http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in External Harddrive space not freeing up even after deleting. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com I cannot believe i didn't think about it earlier... ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5316424.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5316424.html 28 May 2012 16:55:29 PDT Norton Protection was keeping approx 10 GB of deleted files.<br>Now problem is solved, thanks man! <img border="0" src=" ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5287014.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5287014.html 15 Mar 2012 13:15:23 PDT 1). Go to Disk Utility<br><br>2). Select the file to delete/&quot;Free-up&quot; on left hand column<br><br>3). Click &qu ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5219029.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5219029.html 19 Oct 2011 10:23:02 PDT Yes, the need to learn/use. I enjoy learning about some tech things and as long as I can get back to point A without los ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194355.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194355.html 29 Aug 2011 09:31:09 PDT Sorry but given the clues I can't guess what caused it. And as you found out we have to learn/use other tools that give ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194336.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194336.html 29 Aug 2011 08:46:36 PDT I<br> think it worked. I downloaded Gyula and once I figured out how to <br>change the drive selection, like over 1200 f ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194283.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194283.html 29 Aug 2011 06:23:58 PDT I think it worked. I downloaded Gyula and once I figured out how to change the drive selection, like over 1200 files sho ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194145.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194145.html 28 Aug 2011 21:29:06 PDT Are these things free downloads, ubuntu? There's not ever been Norton on my computer, only McAfee. Or are you referring ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194125.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194125.html 28 Aug 2011 20:53:47 PDT I use Gyula's Navigator and even a Live CD called UBUNTU when I'm hunting for files that didn't get deleted.<br><br>If N ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194094.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194094.html 28 Aug 2011 17:50:03 PDT Ok, the check error, didn't change anything, so I don't even know if it was checking the external drive even though I ha ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194069.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194069.html 28 Aug 2011 17:22:28 PDT You use a file explorer as noted or see if any Norton or other things are giving you a protected trash bin.<br><br>Bob ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194054.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194054.html 28 Aug 2011 16:05:35 PDT I'm having this issue today. I have a 250GB drive and I completed all of those steps of deleting, etc. and it's showing ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194043.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5194043.html 28 Aug 2011 15:52:04 PDT I arrived here looking to resolve what I believe to be the exact same issue. I figured I'd post a solution to help anyon ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2831776.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2831776.html 11 Aug 2008 13:38:00 PDT If you delete files on another drive (C) while the external drive is attached, many times those files end up in the exte ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2608280.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2608280.html 16 Oct 2007 13:11:27 PDT well said ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2607111.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2607111.html 15 Oct 2007 03:22:59 PDT ... the inelegant solution elegantly saves time <img border="0" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/mb/emoticons/happy.gif" alt=" ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2606392.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2606392.html 14 Oct 2007 05:29:01 PDT I tried the the check disk, went through cmd<br>tried doing it at boot up...<br>tried defragmenting it as well<br>none o ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2606336.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2606336.html 14 Oct 2007 00:22:30 PDT I think it's used only for scanning during the booting process. I just tried chkdsk because it shows me a variety of opt ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2606166.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2606166.html 13 Oct 2007 17:54:57 PDT Hey guys, you won't be able to use &quot;chkdsk&quot; if you have Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP, these systems come w ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605907.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605907.html 13 Oct 2007 11:03:33 PDT Somewhere in Windows there's a way to recalculate the amount of free space but I couldn't find it again. So that's why I ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605735.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605735.html 13 Oct 2007 08:14:15 PDT now that you mention it the problem obviously is one of the amount of free space not being reported properly. Equally ob ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605717.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605717.html 13 Oct 2007 07:29:13 PDT It was actually on my 2GB SD card. The amount of free space wasn't report properly. This probably happens when you remov ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605561.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605561.html 13 Oct 2007 00:45:21 PDT Have you checked the partition on that drive? Go to control panel/performance and maintenance/administrative tools/compu ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605436.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605436.html 12 Oct 2007 21:30:06 PDT .....permanently delete stuff.<br><br>Emptying the trash/recycling can is true of ALL ext hardrives, from handheld units ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605262.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605262.html 12 Oct 2007 17:26:01 PDT Have you tried running &quot;ScanDisk&quot; on your external hard drive to check for errors and correct them if it there ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605232.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605232.html 12 Oct 2007 17:20:26 PDT May be caused by malware. 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Works for me every time.Find the files, del ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605213.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2605213.html 12 Oct 2007 17:09:20 PDT You can use a file explorer (I use Gyula's Navigator) to find where the space is or not is.<br><br>Bob ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602887.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602887.html 09 Oct 2007 19:45:03 PDT This is an external Hard Drive<br><br>I have emptied the trash as well<br>many time i end up using Ctrl+Delete<br><br>I ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602624.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602624.html 09 Oct 2007 12:36:47 PDT The most common thing to do is to empty the trash.<br><br>Bob ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602466.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602466.html 09 Oct 2007 09:09:33 PDT I have a 2.5&quot; External hard drive that has a lot of data on it<br>I was trying to free up some space on the hard Dr ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602472.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-2602472.html 09 Oct 2007 09:05:33 PDT