hello. while i srated running wipe free space i opened up my computer and the first thing i noticed was the c drive had increased considerably on free space. during running of wipe free space my pc frooze. I just went back to c drive and it has decreased even more. by about 40g. #
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wipe free space has just taken loads of memory away
Started by ident, Mar 29 2009 11:22 PM
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 11:22 PM
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 11:49 PM
Look for a large file at the root of C:\ with random numbers or letters as a file name.
What version of CCleaner are you using?
The newest version is supposed to correct this in case of a crash.
What version of CCleaner are you using?
The newest version is supposed to correct this in case of a crash.
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CCleaner v2.18.878
Added support for Internet Explorer 8.
Improved Wipe Free Space routines.
Improved internal communication between threads.
Escape key no longer closes CCleaner.
Added scrolling to Options screen.
Added support for multiple DetectFile options in INI files.
Fixed bug when clicking links to navigate to URL.
Fixed Win98 progress bar problem.
Fixed repaint problem on Options screen when resizing.
Minor GUI bugs fixed.
Added support for Internet Explorer 8.
Improved Wipe Free Space routines.
Improved internal communication between threads.
Escape key no longer closes CCleaner.
Added scrolling to Options screen.
Added support for multiple DetectFile options in INI files.
Fixed bug when clicking links to navigate to URL.
Fixed Win98 progress bar problem.
Fixed repaint problem on Options screen when resizing.
Minor GUI bugs fixed.
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Posted 29 March 2009 - 11:55 PM
Hello. I just resolved it as you posted.
I installed windirstat and it pointed to a file in c:SZBIRVOIBVYMRGTY that was 62gb
is this a bug in ccleaner? im running the new ccleaner
My misstake i was still on 2.17 is ee 2.18 is out now
I installed windirstat and it pointed to a file in c:SZBIRVOIBVYMRGTY that was 62gb
is this a bug in ccleaner? im running the new ccleaner
My misstake i was still on 2.17 is ee 2.18 is out now
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 12:03 AM
I'm glad that you have worked it out.
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 11:10 PM
I just wanted to add a possible other fix that has worked for me in the past.
Having used another disk wiper program and as an accident shutdown during the process my hard drive had little to no space left.
To correct the issue I simply used windows search (not 4.0) to use "search by file size" then I typed in first 100,000KB (100MB or greater) then 500,000KB (500MB or greater) because most windows files will never exceed either of those and most users won't have to many files other than possible game files or movies that exceed those amounts.
Also click advanced in search using the "search hidden files"
The search will display the largest files once completed. Simply sort by file size, find the biggest file with random numbers and letters, look at the directory it is placed in, then delete all like files around that size range within that directory.
Should do the trick if else fails.
Having used another disk wiper program and as an accident shutdown during the process my hard drive had little to no space left.
To correct the issue I simply used windows search (not 4.0) to use "search by file size" then I typed in first 100,000KB (100MB or greater) then 500,000KB (500MB or greater) because most windows files will never exceed either of those and most users won't have to many files other than possible game files or movies that exceed those amounts.
Also click advanced in search using the "search hidden files"
The search will display the largest files once completed. Simply sort by file size, find the biggest file with random numbers and letters, look at the directory it is placed in, then delete all like files around that size range within that directory.
Should do the trick if else fails.
