick hide protected operating system files just below show hidden files and folders. That will expose the $RECYCLE.BIN folder in the C: root directory.
ok, that worked, it showed up. and under properties of the folder it says there is 61.9 GB in the folder, however when I open the folder, it is empty.
Next step?
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ok I typed: C:\$Recycle.Bin in the explorer bar, and it said "this folder is empty" but windirstat says it's not
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This was my advice in the past, but strangely my pc is not showing my $RECYCLE.BIN folder now:
Locate the $RECYCLE.BIN folder in the root directory under C: by ➜ organize \ folder and search options\ view \ show hidden files and folders. Delete the contents of $RECYCLE.BIN.
Interesting, even after I selected to show hidden files and folders, \$Recycle.Bin doesn't show up. \$Recycle.Bin only shows up in windirstat.
Should I just delete the files under the \$Recycle.Bin from windirstat, using the "Delete (no way to undelete!" option?
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D/L and install Windirstat and/or TreeSize Free to see what is using your space.
Wow, bad ass program!
Ok i installed windirstat. I ran it, and apparently there is 62 GB in the recycle bin. But the recycle bin registers as empty in windows. I use CCleaner to empty my recycle bin.
But that still doesn't seem like all the space that should be cleared up. But I may be wrong.
Any suggestions on how to empty the files from the recycle bin, even though windows says it's empty?
I am guessing the "Delete(no way to undelete)" is the option I use for that?
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I have been using defraggler for a while now. However since the last update. Every time I defrag, I have noticed, I have been losing hd space very quickly. I currently have a 12MB left on my 750 GB HD.
To say the least I am very disturbed at this. I tried to "check drive for errors" in defraggler, however it couldn't find anything, and said I had to to a CHKDSK /F command through ms-dos at the next restart. So I said Yes, and restarted. The scan commenced, and started windows after it finished. I was not prompted by anything telling me there were errors, and the words didn't stay on the screen long enough for me to read them all. Windows started normally. I am still having the same problem. I know I should have around 150-200 GB free on my HD.
I even tried do this:
http://docs.piriform.com/defraggler/technical-information/windows-vista-and-volume-shadow-copies
Still nothing. Microsoft system restore said I didn't have any restore points, and thus I had no options to delete any. The instructions on the page at the link above, need to be updated. I am running Vista64bit and the GUI options were nothing like ones listed on that page.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Lost a minimum of 100gigs - HELP
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ok, well that worked. Thx for the help guys, i was seriously getting worried. I guess CCleaner was what caused the problem?