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hard drive free space reported incorrectly

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by jharding, Jan 7, 2002.

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  1. jharding

    jharding Thread Starter

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    I am frequently having to run scandisk to correct a problem where
    a) the free space on the hard drive is reported incorrectly, or
    b) size of a file is reported incorrectly.

    Pentium III 600MHZ
    256 Ram
    60GB IBM Deskstar
    both: WindowsME and WindowsXP (At different times not two simultaneously installed op systems.
    Is it a hard deive problem?
    software problem?
    Disk was formated using MS Format
    Thanks for any help you can give.
    Jim Harding
     
    jharding, Jan 7, 2002
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  2. sontan

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    Are you running anti-virus software? It could be caused by a virus.
     
    sontan, Jan 7, 2002
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  3. Voodoomelon

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    I too have had WinME and XP installed, which led to hard disk problems. I suggest wiping everything if possible, and stick with XP.
     
    Voodoomelon, Jan 10, 2002
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