Losing disk space rapidly,need help/advice

Tchocky · 03-24-08, 01:46 PM

Yup, run an anti-virus/spyware scan.

I had a similar issue on my old PC, something was downloading endless copies of itself into a hidden folder and naming itself after every conceivable type of pornography. My HD space was constantly decreasing, and ths was quite an issue for my 20GB drive! Naturally I got this from using file-sharing software. Oh, how young I was :p

Anyhoo, it wasn't until I ran AVG and watched every filepath it scanned until I could find the hidden folder. From then it was a simple deletion.

03-24-08, 01:46 PM	#3
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Yup, run an anti-virus/spyware scan. I had a similar issue on my old PC, something was downloading endless copies of itself into a hidden folder and naming itself after every conceivable type of pornography. My HD space was constantly decreasing, and ths was quite an issue for my 20GB drive! Naturally I got this from using file-sharing software. Oh, how young I was :p Anyhoo, it wasn't until I ran AVG and watched every filepath it scanned until I could find the hidden folder. From then it was a simple deletion. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]