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hartzofspace
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06 Jul 2009, 4:52 pm

I keep getting a message that recovery file D is full. Is it safe to delete some of those files? I have cleaned up and deleted all that I could elsewhere, and turned off automatic file backup, but this message continues to pop up. It's getting annoying.

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06 Jul 2009, 5:16 pm

your computer likely came with a recovery drive with an installer for windows on it, if you have your discs for your computer (including windows) I would go ahead and reclaim that space, partition magic or a linux live cd with gparted can do this for you.

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06 Jul 2009, 5:21 pm

TOGGI3 wrote:

I would go ahead and reclaim that space, partition magic or a linux live cd with gparted can do this for you.

How do i reclaim the space? And no, I don't have linux.

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06 Jul 2009, 5:28 pm

using either partition magic (only if you have windows XP or lower)
http://www.symantec.com/norton/partitionmagic

or using a linux live cd, which is a linux system on cd that boots from your cdrom drive, runs in memory and touches none of your data or settings, for drive resizing and/or recovering:

http://sysresccd.org/Main_Page
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/system ... -1.2.1.iso

I would recommend to you the linux live cd as it is overall more useful to you for data recovery and partition management on any systems you come across. Did I mention it was free?

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06 Jul 2009, 5:31 pm

Well, I have Vista, so I can't use those links. That little box is driving me crazy, the way it keeps popping up! Thanks, though.

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06 Jul 2009, 5:32 pm

you can use the product in the second link just fine >.>

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06 Jul 2009, 5:36 pm

TOGGI3 wrote:

you can use the product in the second link just fine >.>

I tried to click on that link, and I am reaching the site, only to be greeted by an error message. Address not found by Firefox.

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06 Jul 2009, 5:41 pm

something isnt right there, maybe a DNS issue, you might try having OpenDNS manage your DNS.

https://www.opendns.com/start/device/windows-vista

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06 Jul 2009, 5:58 pm

TOGGI3 wrote:

something isnt right there, maybe a DNS issue, you might try having OpenDNS manage your DNS.

https://www.opendns.com/start/device/windows-vista

I got as far as the instructions to click the radio button Use the following DNS server addresses, and to type in OpenDNS. For some reason, I can't type in that field. Nothing happens. Do you know why?

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06 Jul 2009, 6:07 pm

super strange, are you sure you clicked "Use the following DNS server addresses" before trying?

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06 Jul 2009, 6:08 pm

TOGGI3 wrote:

super strange, are you sure you clicked "Use the following DNS server addresses" before trying?

Yes. The cursor blinks in the field for typing, but nothing appears as I type.

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06 Jul 2009, 6:09 pm

stupid question, but did you make sure numlock is on?

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06 Jul 2009, 6:18 pm

I just tried again, with numlocks on, and then numlocks off, and still can't type in that field.

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06 Jul 2009, 6:19 pm

maybe you have malware or your OS is behaving strangely?

You might need to reinstall anyways :S

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06 Jul 2009, 6:21 pm

TOGGI3 wrote:

maybe you have malware or your OS is behaving strangely?

You might need to reinstall anyways :S

Do you mean re-install the entire system?

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06 Jul 2009, 11:02 pm

very possibly if there is strange behavior in it.

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