Lost Disc Space?

LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">400 MB filled by nothing.</div> I was trying to download the Beyond Good and Evil <a href='http://speeddemosarchive.com/BeyondGoodAndEvil.html' target='_blank'>Speed Run</a>. I had around 800+ MB left of disc space, I'm very low on this POS 20 GB, and I started to download the 600+ MB version. Windows like to tell me that the download can't be completed at 99% because there's no HD space left, but there's clearly 200 MB or so. I cleared my harddrive to around a 1 Gig free and tried the the download again. I got the same thing around 400 MB. So I quit the download. But now I'm stuck with 400 MB left and it seems whatever I managed to get of the Speed Run is still taking space, but the folder I saved it to is blank.

Is this a possiblity or am I just losing it? Because the Speed Run was the last thing I tried to download.
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  • CMEastCMEast Join Date: 2002-05-19 Member: 632Members
    Virtual memory settings maybe?
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    i think i had something like this, but way worse. my 80 gb hardrive was just filled one day. no idea how. i downloaded a disk scanner thing to see what was taking up so much room on my hard disk, and apparently there were 2 temp files that were 25 gb each.

    try using <a href='http://cleanup.stevengould.org/' target='_blank'>this</a> utility to clean it up. or look for a hard disk scanner to see whats taking up the room.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    Bad clusters can do this, do a full chkdsk /f
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  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    system restore points.

    goto start --> programs --> accessories --> system tools --> system restore

    i think you can delete all restore points but the latest one, that freed up 2gb on mine.
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  • TwistedXTwistedX Join Date: 2004-10-01 Member: 32042Members
    edited May 2005
    I had this happen once before, i searched in my windows directory for anything over 50-100mb or so (as there shouldnt be anything that big in there anyway). And there were 9 428mb or so files (worms) . When i went to delete them, my pc froze. But luckily i know my friend Command Prompt <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <b>Deletified</b>.

    But this is after i used SpaceMonger, this is a small program that searches your whole computer for big files that may be lost or un-wanted.
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  • The_ThingThe_Thing Join Date: 2003-02-25 Member: 13993Members
    Try defragmentation. Once, I defragged a very very old harddrive and relieved 10GB.

    Technology can be queer sometimes.
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  • Black_ViperBlack_Viper Join Date: 2003-12-08 Member: 24157Members
    Check MFT/Page File, those can be a big factor too...
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-6john+May 22 2005, 08:10 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (6john @ May 22 2005, 08:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> try using <a href='http://cleanup.stevengould.org/' target='_blank'>this</a> utility to clean it up. or look for a hard disk scanner to see whats taking up the room. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Cleanup decided for some reason that .tmpl (template) files are somehow .tmp (temprorary) files and deleted a whole lot of them before I managed to stop it. Sigh, time to get out the old undeleter.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    You should know that if you're using IE, it's retarded and saves the file first to a temp, then copies it to your destination, then deletes the temp. So, for a short period, the file takes up twice as much room as advertised.
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  • CyberPitzCyberPitz Join Date: 2004-09-04 Member: 31301Members, Constellation
    Sue IE for false advertisement
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    I've heard of virus's that can make files 'grow' over time, check some old files and make sure their not weirdly out of porportion.
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  • Leaderz0rzLeaderz0rz Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7847Members
    use this to find where all your megabytes are!


    <a href='http://leaderz0rz.rplegend.com/SpaceMonger.rar' target='_blank'>http://leaderz0rz.rplegend.com/SpaceMonger.rar</a>
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Attempts:

    1. Virtual Memory says I have 812 free, I don't know how to free it from there.
    2. I didn't want to try CleanUp, I didn't want to try messing up my HD.
    3. chkdsk /f didn't go through.
    4. I turned off System Restore long ago.
    5. You can't Defragment unless you have 15% HD space free, I only have 2%.
    6. What's an MFT/Page File? I'm dumb.
    7. I don't use IE, thankfully.
    8. I believe I'm free of Virus'.
    9. SpaceMonger seemed to have found the culprit:
    <img src='http://users.adelphia.net/~djlink128/Monger.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    I've darkened the Speed Run[Which apparently is 2 files now taking up 900MB], and some other files I have no clue as to what they are... but would they be safe to delete? They're taking up quite a bit of space.

