A bit of trivia on XP.
Apparently XP creates a hidden $logfile which equates to 5 or so meg per gig of disk space.
To see the size of your hidden $logfile open command prompt and type " CHKDSK C: /L " without quotes.
My C drive is 5.5 gig with the $logfile taking up 30,175kb.
As I like to thin out XP wonder if it can be resized.
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What is the $logfile
Started by Humpty, Oct 02 2006 10:27 PM
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Posted 02 October 2006 - 10:31 PM
30GB-65536KB 
pretty interesting though..
pretty interesting though..
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TheFiresInTheSky, on Oct 2 2006, 06:31 PM, said:
30GB-65536KB
pretty interesting though..
pretty interesting though..
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Posted 06 October 2006 - 01:17 PM
I'm thinking 65536KB must be the max size for all.
I've a 250Gb drive, and it reports 65536 also.
I've a 250Gb drive, and it reports 65536 also.
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Posted 06 October 2006 - 01:27 PM
Humpty, on Oct 2 2006, 11:27 PM, said:
As I like to thin out XP wonder if it can be resized.
It can be re-sized by using chkdsk c: /L:<size> (size in bytes, I guess)
Not sure if you can reduce it tho - might be for increasing only.
Worth trying it anyway.
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Posted 06 October 2006 - 02:28 PM
burtman, on Oct 6 2006, 01:27 PM, said:
It can be re-sized by using chkdsk c: /L:<size> (size in bytes, I guess)
Not sure if you can reduce it tho - might be for increasing only.
Worth trying it anyway.
Not sure if you can reduce it tho - might be for increasing only.
Worth trying it anyway.
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Posted 07 October 2006 - 01:48 AM
C:\>CHKDSK C: /L The type of the file system is FAT32. Windows can set log file size on NTFS volumes only.
