Missing HDD space

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trick0502

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i was transfering 16gb of files over to a laptop. after the transfer finished i tried to open the files and it said it was corrupt and deleted the folder. when it did this it didnt free up the 16gb of hdd space that the files were taking up. how can i get this space back? it is on an xp sp3 machine.
 
i tried that. when i rebooted the machine it deleted all the files i tried to transfer. i tried disk cleanup. im really not sure what else to do.
 
If the directory still shows up in the explorer, try rd /q /s path\directory name from a command prompt. (If you're on Vista, be sure to use the "Run as Administrator" option when you start the command prompt"

!! Be very careful with the /q switch on the rd command - you will not get a confirmation prompt !!

If the directory is gone but you still haven't gotten the space back, running chkdsk may correct the errors.
 
Just run checkdisk ..
chkdsk c: /x at a command prompt, follow the instructions
replace c: with the drive you want to scan
 
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