Can't find 2GB on Hard-drive

[ggavlick]

I'm running Win XP. My C-drive has 7.5GB allocated to it
and another drive for data with 32GB allocated to it. Of
course Windows keeps defaulting everything into C drive,
not D drive. The known files on C drive use 4.6GB of the
7.5GB but properties shows only about 0.9GB of space
remaining. Any suggestions how to find the "missing" 2GB?
I can't figure out what has happened to this chunk of
memory space. Now I can't run defrag because of
insufficient memory.
I am running Norton Antivirus which has Norton Protection
and Unerase Wizard which, I understand, can hold onto
supposedly deleted files. I checked the recycle bin and
see less than 1MB of files.
I'm afraid the C drive may get too full and freeze up my
system. Appreciate any help I can get.

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

First of all, you are NOT missing "memory" space! You are missing
drive/storage space. Two entirely different animals, and we do want to be
"technically" correct, right!

Now, as to the missing space. There are hidden files created on the drive by
the operating system, - hidden because they are undeletable (by normal
means) and you need them to operate. They are the pagefile.sys and the
hiberfil.sys. The 1st one is very necessary to the operation of the
operating system. It's default size is equal to 1.5 times the amount of the
RAM you had installed at the time the operating system was loaded (ie: 1 gig
of RAM = 1.5 gig pagefile)

The 2nd is the file created by the system to allow the hibernation function.
If you are not using hibernation, you can turn it off and the file will be
deleted. This second file is equal - exactly - to the amount of RAM
installed in your system.

"ggavlick" > wrote in message
...
> I'm running Win XP. My C-drive has 7.5GB allocated to it
> and another drive for data with 32GB allocated to it. Of
> course Windows keeps defaulting everything into C drive,
> not D drive. The known files on C drive use 4.6GB of the
> 7.5GB but properties shows only about 0.9GB of space
> remaining. Any suggestions how to find the "missing" 2GB?
> I can't figure out what has happened to this chunk of
> memory space. Now I can't run defrag because of
> insufficient memory.
> I am running Norton Antivirus which has Norton Protection
> and Unerase Wizard which, I understand, can hold onto
> supposedly deleted files. I checked the recycle bin and
> see less than 1MB of files.
> I'm afraid the C drive may get too full and freeze up my
> system. Appreciate any help I can get.
>
>

[Gerry Cornell]

Also Norton Protected Store is hidden!

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Hope this helps.

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"Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)" > wrote in =
message ...
> First of all, you are NOT missing "memory" space! You are missing
> drive/storage space. Two entirely different animals, and we do want to =
be
> "technically" correct, right!
>=20
> Now, as to the missing space. There are hidden files created on the =
drive by
> the operating system, - hidden because they are undeletable (by normal
> means) and you need them to operate. They are the pagefile.sys and the
> hiberfil.sys. The 1st one is very necessary to the operation of the
> operating system. It's default size is equal to 1.5 times the amount =
of the
> RAM you had installed at the time the operating system was loaded (ie: =
1 gig
> of RAM =3D 1.5 gig pagefile)
>=20
> The 2nd is the file created by the system to allow the hibernation =
function.
> If you are not using hibernation, you can turn it off and the file =
will be
> deleted. This second file is equal - exactly - to the amount of RAM
> installed in your system.
>=20
> "ggavlick" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm running Win XP. My C-drive has 7.5GB allocated to it
> > and another drive for data with 32GB allocated to it. Of
> > course Windows keeps defaulting everything into C drive,
> > not D drive. The known files on C drive use 4.6GB of the
> > 7.5GB but properties shows only about 0.9GB of space
> > remaining. Any suggestions how to find the "missing" 2GB?
> > I can't figure out what has happened to this chunk of
> > memory space. Now I can't run defrag because of
> > insufficient memory.
> > I am running Norton Antivirus which has Norton Protection
> > and Unerase Wizard which, I understand, can hold onto
> > supposedly deleted files. I checked the recycle bin and
> > see less than 1MB of files.
> > I'm afraid the C drive may get too full and freeze up my
> > system. Appreciate any help I can get.
> >
> >
>=20
>

[Earl F. Parrish]

