-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Folders filling up?
- From: Disastar <disastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:38 -0500
Gman, did you try Unlocker?
Lil, I'm curious about this and might have an idea about your H:\BUTTONS and
H:\DATA. Was there a CD, DVD, or removable drive that used to be H: before
you added the new drive? If so, then you have a program that is looking for
data at those locations. I used to have a lot more unexplained folders
before I started assigning only higher letters for new partitions. I keep
D:, E:, F:, and G: available for any removable drives. I even always assign
R: to my main DVD drive.
Ed
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:16 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Folders filling up?
Lil,
Windows adds the Recycle Bin and Restore folders to every permanent
partition it finds automatically. That even includes partitions found on
drives connected through the USB port (externals).
Windows Update can use ANY partition to temporarily hold its install
files, but it doesn't always clean up after itself. I have one on my O:
drive that won't allow me to delete it, even when using a program dedicated
to removing unmovable files. That's because it's an empty folder with no
files to lock onto.
Happy Holidays,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lilian" <lilian.oswaldocruz@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 10:26 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Folders filling up?
> What i don´t understand is why these folders should show up in a drive
> which
> is supposed to be empty and not used? The drives with the numbers
> effectively have update files in them. Is all this newfangled setup due
> to
> some update or patch? I don´t remember ever having Windows Explorer
> organised like this...
>
> Lil
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