Drive space incorrect

[Andrew E.]

Not really but you might try opening cmd prompt,at the
curser type:CHKDSK Then hit enter on keyboard.The
utility doesnt perform the "fixes",but will display
the contents more acuratly than explorer does.To run
the utility type:CHKDSK /F
>-----Original Message-----
>PLEASE HELP........ I am running XP Pro, I have a 30g
>drive installed and when I open my computer it indicates
>I have 256mb available space. If I click properties of
>the drive it also tells me it is full. If I open drive C
>and select all and click properties it indicates I have
>only 5.8g of stuff on that drive. I noticed this problem
>when I tried to perform a routine defrag it told me I
>needed at least 15% available space to perform. Has
>anyone seen or heard of this? Please let me know.
>
>Smitty
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