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Large file in partioned drive

  • 01-07-2008 11:11am
    #1
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,114 ✭✭✭


    I am looking at a hard disk at the moment that has a partitioned drive which is 3.11 GB in size.
    There is only 260 MB free and I need to free more space. There is a file in the partition which is 2 GB in size and is called "FRESTORE" (the same name as the partition). I have no idea how it got there (it says it was last modified on the 12 October 2004).
    It has no extension. The OS is Windows XP Pro.
    I wonder is it safe to delete it and can anyone tell me how it was crerated in the first place?


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  • #2
    NullZer0
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    I would imagine that its some sort of a restore partition.
    Either way I would think it is safe to delete and format the whole disk as NTFS.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    what brand of computer is it - might be a clue to what the file is

    if you convert the drive to NTFS you could then enable compression and it might save a few bytes.

    don't delete the file unless you have resinstall media , it it turns out to be the restore image you may need it in future.


  • #4
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,114 ✭✭✭lukin


    Cheers for the replies. I didn't format it as I was only supposed to make more room on the drive. I did that by cutting and pasting the file to a backup drive in case it's needed again which I doubt it will be.


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