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Disk space lost!

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/disk-space-lost.161678/

aaruni
aaruni Original post #1
Aug 13, 2012 at 8:20 PM
Hey guys,
In the previous month, I got the disk usage of my computer down to the 80-90 GB range. Then suddenly today I noticed this:
*i.imgur.com/Vp5O7.png?1

Need help!
Vyom
Vyom #2
Aug 13, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Use SpaceSniffer (Google it) to find the folder which is talking the maximum space.
And/ Or post a screenshot of the spacesniffer after it scans the disk in question completely.
aaruni
aaruni #3
Aug 13, 2012 at 9:57 PM
here's the screenshot:
*i.imgur.com/un25H.png?1
msn
msn #4
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Desktop - 65.8 GB ????
Gauravs90
Gauravs90 #5
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Some thing is saved on your desktop!!!!! Your desktop is taking freaking 65.8 GB
aaruni
aaruni #6
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:06 PM
Ok, discovered that FRAPS had taken up a lot of disk space in movies, but why? not more than 5 minutes, and the movies became 5GB in size!! Just deleted all the movies from FRAPS, and now I am down to 91.4 GB again...

Now desktop is only 1.5 GB
Gauravs90
Gauravs90 #7
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:07 PM
and clear your recycle bin its already 4.4GB
aaruni
aaruni #8
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:13 PM
That's from my father's account (can't touch that). but why did FRAPS movies take up so much disk space? I tried recording CS1.6 games at 60 FPS
msn
msn #9
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Run a cleanup. Go to start > run > type cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:3
aaruni
aaruni #10
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:20 PM
@All, original problem solved, thanks!!
Now please someone explain to me why FRAPS movies should take up 64 GB of space???
tkin
tkin #11
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:24 PM
aaruni said:
@All, original problem solved, thanks!!
Now please someone explain to me why FRAPS movies should take up 64 GB of space???
Click to expand...
Because FRAPs catches almost RAW file, it does not have time or processing power to convert the files on the fly, hence the raw file is recorded to disk.
aaruni
aaruni #12
Aug 13, 2012 at 10:26 PM
thanks for the explanation!!

Mods are free to close this thread now
Vyom
Vyom #13
Aug 13, 2012 at 11:07 PM
aaruni said:
Ok, discovered that FRAPS had taken up a lot of disk space in movies, but why? not more than 5 minutes, and the movies became 5GB in size!! Just deleted all the movies from FRAPS, and now I am down to 91.4 GB again...

Now desktop is only 1.5 GB
Click to expand...

Congo on reclaiming the space.
As far as the size of the recordings from FRAPS is concerned, try lowering the video FPS to a more justifiable 24 fps.
R
rajnusker #14
Aug 13, 2012 at 11:24 PM
aaruni said:
That's from my father's account (can't touch that). but why did FRAPS movies take up so much disk space? I tried recording CS1.6 games at 60 FPS
Click to expand...

FRAPS records lossless videos, the file is raw and not encoded. FRAPS is famous for its fabulous recording quality.