How large is hiberfil.sys. This is a hidden file like the contents of
the System Volume Information folder. It needs to go into your
reconcilation.
Quote by Shenan Stanley
"When you hibernate your computer, Windows saves the contents of the
system's memory to the hiberfil.sys file. As a result, the size of the
hiberfil.sys
file will always equal the amount of physical memory in your system."
Are you using Windows Live OneCare? I am not sure whether this is
relevant but if you are I could check it out.
Another way to check what is in your C partition is to use Windows
Explorer to search for files over 1 mb. Check Size, At Least, enter
500000 and check Advanced Options and the first three items in Advanced
Options. You should see pagefile.sys. What do you find?
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What is the make and model of your computer. Knowing it could with
finding out the purpose of your second partition.
saxman wrote:
> I have - as best as I could - followed the advice Gerry & JS have
> provided, with no improvement in disk space. Here are the details:
>
> Hard file size = 32.7 GB (Actually, there's a 2nd partition of 4.5 GB
> on the drive, for a total of about 37 GB. Perhaps the 2nd partition
> holds the OS?)
>
> Space Used = 28.9 GB according to the Properties.
>
> Space Available = 3.8 GB
>
> If I highlight all (including hidden) files in the C: drive from
> explore, it says there is 11.7 GB being used. I have done a folder
> by folder analysis, without finding any folder that looks bloated,
> and the total I come up with (ignoring folders that have less than 1
> MB) is 9.9 GB.
>
> Space missing without explanation = 16.2 GB. This seems like it's
> like an elephant being missing in a broom closet. It ought to be
> obvious, but I can't find it.
>
> All the Windows Uninstall files were already compressed. They take
> up < 200 MB. System Restore has been minimized as has the Recycle
> Bin. There is about 0.1 MB in use by temporary files. Compressing
> old files can save another 0.2 MB - clearly peanuts in comparison
> with what's missing. I do not find any functional Norton software on
> the system.
>
> I use the hibernation feature of the laptop extensively.
>
> I'm thinking we've covered all the obvious places to look and had no
> success. It's almost like there is mirroring being done, but I'm not
> looking in the right place to identify that.
>
> I've read about files that can't be recognized by Windows due to
> leading spaces in their names - corruptions either on purpose or by
> accident. Can you comment on whether that's a possibility and how to
> find them if present? Or can you suggest a new path to take that
> might lead me to a solution?
>
> Once again, thanks for your help.
>
>> As Gerry said compressing them is safer, either way (I should have
>> mentioned this before) you will not gain more than about 2GB or less
>> by deleting them depending what MS products you have installed.
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "saxman" <saxman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:887D00EF-5566-4AFF-83EF-38BB312D3E52@microsoft.com...
>>> OK, JS & Gerry, I can't work on this issue for a couple of days, but
>>> wanted
>>> to respond to the questions I know the answer to now, and will take
>>> time early next week to address the others.
>>> 1. I don't think I have any backup program like Norton Ghost.
>>> 2. System Restore is set for 1 GB. Recycle bin is 2% or 0.7 GB.
>>> 3. Yes, I use the hibernation feature extensively. In fact, one
>>> reason I suspected a problem was that the system wasn't (and I
>>> think still isn't) going into hibernation when I close the lid any
>>> longer. Is this a significant issue?
>>> 4. I'll see what success I can have with deletion of uninstall
>>> folders, and
>>> appreciate your caution to burn them to a CD just in case.
>>> Likewise, I'll try compressing any folder not already compressed,
>>> as I do have an NTFS formatted drive.
>>>
>>> Finally, Gerry, you'll note on your last response a line that says,
>>> "Another
>>> default setting on a large drive which could be". Can you finish
>>> the thought?
>>>
>>> I appreciate your help
>>>
>>> --
>>> saxman
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are you using a backup programme like Norton Ghost?
>>>>
>>>> System Restore will account for nearly 4 gb of the difference,
>>>> unless you followed my suggestion when it will be 0.7 gb. The
>>>> Recycle Bin just over 3.2 gb.
>>>>
>>>> Do you use the Hibernation feature?
>>>>
>>>> If your hard drive is formatted as NTFS another potential
>>>> gain arises with your operating system on your C drive.
>>>> In the Windows Directory of your C partition you will have
>>>> some Uninstall folders in your Windows folder
>>>> typically: $NtServicePackUninstall$ and
>>>> $NtUninstallKB282010$ etc.
>>>>
>>>> These files may be compressed or not compressed. If
>>>> compressed the text of the folder name appears in blue
>>>> characters. If not compressed you can compress them.
>>>> Right click on each folder and select Properties,
>>>> General, Advanced and check the box before Compress
>>>> contents to save Disk Space. On the General Tab you
>>>> can see the amount gained by deducting the size on disk
>>>> from the size. Folder compression is only an option on
>>>> a NTFS formatted drive / partition.
