permanent file deletion

[random]

when i have files that are too big to fit in the recycle bin and i have to permanently delete then, i dont c my freed up space even after restart

[crackerjacker]

use scandisk. u might have a error on your harddrive and windows might be reporting the wrong amount of free space.

this happen to me before and scandisk might find a error.
peace

[shawners]

how you like my new avatar?

[random]

would scandisk or disk defrag delete any of my files?

[random]

k thx
btw i have an 80gig hd and 167gig hd, how long might it take for scandisk and disk defrag?

[begoodbebad]

when i have files that are too big to fit in the recycle bin and i have to permanently delete then, i dont c my freed up space even after restart

If you are running Norton systemworks you will have to empty the Norton protected files -> purge all files from the recycle bin before you see the space freed.

[eBwoy]

Are you using Windows 98 ? If so, I remember a problem like this that I had, albeit a long time ago. It was an actual bug in the operating system when handling large or lots of recycled files.

Basically, I remember having to kind of tease the correct amount of space back from the drive. What I found worked was actually placing a small file into the recycle bin (such as an empty text file), and then deleting it from the recycle bin (repeated a number of times)

Slowly, the system showed more and more free space, until the entire amount was yielded.

I don't think that defraging your drive will work, as this will not give the recycling system a chance to actually balance the books. Defraging is crazy with such big drives, and it's a fallacy that you even need to do that these days, with drives being as quick as they are Today, performance is rarely impaired.

[Kf7avenger]

Windows Doesnt DELeTE anything in ur HardDrive when u through Things in ure Recycle Bin and u Right click on Permanetly Delte It's Strage that it gets delted so QUick Right That's Bcuz Windows Marks it ass Free Space Which is not Good its Bad U might want to get a Program that actually Deletes Everything u through in ure Recycle bin or all Ure Cookies all ure I.E Browser History theirs a free Program that will Fix this Problem Its Called Ultra wipe U Might also Defragment ure HArdDrive With a Good Disk Disfragmenter its called Diskeeper Lite If U have Norton Symtem Works The Dont worry bout this Program But for sure get Ultra wipe

Ultra Wipe http://www.webattack.com/get/ultrawipe.html

Diskeeper Lite http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207

[hawkburn]

Isn't Diskeeper Lite and your default disk defragment on your computer the same thing? Or am i missing something here?

Diskeeper does a much better job than the regular Windows one... but I use Diskeeper Pro... it can... be... how should I say this.... *found* at certain places as uggghhh... trialware.

[Malakai1911]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser

I'm suprised nobody linked you to this yet.

Guttman, DoD, Pseudorandom, or custom wiping. This is the #1 file deletion util for Windows. *(Freeware!)*

[Kyle06]

had this happen to me once I did not know what to do so I reformated lol

[rctempire]

Always the easy way for kyle. its a windows error it is a bug and there is a fix for it on the m$ website sorry i dont have a link tho

[Michael84]

use scandisk. u might have a error on your harddrive and windows might be reporting the wrong amount of free space.

this happen to me before and scandisk might find a error.
peace
I think he should better try this free disk usage analysis tool (http://directorysize.moleskinsoft.com/disk-usage-analysis-tool.php). Though I'm not sure for 100% if it fits here...

[mountain_rage]

I think he should better try this free disk usage analysis tool (http://www.heidi.ie/node/6). Though I'm not sure for 100% if it fits here...


Don't be a dumb ass, don't use the guys spammed software. Instead use Eraser,

http://www.heidi.ie/node/6

Its free, open source, easy to use and won't give you itchy balls.