My current Drive size is 16gb, when i erase a files they erase perfectly no problem but then I look at the Hard Drives properties and there iss no change in the Drive size even after i restart the computer. I highligted all the folders inside the hardrive and I got 48gb of used space and when i use the properties i get 59 of used space even though I deleted all those files totalling 11gb. Ive never done disk defragmenting but if I did would it help or make the matters worse.
2006-07-18 10:42:25 · 2 answers · asked by der_fuhrer 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Defragging your hard drive will help out somewhat due to the fact that over time the data on your hard drive gets scrambled all over the place. However your best bet is to buy a new hard drive with at least 100gb or more of storage capacity. You can back up your current data on cd roms or dvd roms (if you have that ability) and then reinstall the old data onto your new hard drive or you could put in the new hard drive and use your old hard drive as a slave drive if you want to.
2006-07-18 10:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by Darth Raptor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Macs and some versions of Windows you have empty the recycling bin or trash before it will recognize the extra space. Defragmenting will not make your computer recognize the files as deleted, but it will help in other ways and will make the computer run more smoothly over all.
2006-07-18 11:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by Nick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