>>>>
>>>> Another default setting on a large drive which could be
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> saxman wrote:
>>>>> Thank you JS & Gerry. I have followed your suggestions, but
>>>>> didn't end up with any significant change to the file space
>>>>> availability. (I had done most of what you had suggested already,
>>>>> but gave it another try for completeness sake).
>>>>>
>>>>> Having set the files so I could see them all as suggested by
>>>>> Gerry, I did a Select All, Properties, and get: 49,197 Files,
>>>>> 5,900 Folders,
>>>>> 13.1 GB Size,
>>>>> 11.7 GB Size on Disk. However, if I select Explore, My Computer,
>>>>> right click Properties, I get: File System NTFS, Used Space 28.8
>>>>> GB, Free Space 3.86 GB. Disk Defragmenting doesn't want to run
>>>>> because there's not 15% free space, but if I force a run, it does
>>>>> complete and reports Volume Fragmentation of 38% total, 73% File
>>>>> Fragmentation and 4% Free space fragmentation. I'm still
>>>>> suspecting a corruption of some sort, but don't know where to go
>>>>> next. Your thoughts?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am not sure whether you are seeing all files and folders. Go to
>>>>>> Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings and
>>>>>> verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
>>>>>> checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is
>>>>>> unchecked. You may need to scroll down to see the second item.
>>>>>> You should also make certain that the box before "Hide
>>>>>> extensions for known file types" is not checked. Next in Windows
>>>>>> Explorer make sure View, Details is
>>>>>> selected and then select View, Choose Details and check before
>>>>>> Name, Type, Total Size, and Free Space. Even then there are
>>>>>> still certain folders that remain hidden and this regularly
>>>>>> promps discussion about "lost" disk space. The System Volume
>>>>>> Information folders containing System Restore points, which by
>>>>>> default is allocated 12% of the drive / partition, is just one
>>>>>> example of what remains hidden.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The size of files and free space reported by Windows Explorer can
>>>>>> also mislead. Compressed files mess up reporting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is likely that an allocation of 12% has been made to System
>>>>>> Restore on your C partition which is over generous. I would
>>>>>> reduce it to 700 mb. Right click your My Computer icon on the
>>>>>> Desktop and select System Restore. Place the cursor on your C
>>>>>> drive select Settings but this
>>>>>> time find the slider and drag it to the left until it reads 700
>>>>>> mb and exit. When you get to the Settings screen click on Apply
>>>>>> and OK and exit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another default setting on a large drive which could be wasteful
>>>>>> is that for temporary internet files especially if you do not
>>>>>> store offline copies on disk. The default allocation is 3% of
>>>>>> drive. Depending on your attitude to offline copies you could
>>>>>> reduce this to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer select Tools,
>>>>>> Internet Options, General, Temporary Internet Files, Settings to
>>>>>> make the change. At the same time look at the number of days
>>>>>> history is held.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The default allocation for the Recycle Bin is 10 % of drive.
>>>>>> Change to 5%, which should be sufficient. In Windows Explorer
>>>>>> place the cursor
>>>>>> on your Recycle Bin, right click and select Properties, Global
>>>>>> and move the slider from 10% to 5%. However, try to avoid
>>>>>> letting it get too full as if it is full and you delete a file
>>>>>> by mistake it will bypass the Recycle Bin and be gone for ever.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Select Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
>>>>>> CleanUp to Empty your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet
>>>>>> Files. Also select Start, All Programs, accessories, System
>>>>>> Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore and remove all
>>>>>> but the latest System Restore point. Run Disk Defragmenter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Using Disk CleanUp you need to run it in all User Profiles.
>>>>>> cCleaner avoids that necessity. Also the More Options suggestion
>>>>>> above could well have been overlooked when you ran Disk CleanUp.
>>>>>> cCleaner
>>>>>> does not touch Restore Points.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerry
>>>>>> ~~~~
>>>>>> FCA
>>>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> saxman wrote:
>>>>>>> I was noticing some degradation in performance yesterday and
>>>>>>> looked at my HDD usage. In the 35 GB of the hard drive, only 4
>>>>>>> GB was available - and this after dumping the trash bin and
>>>>>>> offloading a mess of documents. I've looked at all the
>>>>>>> directories that I can see, including hidden directories, and
>>>>>>> can account for only 12 GB of the 31 GB in use. Microsoft
>>>>>>> technical documents I can find talk about running ntbackup.exe,
>>>>>>> which doesn't appear to be available on my laptop. Those
>>>>>>> documents indicate there may have been a corruption of the
>>>>>>> drive with files that contain leading blanks not recognized by
>>>>>>> the file system. Anyway, I appear to be at a dead-end, unable
>>>>>>> to identify and remove 23 GB of files. Does anyone have
>>>>>>> suggestions on how I might proceed?
