[tech] Disappearing HDD space

[Alwyn Nixon-Lloyd]

my only thoughts would be

1) the swap file is changeing size do to something needing to use it. or

2) XP might uses some disk size estimation system that doesn't actaully
 check the size untill you ask it to so it initialy shows the estimated
size, then checks it to makes sure its correct or not.  or.

3) its just slow in doing its disk size checking . 

those are just thoughts on the matter, and i have no way of varifying any
of them.

[ZAR]

Alwyn

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Ryan Chow wrote:

> Hey All,
> 
> Here is funky problem, for a few times now I find that HDD on my C: 
> (Windows XP) partition is disappearing at the rate of 1MB/min or more.  I 
> suspect a virus but not sure which one any ideas on what is causing this 
> problem?
> 
> I've turned off system restore and fixed the size of the swap file
> 
> Ryan
> 
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