[Mooseknuckle]

I have uninstalled several pre loaded programs and deleted several folders and files on a new computer and for some reason the available disk space is actually going down.

I started with 199GB free out of 225GB and after uninstalling and deleting i have 195GB free?

does anybody know why this is?

[evilfantasy]

Give it a good cleaning.

Download and install CleanUp!.exe

Open Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from the Start > All Programs menu).
Set the program up as follows:

• Click Options...
• Move the arrow to Standard CleanUp!
• Uncheck the following: (if checked)
  • Delete Newsgroup cache
  • Delete Newsgroup Subscriptions
• Click OK

Click the CleanUp! button to start the program. Reboot/logoff when prompted.

Note: CleanUp! deletes EVERYTHING out of your temp/temporary folders, it does not make backups. If you have any documents or programs that are saved in any Temporary Folders, please make a backup of these before running CleanUp!
If you have a 64 bit Operating System do NOT run Cleanup and let me know as we will use another utility

[Mooseknuckle]

I ran the program and it cleared up 1GB, but the free space on my computer still says 195GB...

i dont understand why i had more free space available before i started uninstalling and deleting???

[evilfantasy]

You may need to defrag.

A good third party program which are faster than the Windows built in defrag.

Piriform Defraggler

[Mooseknuckle]

Even if this is a brand new computer out of the box?

[evilfantasy]

If you look at all of the paperwork it probably says somewhere 225GB Max. There may be a hidden recovery partition that is taking up a considerable chunk of space. It isn't uncommon for the advertised max space to differ from what you actually have.

[Mooseknuckle]

the advertised space was 250GB....actual space out of the box was 225 with 199 being free....

so is there anyway to get back any of that space? or it is permanently gone?

[evilfantasy]

XP....Vista?

[Mooseknuckle]

vista 32 home premium

[evilfantasy]

Clear your System restore Points.

To turn System Restore on or off

1. Open System by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking System.
2. In the left pane, click System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3. To turn off System Protection for a hard disk, clear the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.

Restart the computer.

Turn system restore back on.

To turn on System Protection for a hard disk, select the check box next to the disk, and then click OK.