Disappearing HD space

OS: Windows 98
HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G

Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
moving unused stuff to Drive D.

All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a particularly
large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?

Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
"undo" what I did?

Thanks.

knip(at)cox(dot)net

ric

Same thing happened to me, turned out that System Restore was using it all
up. I had set up the partitioning as you did but System Restore was trying
to use its standard portion of the whole drive, not just the C partition.

You didn't indicate what OS you are using but here's the skinny for ME:

Go to Control Panel/System/Performance/File System/Hard Disk and see how
much is allocated for System Restore. Change it there if you need to.
"ric" <> wrote in message news:...
> OS: Windows 98
> HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G
>
> Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
> Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
> moving unused stuff to Drive D.
>
> All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a particularly
> large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
> is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?
>
> Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
> performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
> up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
> "undo" what I did?
>
> Thanks.
>
> knip(at)cox(dot)net

As indicated below, I am using Windows 98, which doesn't seem to
have the "system restore" area. But thanks.

Chet wrote:
>
> Same thing happened to me, turned out that System Restore was using it all
> up. I had set up the partitioning as you did but System Restore was trying
> to use its standard portion of the whole drive, not just the C partition.
>
> You didn't indicate what OS you are using but here's the skinny for ME:
>
> Go to Control Panel/System/Performance/File System/Hard Disk and see how
> much is allocated for System Restore. Change it there if you need to.
> "ric" <> wrote in message news:...
> > OS: Windows 98
> > HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G
> >
> > Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
> > Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
> > moving unused stuff to Drive D.
> >
> > All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a particularly
> > large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
> > is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?
> >
> > Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
> > performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
> > up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
> > "undo" what I did?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > knip(at)cox(dot)net

Did you empty the recycle bin after deleting the files?
Also delete all temporary internet files and temp files.

"ric" <> wrote in message
news:...
> OS: Windows 98
> HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G
>
> Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
> Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
> moving unused stuff to Drive D.
>
> All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a
particularly
> large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
> is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?
>
> Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
> performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
> up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
> "undo" what I did?
>
> Thanks.
>
> knip(at)cox(dot)net

"ric" <> wrote in message news:...
> OS: Windows 98
> HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G
>
> Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
> Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
> moving unused stuff to Drive D.
>
> All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a particularly
> large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
> is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?
>
> Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
> performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
> up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
> "undo" what I did?

either you screwed up and accidentally copied that 890MB folder to another
folder on C: (look under each folder in C: for a duplicate of the folder you
were working with), or something happened with the free space reporting, in
which case running scandisk will fix that.

Yes. That was part of the "disk cleanup" I did prior to
defragmentation. But thanks.

Pen wrote:
>
> Did you empty the recycle bin after deleting the files?
> Also delete all temporary internet files and temp files.
>
> "ric" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > OS: Windows 98
> > HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G
> >
> > Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
> > Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
> > moving unused stuff to Drive D.
> >
> > All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a
> particularly
> > large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
> > is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?
> >
> > Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
> > performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
> > up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
> > "undo" what I did?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > knip(at)cox(dot)net

--
Better than hearing "Lady Day", or checking in at Monterey...

Thor wrote:

> > OS: Windows 98
> > HD: 5.6G partitioned to 1.99G, 1.99G, 1.6G
> >
> > Problem: Drive C (1.99G) had about 300 MB of unused space. I was in
> > Windows Explorer checking "PROPERTIES" of various files & programs,
> > moving unused stuff to Drive D.
> >
> > All was OK until clicking on "PROPERTIES" then "EXPLORE" on a particularly
> > large (890 MB) folder. The HD light stayed lit, and finally a "Drive C
> > is out of free space" warning appeared. HUH? What happened?
> >
> > Rechecked, and sure enough: Drive C: was down to 25 MB free space. I
> > performed a disk defragmentation and cleanup, and got the free space
> > up to about 50 MB, but....where did the 300 MB disappear to? Can I
> > "undo" what I did?
>
> either you screwed up and accidentally copied that 890MB folder to another
> folder on C: (look under each folder in C: for a duplicate of the folder you
> were working with), or something happened with the free space reporting, in
> which case running scandisk will fix that.

That's what I thought. But searching all folders in Windows Explorer
turned up zilch.

I am going to have my data and programs copied to a server, the HD wiped
and reformatted (this time no 1.99 GB partitions), and my data reinstalled.
I'm tired of screwing with it.

Thanks.