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    S!X's Avatar L33T Member BT Rep: +5
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    Actually, I found this little guide http://vistarewired.com/2007/04/07/h...t-doesnt-work/

    Followed it, and expanded the main partition. Now "Computer" displays "213 GB free of 232 GB".

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    lol,
    A whole 1 GB?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Broken View Post
    lol,
    A whole 1 GB?
    No, this is what it displayed before:



    so technically it's a 20gb increase.
    Last edited by S!X; 12-19-2007 at 05:55 AM.

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    Good, 232 GBs is where it should be after a normal partition.
    Mine (a 250 GB) is the same under XP.

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    Yea the OS will use about 4-5 percent of your hdd space for hidden files if your running XP, I had the same problem and i got most of my space back using Partition Magic 8.5 without having to reformat anything Anyways good luck!

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    What are these "hidden files" you're talking about?
    "I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg

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    Quote Originally Posted by clocker View Post
    What are these "hidden files" you're talking about?

    With every install of Windows, MS installs secret spy software for the NSA.
    Partition my ass!

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    Quote Originally Posted by clocker View Post
    What are these "hidden files" you're talking about?
    It's just bs... Never happened on any of my computers.

    I guess they think that a 500GB hdd gives them 500GB in Vista/XP or whatever.

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