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Sion · 09-03-2003, 12:48 PM

system specs:

running win98se on a WD 8GB primary drive
secondary drive is a Maxtor 15 gb
Aopen AK72 mobo
256k ram

I use the Maxtor as my data drive. Yesterday, I started getting the "You have run out of space on drive D" message while running a dvd to avi conversion. problem is that I know the drive has enough free space and this error should not be ocurring. the "my computer" window shows 3.68 gb free, as does clicking properties on the drive, as well as chkdsk from a dos prompt. also, I recently deleted a bunch of stuff (I was getting down under 1 gb free space) and simple math tells me that 3.68 gb is the amount I should have.

I've tried rebooting, no help. Ive run scandisk thorough check and found no errors. currently running a defrag on the drive. but, if that doesnt correct this problem, I am at a loss as to what is causing it or how to fix it.

I think its a windows problem, not a hardware problem.

anyone else have any ideas?

09-03-2003, 12:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sion Dumb all over...a little ugly on the side Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.	hard drive free space error system specs: running win98se on a WD 8GB primary drive secondary drive is a Maxtor 15 gb Aopen AK72 mobo 256k ram I use the Maxtor as my data drive. Yesterday, I started getting the "You have run out of space on drive D" message while running a dvd to avi conversion. problem is that I know the drive has enough free space and this error should not be ocurring. the "my computer" window shows 3.68 gb free, as does clicking properties on the drive, as well as chkdsk from a dos prompt. also, I recently deleted a bunch of stuff (I was getting down under 1 gb free space) and simple math tells me that 3.68 gb is the amount I should have. I've tried rebooting, no help. Ive run scandisk thorough check and found no errors. currently running a defrag on the drive. but, if that doesnt correct this problem, I am at a loss as to what is causing it or how to fix it. I think its a windows problem, not a hardware problem. anyone else have any ideas? __________________ He's the best, of course, of all the worst. Some wrong been done, he done it first. -fz I jus' want ta thank you...falettinme...be mice elf...agin...