(800) 853-2651
SHOP NOW

O/T. Computer

N

NorminN.B.

Member
I need some puter help. My nephew has a laptop, with windows vista. A box appears saying You are running out of disk space on Recovery (E;) to free space delete old or unnecessary files, click here.
It says if you delete these files, you will gain "0" space. There is about 5-6 files, and all appear to be needed. Doesn't make sense to me. Anyone know what it is, or how to get rid of that box. It had a Trojan, which I got rid of, but the box still appears. Thanks, for any help. I spent so much time with his puter, I can't get to my tractor. NorminN.B.
 
You may have some "residual" files in your recycle bin...

Even though "deleted", they are still on the drive until you "delete" them from the recycle bin or empty the recycle bin.

or

There may be other hidden or system files which you can't see.

or

the drive could have bad sectors... rendering that space unusable

or

it could be something else.
 
Recovery partition stores backup files to restore your C: drive in case of virus/trojan...those backup files can be huge...figure out which backup you want to keep and delete the rest...hint...you want to save the one you had BEFORE the trojan got you.
 
I have the same problem with a desktop and Windows 7 Pro. There is nothing you can do except to delete the recovery partition and you don't want to do that. Just ignore it. It is doing no harm.
 
Down load a program call CCleaner it will remove files you don"t need and give you a lot more disk space. You can control your startup menu plus defrag the regerstry which takes dead files and files that no longer needed. One comp I did for a friend had 830 dead files on it, it ran like a new one after it was cleaned. I clean my with it once a week hope this helps.
 
Thanks, the recycle bin is empty, and there is loads of memory left. He didn't have a virus scanner. There was 7 trojan viruses on it, and 760 malware. I got rid of all that, but the box saying Recovery E is full, still comes up. I've installed AVG on it now. Will try CCCleaner also. NorminN.B.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

S
Computer frozen from bogus warning message
Replies
14
Views
1K
Bruce(OR)
B
2
Posting Pictyures Quit Working
Replies
4
Views
239
pete 23
P
kcm.MN
Changing Number of Puzzle Pieces
Replies
0
Views
190
kcm.MN
kcm.MN
R
Computer problem
2
Replies
24
Views
680
rrlund
R
R
OT -Laptop computer issues
Replies
13
Views
2K
Bret4207
B
Tractor Parts Tractor Manuals

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy

Back
Top