30 GBs missing...

Pants · 02-09-2005, 04:50 PM

I don't know why I haven't thought of tapping the amazing tech help source that is CP before, but anyway, here's the problem:

It happend a long while ago, I'm not exactly sure how or why but all of a sudden I noticed that 30 GBs were gone from my HDD (it says used space is 39 GBs, 9 of that is legit, I don't know where the other 30 went). When I check all my folders for size, they all appear normal except one - the one in Documents and Settings/My Name/WINDOWS.

To be more clear, it says the whole "Documents and Settings" folder takes up 35 Gigs when I click on properties, but no folders within it come even close to that (the largest is 4+ Gigs), they all seem normal except "WINDOWS" which takes up 0 Gigs, has another folder ("System") inside and no files.

I really don't know what to think, AVG says there are no virues. There is no spyware on the laptop. I just want my 30 Gigs back! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

02-09-2005, 04:50 PM	Topic Starter
Pants Time Keeps On Slipping Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5589900	30 GBs missing... I don't know why I haven't thought of tapping the amazing tech help source that is CP before, but anyway, here's the problem: It happend a long while ago, I'm not exactly sure how or why but all of a sudden I noticed that 30 GBs were gone from my HDD (it says used space is 39 GBs, 9 of that is legit, I don't know where the other 30 went). When I check all my folders for size, they all appear normal except one - the one in Documents and Settings/My Name/WINDOWS. To be more clear, it says the whole "Documents and Settings" folder takes up 35 Gigs when I click on properties, but no folders within it come even close to that (the largest is 4+ Gigs), they all seem normal except "WINDOWS" which takes up 0 Gigs, has another folder ("System") inside and no files. I really don't know what to think, AVG says there are no virues. There is no spyware on the laptop. I just want my 30 Gigs back! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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