    Thanks guys, now I know I'm not going crazy due to my HD.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    I blame Microsoft.
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Liku+May 22 2005, 01:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ May 22 2005, 01:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2. I didn't want to try CleanUp, I didn't want to try messing up my HD.

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    cleanup just deletes all of your temporary files anywhere on your hard drive. i guess it would cause problems with .tmpl filetypes, but ive never had a problem with it.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    edited May 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Caboose+May 22 2005, 11:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caboose @ May 22 2005, 11:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I blame Microsoft. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--QuoteBegin-Caboose's Avatar+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caboose's Avatar)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/uploads/av-13597.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You would.
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Caboose+May 22 2005, 02:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caboose @ May 22 2005, 02:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I blame Microsoft. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nope. I'm 100% sure that this is Torvalds' fault. No question about it.
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  • BlueNovemberBlueNovember hax Join Date: 2003-02-28 Member: 14137Members, Constellation
    I've found the problem. Too many dodgy Michael Jackson stuff in temp, and a serious shortage of Naruto and Poi/Sticking videos. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <a href='http://www.homeofpoi.com' target='_blank'>Fire Poi is teh pwn</a>.

    Seriously man, clear those temp directories. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Oh, and by looking at your temporary internet files and the temp folder, that's taking a loy of space. It also looks like the instaler you downloaded is in there, delete the 1/2 file of it, clean out your temp folder and run the installer from temporart internet files directly.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    edited May 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-BlueNovember+May 22 2005, 12:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BlueNovember @ May 22 2005, 12:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I've found the problem. Too many dodgy Michael Jackson stuff in temp, <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    But Thriller rules.
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->and a serious shortage of Naruto and Poi/Sticking videos. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It's just the Naruto OSTs, and 287 MB of Glowstringing is a lot for me. I prefer chems rather than fire. I don't have any fire vids.

    I'll clearing the temp folder now.

    <edit>I went from 400 MB, to 2.08 GB, thanks guys. But can I delete the "pagefile" and "hibersys" files?
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  • Leaderz0rzLeaderz0rz Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7847Members
    hibersys file is for hibernating, do you use hibernation? if not go in your power options and disable it, it should delete the file.
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    Your pagefile is your virtual memory. So no, you can't delete it.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-BlueNovember+May 22 2005, 02:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BlueNovember @ May 22 2005, 02:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> and Poi/Sticking videos. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <a href='http://www.homeofpoi.com' target='_blank'>Fire Poi is teh pwn</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I am confused and intrigued.
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    You think you have it bad? My hard drive suddenly decided to forget 90 gigs of data. I am certain that somehow windows is to blame for this.
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  • BulletHeadBulletHead Join Date: 2004-07-22 Member: 30049Members
    Microsoft is to blame... they made windows HORRIBLE at uninstalling / deleting temporary files

    do 3 things

    1) Do a Disk Cleanup and check old programs and hte like
    2) Go into the C drive and remove ANY folders pertaining to any old program you NEVER USE anymore
    3) Go to www.download.com and get DiskKeeper <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DaJMastaDaJMasta Join Date: 2005-01-10 Member: 34750Members, Constellation
    Yea, i usually manually delete directries after installing, cause they dont always go away. I also sometimes go thru the registry with regcleaner and clear out all the crap.

    Not only does it save space and confusion, but sometimes incomplete uninstalls can mess up new installs or reinstalls.
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+May 22 2005, 02:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ May 22 2005, 02:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Caboose+May 22 2005, 11:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caboose @ May 22 2005, 11:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I blame Microsoft. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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    You would. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Pwnt. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Gree+May 22 2005, 07:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gree @ May 22 2005, 07:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You think you have it bad? My hard drive suddenly decided to forget 90 gigs of data. I am certain that somehow windows is to blame for this. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    My hard drive forgot all my playlists. It doesn't think that there are any files in the Media Library. The files are still there, thank god, but I now have to spend hours manually assembling playlists. And as for my playlists devoted to favorites... god have mercy on my bloated, tortured soul.
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  • InvaznInvazn Join Date: 2004-03-04 Member: 27142Members
    You play mugen?
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