Dunno if it's a big deal. In fact, I'm pretty sure it isn't, it's just an annoyance when I know I have something like eleven gigs left and it shows that I have only like eight. Any reason that this would be going on?

-Daniel

The confusion usually comes about because there
are two different definitions of "gigabyte."
Almost exclusively,
in the computer field (including Windows), the term "gigabyte
refers to 1024 x 1024 x 1024 (1,073,741,824) bytes.
However all
hard drive manufacturers define a gigabyte as one billion bytes.

I am aware of that, but I mean a vast difference.

My computer was saying that I had 3.5 gigs left on my computer when, in actuality, I had more than 10 gigs left. It often does this when I put new things on the computer that are of substantial size and then delete them. I don't think it registers that this space has been regained and considers it taken up until I let the computer rest for a day or two, at which points it gives me the correct space left. Again, it isn't much of a problem, just an annoyance for the most part. I'm unsure as to whether or not there exists a fix for this, but if there's some sort of symptom that might be causing this, I'd like to know.

-Daniel

2 posts I found:

"Ah, the mysteries of Windows.

Possible answers:

1. Recycle bin not emptied

2. New System Restore Point. I have had much better success tracking disk
free space with System Restore off.

3. Microsoft can't count.

I have also noticed this behavior. Also that if I delete a large-say 100 MB
file, and empty the recycle bin that Windows Explorer reports
some ridiculously small increase in free space until a reboot."

"Reboot.
Be sure to empty the recycle bin.
Do you have Norton Protected Recycle Bin?
When I had it, I disabled it because once I was sure I did not want
it, it went to the recycle bin.
If there was any question, it went somewhere else."

Ah hah.

It could be the Norton Protected Recycle Bin.

Thanks.

-Daniel