find physical location of files on hdd?


  1. david0077
    Posts : 19
    Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64-bit
       New #1

    find physical location of files on hdd?


    hi,

    i went to shrink one of my disk partitions and was told i couldn't get more than 3gb more because there are some files in the partition that windows can't move. i've actually got about 30gb free on the partition, so this is irksome. does anyone know of an application that'll show me where files are located on the disk so i can see which files are preventing the partition from shrinkiing?

    thanks
    dave
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

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

    Partition Wizard bootable disk, the bottom link on this page, will shrink it more than Windows Disk Management, which I assume is what you have used.

    Free download Magic Partition Manager Software, partition magic alternative, free partition magic, partition magic Windows 7 and server partition software - Partition Wizard Online
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  4. david0077
    Posts : 19
    Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       New #3

    excellent! thank you! :)

    looks like they have a 'home edition' too, that could handle what i want and it's free.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

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

    david0077 said:
    excellent! thank you! :)

    looks like they have a 'home edition' too, that could handle what i want and it's free.
    Make sure you get the one at the bottom of the page that must be burned to a disc. It operates outside of Windows.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
Hi, win7 pro 64bit I was in a picture browser and selecte a load of files and copied them to a folder but looking in that folder they are not there, others I did are there, guess I selected the wrong folder that one time. Can I do a search on copied files ? DBenz
In my libraries how do I find the default location of a file or folder? Thank you,
I am looking all over my flash drive and I'm not able to find any of my pictures that I had on my computer can somebody help me and if this help there is a pictures folder, but when I click it all I get is desktop and I click it and something else comes up
Hiya there, this may sound like a daft question.. but.. I have a hard disk I have it partitioned into 3 1) system (windows put that there) 2) C: I have installed my programs and OS here 3) D: This i where i keep the work i have done I want to do a clean install of OS and programs ,...
Please help a Windows 7 noobie AKA total dummy. Windows 7 Pro 64bit. I inadvertently moved this folder - authorization.xml size 2.37Kb dated 11/17/2011 and have no idea where to put it back if in fact it is necessary. I've attached a screen capture hoping it might help in identifying it. ...
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 08:39.
Find Us