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I use Windows Vista and my harddrive space keeps randomly changing from 312GB of available memory to 303GB of available memory. For example, at 6 PM, I check my harddrive and it says 305GB of available memory. At night, around 12AM, I check it again and it says 303GB of available memory.
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Posted 01 February 2012 - 09:12 PM
Are you using System Restore?
What makes you think that the space available/used at any point in time...should be constant?
If you use a browser, there's activity as long as the browser is open by virtue of temp Internet files.
Hibernation uses the hard drive.
And so on.
Louis
What makes you think that the space available/used at any point in time...should be constant?
If you use a browser, there's activity as long as the browser is open by virtue of temp Internet files.
Hibernation uses the hard drive.
And so on.
Louis
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 06:28 PM
hamluis, on 01 February 2012 - 09:12 PM, said:
Are you using System Restore?
What makes you think that the space available/used at any point in time...should be constant?
If you use a browser, there's activity as long as the browser is open by virtue of temp Internet files.
Hibernation uses the hard drive.
And so on.
Louis
What makes you think that the space available/used at any point in time...should be constant?
If you use a browser, there's activity as long as the browser is open by virtue of temp Internet files.
Hibernation uses the hard drive.
And so on.
Louis
Well I assumed that Hard Drive space is like a bucket of water. It doesn't change much unless you do make it change. I don't use Hibernation, and is a browser really constantly fluctuating the Hard Drive Space by several gigs?
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 06:33 PM
1) That isn't enough of a difference to worry about
2) Why are you constantly checking how much free space you have?
3) Terminology: Hard Drive = space
RAM = Memory
2) Why are you constantly checking how much free space you have?
3) Terminology: Hard Drive = space
RAM = Memory
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 12:22 AM
Allan, on 06 February 2012 - 06:33 PM, said:
1) That isn't enough of a difference to worry about
2) Why are you constantly checking how much free space you have?
3) Terminology: Hard Drive = space
RAM = Memory
2) Why are you constantly checking how much free space you have?
3) Terminology: Hard Drive = space
RAM = Memory
Well, number one clears up my suspicions.
I keep checking because on Wikipedia, it says the Vundo virus changes the size of the file to keep from being detected.
And yeah I mean space.
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Posted 07 February 2012 - 08:31 AM
And btw, I agree with hamluis that we're probably looking at system restore utilizing the space. You can always download and run an app such as treesize (http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/) to see exactly what is taking up the space.
And as far as the constant checking, you do have a good, active anti virus app installed, yes?
And as far as the constant checking, you do have a good, active anti virus app installed, yes?
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