[dba-Tech] hidden files?

Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com
Fri Aug 26 12:14:03 CDT 2005


Revealing my own ignorance here - what is Cacls?
Tina

Billy Pang wrote:

> John:
> thanks for the tip.  I used Cacls to give myself permission to see the 
> system volum information folder and bingo there are all the files that 
> add up to 1.5gb.
> Billy
>
>
>> From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net>
>> Reply-To: Discussion of Hardware and Software 
>> issues<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>> To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software 
>> issues'"<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] hidden files?
>> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:12:30 -0500
>>
>> Probably the room used by System Restore points. I can't recal off 
>> the top
>> of my head what you have to do to see those files but it is more than 
>> just
>> "view hidden and system files"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Billy Pang
>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:38 PM
>> To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] hidden files?
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>> windows xp home edition
>>
>> one of the basic partitions of my computer reports 1.5GB of used 
>> space but
>> when I open up that partition, there are no files there (except for the
>> system folders RECYCLER and System Volume Information; there is 
>> nothing in
>> the recycler folder but I can't open the System Volume Information 
>> folder).
>>
>> any thoughts?  I am thinking of deleting this partition but am having
>> seconds thoughts.
>>
>> thanks in advance
>>
>> Billy
>>
>>
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