8GB Messenger File

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Fonze

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Not sure what to think about this one. I was trying to delete some files to free up space and I saw that there is an 8gb file in the messenger folder in Local Settings.

You have to show system files. the file is located in documents and settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\<login name>\SharingMetadata\Working

the file is called Similarity Table_2 and is of size 8gb but size on disk is only 1mb

I'm using the beta for WLM. anyone have any idea why this file is so huge? probably a compressed database file, but it seemed kind of strange

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ShaneSparky_YYZ

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This has been mentioned before, and yes it seems like a bug but when you delete this folder with that file in it, you don't see a decrease in space. I forget what kind of file you call these :wacko:

And for those who are saying they don't have it, you need WLM and make sure hidden files and folders are showing and system files aren't hidden too :) Then you'll see it.

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ShaneSparky_YYZ

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is it called a pagefile? im not so sure

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\REPLACE USERNAME HERE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\E-MAIL ADDRESS HERE\SharingMetadata\Working

File is called, SimilarityTable_2

Btw, this was stated in the first post ;)

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

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sparse file.....that's.....different....... *rushes off to google*

ok...it all is clear to me now......*wonders why it hasn't been implemented and advertised sooner.....*

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

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So what size is it really, just 1 mb? And is it needed? I don't want 1 file wasting 8 gigs if it actually is.

just google "sparse files" (without quotes)......I think I'll send in a bug report as well, as I have never ran into one of these, and MS may need to know...to the dude who started this, thanks for letting me know! I may have never even caught that! :wacko:

click me for info on sparse files and XP

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Gibwar

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I don't know why the file is there, but i do know how. It is an NTFS sparse file, VMWare and VirtualPC make use of it as well... it allows you to make a 8GB, 16GB, 1Tb, etc file, but only use as much space as needed. Look for a program called mksparse.exe to do this :) use it with Filedisk and wala you have a viable new mountable system that only uses as much space as nessary.

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smartbuddy_82

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Hey People,

It does not use 8GB at all(it is impossible). I am saying this so confidently bec my C:\ drive is only 5GB (Total size) so I guess its some kind of reporting error by windows xp. Maybe they have to release some update for windows xp than for WLM 8.0. :)

Also even though I am using WLM 8.0 and also kept all my files visible I can only go till

C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\email add

After I click on email add folder I only have 2 folders inside: Contacts & Sharing folders.

But yes the properties of email address folder shows Size: 8.01GB (this is impossible bec my c:\drive is just 5GB) and size on disk is 19.6MB.

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