Find the error in this equation :
70GB hard drive - 30GB data = 4GB free space.
Where is the missing 36GB? Turns out that Thinkpad/Lenovos have this handy dandy backup utility--ThinkVantage Rescue & Restore--that schedules backups DAILY. It doesn't take long for that to eat up your entire hard drive. And the nefarious part? The space that it uses isn't in some hidden partition where at least you can see it. It is--for non wizard users--all but invisible.
The problem is described and resolved in various forums but it is still a pain to solve. I took the easy way out : uninstall the Rescue & Restore in the usual way through the Control Panel. I am now 36GB richer.
In the process of figuring this out I used WinDirStat, a very nice piece of free software to visualize where your hard disk space is being used.
I was wondering about the "backup" portion of my hard drive. It's almost full! So what happens when it does get full?
ReplyDeletefortunately I don't need the extra disk space, so haven't run into any problems yet.
ahem... i want to leave a smug "i use a mac" comment. hehehe.
ReplyDelete@beautiful : you don't want to find out what happens when it gets full. Most likely windows would start to crash (though I haven't tried it personally)
ReplyDelete@pulangbanca : Well, and you can always add another external drive via usb. But then you'd have to disconnect your DVD drive first...[grin]