running out of hard drive space. 67.5GB unknown CAB file wasted space


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    running out of hard drive space. 67.5GB unknown CAB file wasted space


    My solid state drive is half full of with and unknown CAB file (see attached WinDirStat report. I'm running out of space. I've disabled imaging and everything else that I can find to disable and have all data on my D drive which is setup with 2 drives 1 TB each for a total storage space of 1 TB. Your assistance is greatly appreciated! The attached screen shot from yesterday has the file size at 66.3 and today it is at 67.5. Looks like computer cancer.

    Thanks so much for considering this.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails running out of hard drive space.  67.5GB unknown CAB file wasted space-unknown-file-66gb.jpg  
    Last edited by jjvvbb; 11 Jul 2012 at 00:59. Reason: attach file
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  2. Posts : 2,072
    Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
       #2

    Hello and welcome to the forums, jjvvbb!

    Your attachment(s) aren't visible to us.

    Please reattach your WinDirStat report properly using this following guide:-

    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums

    Alternatively, you could also generate a screenshot of your WinDirStat window and upload it for our perusal using this guide:-

    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...ool-vista.html
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  3. Posts : 325
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #3

    Probably not a .cab.
    See this
    Huge Unknown .Cab File taking up my entire hard drive. - Microsoft Answers

    and this

    Massive unknown.cab file

    See if they can ring a bell.
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  4. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    TreeSize finally finished working and it shows 1,919,191 files of 4 to 72KB each. See attached snip.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails running out of hard drive space.  67.5GB unknown CAB file wasted space-treesize-2m-files.jpg  
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  5. Posts : 2,072
    Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
       #5

    jjvvbb said:
    TreeSize finally finished working and it shows 1,919,191 files of 4 to 72KB each. See attached snip.
    Look into the links Victor provided above, i think they'll help you figure the problem out..
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  6. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    this may be on the way to being solved. TreeSize helped me see the files that were hidden by Windows and enabled me to safely delete. There are so many files, that it will probably take some time. Thanks to you folks who responded to this so quickly.
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