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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: riverside on August 19, 2006, 09:42:00 AM
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Why do I lose space on my hard drive whenever I turn my computer off or restart it??
I lose around 100 mb everytime, and soon will have no space left on my computer.
Can someone please help me!
Thank you!
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Several possibilities, three of which are:
A. You do not have enough RAM (memory) installed on the motherboard and are using programs that require more RAM than you have, so Windows is adjusting the size of the Windows pagefile.
B. A virus is replicating itself (thus adding to the files on your hard drive) or attaching itself to more and more files (thus increasing the size of those files).
C. You are downloading large video or music files, which take up much space on your hard drive.
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C. You are downloading large video or music files, which take up much space on your hard drive.
Its most likely that I am downloading large videos and music files but don't why is it still downloading once I turn my computer off? I am sorry if I am not specific enough.
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You Maybe have Hard Drive Leakeage.. I had the same problem.. Everytime i was restarting my computer, i loose 500 mb 5x faster than yours.. and i backuped my data and reformated my computer.. and it works fine now, but it is most likely caused by a vorius that is making the files bigger, or the virus is leaking your hard drive.. by that i mean is the firus is setting up an unallocated partition.. everytime you restart it changes the size of your hard drive partition, and that might be your problem.. Or what pcdoc4christ said "A. You do not have enough RAM (memory) installed on the motherboard and are using programs that require more RAM than you have, so Windows is adjusting the size of the Windows pagefile. " that might be also true.
How much ram do you have?
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Check your harddrive size just before restarting. Then reboot in safe mode. Keep hitting F8 when your computer boots up. Look at your harddisk size now. Then restart normally, and record your new harddisk space. Post back the results.
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No feedback for over 5 hours, those leaky bits are probably running out on the desk by now. :o ;D
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LOL
;D
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lol is there any other way of fixing this other than formating?
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Have you tried our suggestions or answered our questions?
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Do you have a real Windows CD to use? Formatting and reinstalling is not THAT big of a deal and it solves all Windows related problems.
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Do you have a real Windows CD to use? Formatting and reinstalling is not THAT big of a deal and it solves all Windows related problems.
You forgot something... for a while ::).
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Do you have a real Windows CD to use? Formatting and reinstalling is not THAT big of a deal and it solves all Windows related problems.
You forgot something... for a while ::).
LOL
;D
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lol is there any other way of fixing this other than formating?
You have to determine what is causing the problem before you can fix it.
If it is a virus, reformatting the hard drive will fix it, or installing a good antivirus program, downloading the latest virus definitions and updating it will fix it.
If programs that download files are to blame, stop using the programs or uninstall them.
If Windows Update is to blame, you can delete the backup files Windows makes before installing the updates.
If the pagefile size is to blame, you can add more RAM sticks to your computer.
If you have set the disk space for temporary Internet files too large, you can decrease the size in the Internet Explorer options.
You can also use the disk cleanup feature of Windows to safely delete temporary files your computer no longer needs.
Doc
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And if Windows is to blame, use Linux. ;D
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Do you have a real Windows CD to use? Formatting and reinstalling is not THAT big of a deal and it solves all Windows related problems.
You forgot something... for a while ::).
Thanks for noticing, Neil! ;)