+BudMan MVC Posted March 8, 2018 MVC Share Posted March 8, 2018 How much space is free has zero to do with the posters question.. The point is his files make up X, while drive is showing that Y is being used which is way greater than X.. I don't hardly have anything on 1.36tb Drive I don't understand ware the space has gone DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Treesize is my go to guy. https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 16 hours ago, metallithrax said: I'm wondering why nobody has mentioned that there is 500GB+ of free space and this person needs to free up space. Seriously, you have 0.5TB of free space and you are wanting to free up more space. Some people like to know what is eating up their data and keep their drives clean. I periodically go through and clean up crap on my drives even though I have plenty of space. LaP 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted March 8, 2018 Member Share Posted March 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, techbeck said: Some people like to know what is eating up their data and keep their drives clean. I periodically go through and clean up crap on my drives even though I have plenty of space. Yup. It's a lot easier to prevent a low space situation than to fix one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 the space is missing cos the drive is dying, nothing more, youve said it is clicking, HDD death inbound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted March 8, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, Mando said: the space is missing cos the drive is dying, nothing more, youve said it is clicking, HDD death inbound! DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted March 8, 2018 MVC Share Posted March 8, 2018 I agree "CLICKING" is a problem... I mentioned this along with many others very early in the thread... You should check this drive with the tools from the maker.. After you move off whatever data you might want to keep or hope to keep that is on it, etc. Mando 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, BudMan said: I agree "CLICKING" is a problem... I mentioned this along with many others very early in the thread... You should check this drive with the tools from the maker.. After you move off whatever data you might want to keep or hope to keep that is on it, etc. Yup! known to us in the trade as "The Click of death" caused normally by the actuator arm in the drive hitting a limiter. That is the common term used to describe a hard disk that is clicking. A clicking hard drive is usually a sign of a major mechanical problem, except in cases like the one mentioned above where System Area corruption can also be a cause. If there is nothing logically wrong with the drive, then it is definitely a mechanical issue. https://acsdata.com/why-is-my-hard-drive-clicking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Missed where the drive was clicking. Get data off fast. Drive could die at anytime. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelxin Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 E:\WindowsImageBackup,270288,3 E:\WindowsImageBackup\Owner-PC,270288,3 E:\WindowsImageBackup\Owner-PC\Backup 2016-07-06 055501,0,0 E:\WindowsImageBackup\Owner-PC\Catalog,270272,2 E:\WindowsImageBackup\Owner-PC\SPPMetadataCache,0,0 You're in a backup loop. You're backing up your hard drive to the same hard drive.. delete the Windows backup, get an external drive and start backing up there. That will free all your space. You can't see the size of the files because Windows changes the permissions on the folders to protect them. Mando 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Sounds like a dead drive imo clicking noises are a concern glad i moved to ssd years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted March 8, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, Sensi said: Sounds like a dead drive imo clicking noises are a concern glad i moved to ssd years ago We said this 100 times. Let the OP reply, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensi Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Mindovermaster said: We said this 100 times. Let the OP reply, please... Are all you guys are snowflakes or something jheez calm it down Circaflex 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circaflex Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sensi said: Are all you guys are snowflakes or something jheez calm it down Don’t take it to heart. I would just brush it off and ignore him going forward. Sensi 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted March 8, 2018 MVC Share Posted March 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Sensi said: Sounds like a dead drive imo clicking noises are a concern glad i moved to ssd years ago SSD's are great for speed, but unlike a mechanical hard drive like this one which clicks to signal it's death, SSD's tend to die a bit more spontaneous, SSD? What SSD? I do agree with you though, clicky clicky ... time to backup, upgrade to an ssd definitely. Then get a 1TB storage drive. Sensi and DConnell 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalman Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 ok I wound format it but I have this but I'm sure its not on this c harddrive, when I go to disk clean up its got you can free up more disk space when I click thare, add and remove programs come up but I'm sure thare not on this harddrive but why wound they show up ?. if they was on this 1tb harddrive wound add and remove show up on RidNacs every think I mean it all every bit of software is on this hardrive from what RidNacs shows I don't want to delete add and remove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, lethalman said: ok I wound format it but I have this but I'm sure its not on this c harddrive, when I go to disk clean up its got you can free up more disk space when I click thare, add and remove programs come up but I'm sure thare not on this harddrive but why wound they show up ?. if they was on this 1tb harddrive wound add and remove show up on RidNacs every think I mean it all every bit of software is on this hardrive from what RidNacs shows I don't want to delete add and remove Sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalman Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 I am asking if RidNacs shows every bit of software and that add and remove has nothink to do with this drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted March 9, 2018 MVC Share Posted March 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, lethalman said: I am asking if RidNacs shows every bit of software and that add and remove has nothink to do with this drive 1 How about this. First, tell us what your native language is and then use your Native language to write the question and we will throw it in a translator. Because I have no idea what you are saying. No offense. From what I understand about RidNac, it does not show programs installed on Windows but instead shows spaced used in folders on your C drive. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted March 11, 2018 Veteran Share Posted March 11, 2018 On 3/7/2018 at 4:36 AM, lethalman said: no I have two harddrives all windows is on Local Disk c I don't hardly have anything on 1.36tb Drive I don't understand ware the space has gone but I will say my hard drive mite of packed up when on it it makes sounds like clicking sounds its not freeing up any space how do I know for sure? that its packed up ? Clicking sounds aren't good. Did you check the SMART status of the drive with something like HD Tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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