HDD wrong size displayed

[Stuart]

I have run the disk cleanup function and have not
compressed the drive. If its relevant i am also on fat32
not NTFS.
Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>have you cleaned your drive? and /or compressed disk?
>>-----Original Message-----
>>My HDD is and 80gb Seagate Barricuda and is fully working
>>under winXP pro with the exception that I have been
>>deleting a large number of large files and windows has
>not
>>correctly been updating the remaining disk space. So
>>everytime I go to install a new program it tells me I
>have
>>no disk space when I know I have in excess of 8gb
>>remaining. There must be a fix, I do not have sp1 either.
>>Please email me
>>
>>Thanks
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Len]

Have you emptied the recycle bin? How about hibernation, is it enabled? Do
you have system restore at the default disk utilitzation setting? Any or
all of the above will effect the amount of disk space you see available.

FWIW,
Len

"Stuart" > wrote in message
...
> I have run the disk cleanup function and have not
> compressed the drive. If its relevant i am also on fat32
> not NTFS.
> Thanks
> >-----Original Message-----
> >have you cleaned your drive? and /or compressed disk?
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>My HDD is and 80gb Seagate Barricuda and is fully working
> >>under winXP pro with the exception that I have been
> >>deleting a large number of large files and windows has
> >not
> >>correctly been updating the remaining disk space. So
> >>everytime I go to install a new program it tells me I
> >have
> >>no disk space when I know I have in excess of 8gb
> >>remaining. There must be a fix, I do not have sp1 either.
> >>Please email me
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >