xp sp2 give back hard drive space after...

[smitti]

Does xp sp2 give back hard drive space after files are deleted & recycle bin
emptied? If not, how can I get that space back? I've deleted many files,
and it doesn't appear to be giving back the space.

Thanks for any info.

 

[R. McCarty]

Using any Norton Products ? - they include the Norton Protected
Recycle bin, sort of a trash can within another trashcan or delete -
"Are you Sure" then "Are you Really, Really Sure".
Otherwise, deleted files/folders should return their space back to
the Free Space table immediately.

"smitti" <smitti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F376A54A-E0A5-45CE-AEE6-49C54ABDADDA@microsoft.com...
> Does xp sp2 give back hard drive space after files are deleted & recycle
> bin
> emptied? If not, how can I get that space back? I've deleted many files,
> and it doesn't appear to be giving back the space.
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
>

 

[smitti]

No, I'm completely Norton free after using it 15-20 years. Have heard so
many conflicting opinions on using Norton that I wanted to try it without for
a change.

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Using any Norton Products ? - they include the Norton Protected
> Recycle bin, sort of a trash can within another trashcan or delete -
> "Are you Sure" then "Are you Really, Really Sure".
> Otherwise, deleted files/folders should return their space back to
> the Free Space table immediately.
>
> "smitti" <smitti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F376A54A-E0A5-45CE-AEE6-49C54ABDADDA@microsoft.com...
> > Does xp sp2 give back hard drive space after files are deleted & recycle
> > bin
> > emptied? If not, how can I get that space back? I've deleted many files,
> > and it doesn't appear to be giving back the space.
> >
> > Thanks for any info.
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

[riverdogs05]

Do a defrag.
"smitti" <smitti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C50539B2-420E-424F-A46C-E676E36B3FF4@microsoft.com...
> No, I'm completely Norton free after using it 15-20 years. Have heard so
> many conflicting opinions on using Norton that I wanted to try it without
> for
> a change.
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> Using any Norton Products ? - they include the Norton Protected
>> Recycle bin, sort of a trash can within another trashcan or delete -
>> "Are you Sure" then "Are you Really, Really Sure".
>> Otherwise, deleted files/folders should return their space back to
>> the Free Space table immediately.
>>
>> "smitti" <smitti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F376A54A-E0A5-45CE-AEE6-49C54ABDADDA@microsoft.com...
>> > Does xp sp2 give back hard drive space after files are deleted &
>> > recycle
>> > bin
>> > emptied? If not, how can I get that space back? I've deleted many
>> > files,
>> > and it doesn't appear to be giving back the space.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any info.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>