"ggavlick" > wrote in message
...
> I'm running Win XP. My C-drive has 7.5GB allocated to it
> and another drive for data with 32GB allocated to it. Of
> course Windows keeps defaulting everything into C drive,
> not D drive. The known files on C drive use 4.6GB of the
> 7.5GB but properties shows only about 0.9GB of space
> remaining. Any suggestions how to find the "missing" 2GB?
> I can't figure out what has happened to this chunk of
> memory space. Now I can't run defrag because of
> insufficient memory.
> I am running Norton Antivirus which has Norton Protection
> and Unerase Wizard which, I understand, can hold onto
> supposedly deleted files. I checked the recycle bin and
> see less than 1MB of files.
> I'm afraid the C drive may get too full and freeze up my
> system. Appreciate any help I can get.
>
>

Another set of hidden files is in the System Restore subdirectories.
You need at least fifteen per cent free space on a drive to do a
complete defragmentation. You may need a larger amount if you have
large files to defragment.

--
Earl F. Parrish

[gary gavlick]

Your explanation does account for the difference between
the size of the files on the C drive and the amount of
space remaining. Thank you.

>-----Original Message-----
>First of all, you are NOT missing "memory" space! You are
missing
>drive/storage space. Two entirely different animals, and
we do want to be
>"technically" correct, right!
>
>Now, as to the missing space. There are hidden files
created on the drive by
>the operating system, - hidden because they are
undeletable (by normal
>means) and you need them to operate. They are the
pagefile.sys and the
>hiberfil.sys. The 1st one is very necessary to the
operation of the
>operating system. It's default size is equal to 1.5 times
the amount of the
>RAM you had installed at the time the operating system
was loaded (ie: 1 gig
>of RAM = 1.5 gig pagefile)
>
>The 2nd is the file created by the system to allow the
hibernation function.
>If you are not using hibernation, you can turn it off and
the file will be
>deleted. This second file is equal - exactly - to the
amount of RAM
>installed in your system.
>
>"ggavlick" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm running Win XP. My C-drive has 7.5GB allocated to
it
>> and another drive for data with 32GB allocated to it.
Of
>> course Windows keeps defaulting everything into C drive,
>> not D drive. The known files on C drive use 4.6GB of
the
>> 7.5GB but properties shows only about 0.9GB of space
>> remaining. Any suggestions how to find the "missing"
2GB?
>> I can't figure out what has happened to this chunk of
>> memory space. Now I can't run defrag because of
>> insufficient memory.
>> I am running Norton Antivirus which has Norton
Protection
>> and Unerase Wizard which, I understand, can hold onto
>> supposedly deleted files. I checked the recycle bin and
>> see less than 1MB of files.
>> I'm afraid the C drive may get too full and freeze up
my
>> system. Appreciate any help I can get.
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

You're welcome!

"gary gavlick" > wrote in message
...
> Your explanation does account for the difference between
> the size of the files on the C drive and the amount of
> space remaining. Thank you.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >First of all, you are NOT missing "memory" space! You are
> missing
> >drive/storage space. Two entirely different animals, and
> we do want to be
> >"technically" correct, right!
> >
> >Now, as to the missing space. There are hidden files
> created on the drive by
> >the operating system, - hidden because they are
> undeletable (by normal
> >means) and you need them to operate. They are the
> pagefile.sys and the
> >hiberfil.sys. The 1st one is very necessary to the
> operation of the
> >operating system. It's default size is equal to 1.5 times
> the amount of the
> >RAM you had installed at the time the operating system
> was loaded (ie: 1 gig
> >of RAM = 1.5 gig pagefile)
> >
> >The 2nd is the file created by the system to allow the
> hibernation function.
> >If you are not using hibernation, you can turn it off and
> the file will be
> >deleted. This second file is equal - exactly - to the
> amount of RAM
> >installed in your system.
> >
> >"ggavlick" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I'm running Win XP. My C-drive has 7.5GB allocated to
> it
> >> and another drive for data with 32GB allocated to it.
> Of
> >> course Windows keeps defaulting everything into C drive,
> >> not D drive. The known files on C drive use 4.6GB of
> the
> >> 7.5GB but properties shows only about 0.9GB of space
> >> remaining. Any suggestions how to find the "missing"
> 2GB?
> >> I can't figure out what has happened to this chunk of
> >> memory space. Now I can't run defrag because of
> >> insufficient memory.
> >> I am running Norton Antivirus which has Norton
> Protection
> >> and Unerase Wizard which, I understand, can hold onto
> >> supposedly deleted files. I checked the recycle bin and
> >> see less than 1MB of files.
> >> I'm afraid the C drive may get too full and freeze up
> my
> >> system. Appreciate any help I can get.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >