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Supposed "Low Disk Space" Problem ?
Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bob
(7 messages posted)
I started getting a pop up reporting low disk space about 2 months back, and it asked
if I would like to delete cookies, useless files etc. which I did do. It also popped
a little icon (looked like a horizontal desk top without a monitor) in the tray next
to the clock on my machine. This was happening frequently. I checked the drive space
and it stated I had 125mb +/- left on the hard drive. The pop up said I should have
200mb, I believe, to run the system properly. I deleted some programs but it didn't
seem to make much difference in the available hard drive space. I ran virus scans
fairly frequently as I didn't think I had put much on the hard drive since I got
the machine and I suspected something wasn't right! All scans came up clean! I use
the Verizon Yahoo Online Protection provided by Computer associates as I use Verizon
DSL for my internet connection. I recently stopped using the machine for about a
full week. I started to use it again and as I had a freeze up of the browser (IE
6) I decided to check the hard drive space to see if a low disk space problem was
causing it. I found I now have 5+ gigs of space on my hard drive! Anyone care to
give an opinion as to what caused this phenoninon? I'm concerned the machine might
have been compromised as it were and was being used for who knows what while I was
online. BTW, the machine is an old Dell Dimension XPS R450. I also run Zone Alarm
(free version) on the machine. Any opinion and/or suggestions? Thanks!!!
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