simple hard drive question :)

Well WindowsXP alone will take a little ober 2GB. When checkin by folders you must remember that there are a lot of hidden files that most likely wont show on the total amount of space used.

well where could the hidden files be? how could I delete or see it?

Could part of it could be the pagefile...?

Could part of it could be the pagefile...?

what's pagefile?

aka Virtual memory... When your computer uses harddrive space as RAM. (Usually happens when progs call for more memory than your comp has)

how can I delete these files? I don't think I need it, I have 512mb of DDR RAM

You can change the size in Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings/Advanced/Virtual Memory....I do not recommend you change it since you know nothing about it and I certainly don't recommend to anyone that they disable 'Pagefile'

Its in...Control Panel>System>Advanced tab>Settings button (under performance)>Advanced tab (look at the bottom).

But, Id get someone more knowlegeable in this subject (Like IPlural or Yrag) before you go messin around in there...

Oh whoops..Sorry yrag.

what happen if I set it to 0?

or 2

I dunno, never tried...Proabaly slow down your system at best...cause it to crash at worst... I dont reccommend it.

but that's only less than a gb where can the other 2 gb went? hidden file? how can I view it?

Well, if im not mistaken, (could easily be) most Harddrives capacity is lower than what the label says, regardless of which OS you are running/if you run one at all.

For example...My HDD is 30gb, but it only shows 26.4 GB

OK....with XP it makes no difference in Pagefile size since it will only use it when no actual memory is available...thus it neither adds nor detracts from your overall system performance. A setting of one and half your memory size is the usual accepted size. Unless your hard drive is thrashing about all the time then you're fine....

If you set it too low and you run out memory and then run out of Virtual Memory...your puter is done.

BTW: 512 is not a lot of memory in an XP machine......



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Install 'DriveScan' in SDC, run the app and it will tell you what's where.

Yrag..I have my old laptop on 128 with XP home...Man is it Sloooooow, but it gets the job done...(kinda)

Even the one Im on now only has 256...no problems there.

Well, if im not mistaken, (could easily be) most Harddrives capacity is lower than what the label says, regardless of which OS you are running/if you run one at all.

My HD shows only 37.2gb for total size and 31.9gb for free space
Thanks Yrag, i will try it

Ya, 40GB is what the label says, but you only get 37.2.

Whoops... ^^DUH!^^

/me needs the editpost function....NOW!

hey Yrag can you give me the a link to that because I couldnt find it

hehe

Tom: XP will run on 128+. It really depends entirely on how many processes you have running in the background that eats up memory....mine runs at approx 550 MB on a re- boot and then slowly builds as time goes on and more gets loaded to memory. As long as you get a handle on the processes even that Lap will run fine

Billy: I show it in SDC....you don't?

I see it now thanks yrag