Date: 05/13/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: browser, asp

Hmm... so I'm having hard drive issues and I'm not too sure where to turn so I'm hoping someone, somewhere may have a solution, or at least some advice.

I have a pretty small HD, it has 10gb. This is never usually too big of an issue but to my great horror I discovered I only have 750mb of space left on it. I decided to go the logical way and "Add/Remove" some programs that were taking up too much space. I scrolled through everything and found that *gasp* to my horror, Canon Zoombrowser is taking up a whopping 4,500mb!

I thought, "this can't be possible", because well, I don't have any photo files kept there anymore and all the photos I store are in a folder that only has like... 250mb or something. Really, not that many things.

So, I went into C drive and opened up the Zoombrowser folder and there certainly is NOT 4,500mb worth of crap in there. Just your basic program and bits... 100mb tops, if that.

So I've been going crazy, looking in every single program on the computer to find out where the hell all the HD memory has disappeared to! I've checked every folder and nowhere is there THAT much memory used up. Not even all totalled up, could it possibly equate to it.

I was thinking, that perhaps it is in relation to the Windows XP switching users function? I only have one account to log in onto the computer with, and that is an 'administrator' account, but is it possible that there are old files that are hidden, that I can't view, that are from BEFORE I installed XP and began using this logon feature?

I also remember using Windows Media Player and the Playlists section showed up with hundreds of songs that USED to be on the computer but I thought were deleted as I couldn't find their sources? Perhaps this has something to do with it?

There are many theories, however they could all be shite and just a result of my inability to keep from adding too much stuff.

If anyone has ANY idea what I have been rambling on about and has any clue as to where my HD memory has up and gone to, please, please reply or I'll be forced to take severe action and delete The Sims or something! =)

Nah, seriously, I appreciate any advice!


Thank you, domo arigato, merci, danke & tusen takk!

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