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February 22nd, 2004 09:00
HD reporting incorrect disk space
I am running Win98 on my new Dell Dimension 2400, and after two months of owning it and running it without a hitch, I've run into a fairly major problem, in that the computer is saying the hard disk is full, which it is not. All of a sudden without me installing any new software, data or anything, it says the disk is full. It's a 40gig drive, and I've heard of this happening before.
Any suggestions?
Thankyou, Peter Ellis.
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ceri sheeran
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February 22nd, 2004 10:00
Hi,
Empty the recycle bin,
Clear temporary internet files
Remove program(s) you don't use.
What have you been saving or downloading in the way of music & video files
Post back
Ceri
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February 22nd, 2004 12:00
DELL-Donald K
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February 23rd, 2004 02:00
stromberg45
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February 23rd, 2004 09:00
thanks guys for your replies, although it has not solved my problem. all the temporary internet files, etc. were already empty, and the only program i could delete that i wasn't using was outlook express 6. all the rest i have installed from scratch, all up i think i remember i used something like 3gig. this is why it has me confused.
i used win98 because i required autoexec.bat to run some events/ set variables up for me and didnt' bother learning how to do it with XP, although i tried.
please help me Dell gurus. my dimension is broken pretty much. i think i will have to log a support call with dell.
please if you have any further ideas, post.
thankyou, peter ellis.
osprey4
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February 23rd, 2004 15:00
You could just go through folders one by one in Explorer and see how much room is being used by each.