deleting large files from my but no space is being regained, oh shat !!!

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  1. hiredgoon

    hiredgoon Regular member

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    ok so i have a 40 gig samsung hdd. I formatted the other day and everythig was workign perfectly for almost a week.

    Now when i uninstall or delete files no space is gained on my hard drive. Whats up with that? How can i fix this becides reformatting
     
    hiredgoon, May 22, 2004
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    flip218 Moderator Staff Member

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    run disk cleanup. Do you have a program Norton System Works? If you do, right click recycle bin and purge everything.
     
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    Oner Moderator Staff Member

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    I had that problem a long time ago as a matter of fact that was the reason I joined aD!!! Anyway the problem for me was a conflict with a Norton Product with some type of Recycle bin protection BS. I uninstalled it and viola! Fixed. Hope that might help.
     
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    flip218 Moderator Staff Member

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    Oner, you didn't need to uninstall the product. Just have to right click recycle bin, click properties, then click norton protection. Then uncheck the enable button for that drive.
     
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