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[ding dong]

I saw a post on here about CCC leaving behind large files after a failed wipe free space when it starts looping. There was some instruction on how to locate those files and delete them?

[Andavari]

There's two ways I know of to remove those large files:

* Look in the root of the disk(s) you ran Wipe Free Space on to locate those large files, and manually delete them.

* Or, run Wipe Free Space again and allow it to finish without stopping it.

[Derek891]

This might be the thread you're looking for. It is old (2009) and long (3 pages):

 

http://forum.pirifor...wtopic=20866= lost freespace wipe&st=0

 

Look for the post by molumen - #24 - on the second page.

 

Edit: Here's another link explaining where to look for the file: http://tinypic.com/v...=6#.UoEOFZAo45s

[ding dong]

Thanks.

 

If I run it again - what if it loops again and doesnt finish - then I am left with 4 large files?

 

Also, how do I receive notification that someone has replied to this thread?

[Derek891]

How to receive notifications is explained here: http://forum.pirifor...1&HID=22&hl=how to follow a topic

 

I'm trying to understand what you mean by "looping", because there are only two situations that I'm aware of:

 

1.) You start a drive wipe and let it run to completion - no problems that I know of when you do this.

 

2.) You start a drive wipe and cancel it before it completes - not a problem if you have chosen to make a single pass (just zeroes), but risky if you have chosen to make 3 passes (alternating writes of 0,1,0) or 7 passes (alternating writes of 0,1,0,1,0,1,0). This is where if you cancel, you run into problems and find you have a drive with little or no freespace left. I'm not going to explain the Gutmann method, which involves 35 passes, but you can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia..../Gutmann_method

 

If you do have a problem, start by checking the option to show hidden files, then look at the root of C: drive, or whatever drive you were wiping. That's where you will find an enormous file with a nonsensical name that's filling your drive. Take another look at this example: http://tinypic.com/v...=6#.UoEOFZAo45s

 

Also: Go into the power options in control panel and make sure that any options to put your machine to sleep are disabled before you begin, because wiping a drive using a single pass takes a very long time. Multiple passes take what seems forever.