70 GB of data missing?

[c0ex]

I have a 80 gb samsung hdd. So the today I install a copy of xp on it. After the installation was done I upgraded to sp2 and install my mobo and vid card drivers. After that I ran everest home edition to check out my system specs and after that It said my hdd was only 11 gb big and only has 200 mb free. I thought this was an error so I went to my computer to check the hard drive and it says its only 11 mb big. Does anyone know what caused this?

 

[seithon]

Incorrect formatting maybe ?
I know sometimes with certain older versions of Fdisk, if you used it, it would format up to a max of varying sizes..

 

[c0ex]

how do I fix this so I get more space?

 

[Zidoas]

i think the only way is to reformat again. Or maybe a program like Partition Magic would work. Not too familiar with this problem. I'm pretty sure Partition Magic would work though. I remember seeing an option in there letting you "reclaim" the missing part of your HD.

 

[c0ex]

A)Is this program free?

B)Do you have a link to this program?

 

[Nimrod]

http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/system_performance/pm80/

But it's not free

 

[c0ex]

dam 70 bucks!!!! Anyone know if there is a program like that that is for free?

 

[Zidoas]

you can go here: http://www.ubcd4win.com/contents.htm and look under Partitions and try those programs.

If you really want the Partition Magic, there are ways of getting it of which I will not mention.