Missing hard disk space

[Hensony]

Hi Bros,

 

My laptop is IBM X61.

 

At Windows Explorer, if I right-click "Properties" on C drive, the laptop will tell me that I have used up >126Gb of disk space. However, if I were to select all the folders and files in C drive and right-click "Properties", the total file size is <71Gb. So, there is a discrepancy of about 55Gb of disk space.

 

It can't be due to System Restore, since I have disabled it.

 

How do I recover the missing disk space?

 

Thanks

[Deathism]

perhaps there are hidden files and all..

 

 

try to defragment your drive..

 

there could be a whole lotta junk..in terms of temporary internet files..

 

a whole bunch of unused files..

 

i personally use CCleaner (crap cleaner)..its useful.. a week of internet surfin and stuff..i got like 2+Gb of junk to be cleared.

[Hensony]

Thanks.

 

I found out the cause. It's IBM's Rescue and Recovery. It did a weekly backup of my primary drive. I just delete it and regained my 55Gb.

[Deathism]

great!

[Hensony]

BTW i have also been using CCleaner. Agree with you, it's a great freeware.

 

I use it together with Sweepi. There are some files that, for some unknown reasons, CCleaner can't delete. Give it a try. It's free.

 

http://www.yooapps.ch/?c=produkte/sweepi5&l=E

[Guyver]

perhaps there are hidden files and all..

 

 

try to defragment your drive..

 

there could be a whole lotta junk..in terms of temporary internet files..

 

a whole bunch of unused files..

 

i personally use CCleaner (crap cleaner)..its useful.. a week of internet surfin and stuff..i got like 2+Gb of junk to be cleared.

 

Where to get this CCleaner?

[Kklee]

http://ccleaner.com/

[Familymanz]

kakaka..... also got this problems months ago with my IBM T60.

 

same cause

 

Now, I disable that function liao