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got a new hardrive fitted onto my laptop because I had a virus that basically messed it all up. I’m now trying to install my games back onto it (i.e the sims) and it just wont let it… it says there is not enough space, however, I have nothing on it as its new and have not yet installed any programs on.

ive tried to do ‘disc clean-up’ and ‘disc defragmention’ but nothing, still says most of the storage space is being used up.

any ideas how to fix this?

thanks :)

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Eddieee 100 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (6 minutes after post)

It sounds like a partition issue. Can you see more that one drive? ie – C: , D:

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posion.ivy 4 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (9 minutes after post)

Yeah, I can see the C and D drive

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Eddieee 100 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (15 minutes after post)

If the D: drive is showing as a hard drive. Try installing your new programs there.

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posion.ivy 4 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (16 minutes after post)

Its under “Drives with removable storage”

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Eddieee 100 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (19 minutes after post)

Other than the C: drive. Do you see any others showing as a hard drive? It doesn’t matter what letter.

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posion.ivy 4 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (20 minutes after post)

Nope, only the C: drive

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Eddieee 100 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (24 minutes after post)

Not good. Ok. Check the properties of the C: drive. What does it say for “Total Size” and “Free Space ?

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posion.ivy 4 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (29 minutes after post)

total size is 14.6gb
free space is 1.39gb

WTF. theres nothing installed!!!!

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Eddieee 100 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (37 minutes after post)

Who set up the hard drive? It sounds like you will need to Reformat the drive and reset the Partitions. Then you will have to reinstall your operating system and go from there. Not being there, this is just what I would suggest. But try to have someone look at it for you first.

posion.ivy wrote:
total size is 14.6gb
free space is 1.39gb

WTF. theres nothing installed!!!!

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posion.ivy 4 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (39 minutes after post)

I sent it off to this place called the ‘tech guys’ and they did it. I pay £10 a month so if anything goes wrong they’ll just fix it up straightaway… :/

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Eddieee 100 #
An Unknown Location | 3 months, 1 week ago (42 minutes after post)

It is time to call them then. Sorry I wasn’t able to help.

posion.ivy wrote:
I sent it off to this place called the ‘tech guys’ and they did it. I pay £10 a month so if anything goes wrong they’ll just fix it up straightaway… :/

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