Solve : SureDelete Made 160 GB Hard Drive Full?

1.	Solve : SureDelete Made 160 GB Hard Drive Full?
Answer» Try C:\>dir/a:rashC:\>dir/a:rash Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 5028-D515 Directory of C:\ 08/14/2005 12:52 PM 211 BOOT.INI 08/04/2004 06:00 AM 47,564 NTDETECT.COM 08/04/2004 06:00 AM 250,032 NTLDR 3 FILE(s) 297,807 bytes 0 Dir(s) 298,516,480 bytes freeThere doesn't seem to be anything hiding in your root directory I have to go, my missus is yelling at me Don't give up, the night/day shift will probably be on here soon. LOL. I'll check in LATER if I'm allowed.well im gonna go to bed.. i'll read your reply when i wake up lol. thanks for the help dude.chkdsk from dos and delete any lost files or clusters. Run scandisk from windows too.i already did that check disk a couple of times.. but how do i run scandisk?i have no idea im confused Quote i have no idea im confused I think that SureDelete has written 1's and 0's to all unused sectors and sectors that previously contained files. Most likely to prepare it for resale or termination of important files. I think there is little you can do about this apart from REFORMATTING. Since the data written is not recognized by Windows, I doubt you can remove it using Windows? Correct me if I am wrong, I haven't had much EXPERIENCE 'securely' cleaning my PC as I have little to hide. alright so how do i do that? how do i back up all my stuff and everything?XP hides scandisk... Double-click My computer on the Desktop (or Start, My Computer), select drive, File, Properties, Tools, Check Now..., Select Options, Start. Quote alright so how do i do that? how do i back up all my stuff and everything? Burn the data to CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMS or other writeable/removeable media.

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Try
C:\>dir/a:rashC:\>dir/a:rash
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 5028-D515

Directory of C:\

08/14/2005 12:52 PM 211 BOOT.INI
08/04/2004 06:00 AM 47,564 NTDETECT.COM
08/04/2004 06:00 AM 250,032 NTLDR
3 FILE(s) 297,807 bytes
0 Dir(s) 298,516,480 bytes freeThere doesn't seem to be anything hiding in your root directory
I have to go, my missus is yelling at me
Don't give up, the night/day shift will probably be on here soon. LOL.
I'll check in LATER if I'm allowed.well im gonna go to bed.. i'll read your reply when i wake up lol. thanks for the help dude.chkdsk from dos and delete any lost files or clusters.
Run scandisk from windows too.i already did that check disk a couple of times.. but how do i run scandisk?i have no idea im confused
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i have no idea im confused

I think that SureDelete has written 1's and 0's to all unused sectors and sectors that previously contained files. Most likely to prepare it for resale or termination of important files.

I think there is little you can do about this apart from REFORMATTING. Since the data written is not recognized by Windows, I doubt you can remove it using Windows?

Correct me if I am wrong, I haven't had much EXPERIENCE 'securely' cleaning my PC as I have little to hide.

alright so how do i do that? how do i back up all my stuff and everything?XP hides scandisk...
Double-click My computer on the Desktop (or Start, My Computer), select drive, File, Properties, Tools, Check Now..., Select Options, Start.

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