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Old 08-22-2007, 03:30 AM
Abakaya
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Wrong used space on HDD


Hi,
I am running Vista Home on my Dell laptop. I have 16GB of data on it,
but the OS shows the used space as 50GB. I have accounted for all
hidden files. The disc is 80GB. Tried CHKDSK and Defrag. Non works.
Pliz help
Dom


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Old 02-22-2008, 07:40 AM
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Re: Wrong used space on HDD


Hello,
I got the same problem and realized, that cause is the System Restore,
which is not limited. Here is how to limit :
'How To Reduce Disk Space Used By Windows Vista System Restore'
(http://tinyurl.com/2g8zpv)
Hope it helps.
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