Hard Disk space seen as occupied... But disk is empty inside

View Poll Results: How is the arrangement of info?

Voters
1. You may not vote on this poll
  • Thumbs Up

    1 100.00%
  • Thumbs Down

    0 0%

  1. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
       #1

    Hard Disk space seen as occupied... But disk is empty inside


    Hi

    1. I have Win7 64-bit installed.

    2. Earlier I installed MySQL and created database (size: 2 GB) in my D: drive (size: 52.8 GB).

    3. Then I formatted my C: drive and installed Win7 again. As a result, MySQL got uninstalled and something happened to the database in D: drive.

    4. After the new Win7 installation, My Computer shows D: [50.8 GB free of 52.8 GB] but the disk is empty.

    5. How do I recover these 2 GBs?


    Regards
    Arpit
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #2

    Post a screen shot of Windows Disk Management, showing all the details of the D drive.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    PFA
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Hard Disk space seen as occupied... But disk is empty inside-disk-mgmt.jpg  
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #4

    What does "PFA" mean?

    Disk Management says there is something on D, but if you don't care about that something, whatever it is, a reformat of D should get all the space back.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    PFA: Please Find Attached

    It does not allow to format. I have attached 2 images.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Hard Disk space seen as occupied... But disk is empty inside-1.jpg   Hard Disk space seen as occupied... But disk is empty inside-2.jpg  
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #6

    Post a screenshot of the end step of the following: Start Menu -> Right click Computer -> Properties -> Advanced system settings -> Advanced tab (should already be in this tab after the last step) -> Under the Performance section -> Settings... -> Advanced tab -> Under the Virtual Memory section -> Change...
      My Computer


  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #7

    Did you ever check whether there were hidden files on the drive.

    If you want to reformat, use Partition Wizard - the bootable CD is best.
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #8

    whs said:
    Did you ever check whether there were hidden files on the drive.

    If you want to reformat, use Partition Wizard - the bootable CD is best.
    If the OS is creating a pagefile on the drive (as appears to be the case from Disk Management), formatting the partition will not stop the pagefile from being recreated. I think it is a good idea to check the pagefile settings and turn them off for that partition. I see no reason for a pagefile on each separate partition as there seems to be on the OP's system.
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 742
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
       #9

    Go to Folder and Search Options in Windows explorer and View tab. Click the radio button on the Show hidden files, folders, or drives. Remove check mark on Hide protected operating system files. You can also remove the check mark for Hide extensions for known file types.

    Now to remove the page file on D:, Right click on Computer and select properties. On the left side of the window, click on Advanced system settings. Here go to Advanced tab and click on the Advanced tab and again click on the Settings button in Performance section. In this section click on Advanced tab. In the Virtual memory section click on Change button.

    Select the D: drive and then click on the radio button next to No paging file. Press Set button and close the window. If a message appears that you should restart the system please do so.

    Once you get the desktop open D: and check the contents. If you see your old database file there, take a backup of it, and delete any other extra files.

    Now you can format the D: and you will have recovered the entire space.
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #10

    Were you able to recover the hard disk space using the help provided?
      My Computer


 

  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:38.
Find Us