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Roland Mösl
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      05-17-2011
I just tried to export a Video
from Magix Video deluxe 2008 plus

By accident, I exported to
c:\uprise.avi

By accident, this file is 3 GB long

I can not see the file by windows explorer,
but it takes up space on the drive.

I tried the Command prompt
>del uprise.avi

Could Not Find C:\uprise.avi

How to delete this file?
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      05-17-2011
On 17/05/2011 10:00, Roland Mösl wrote:
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> How to delete this file?


The file could be there but if Windows can't find it, then it is not
taking up any 'space'.

 
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      05-17-2011
On 2011-05-17 12:13, RustY © wrote:
> On 17/05/2011 10:00, Roland Mösl wrote:
>>
>> How to delete this file?

>
> The file could be there but if Windows can't find it, then it is not
> taking up any 'space'.


It uses up 3 GB

My only solution was to save a very short video
by Magic Video to the same location,
so I freed up nearly all of the 3 GB

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      05-17-2011
Roland Mösl wrote:
> On 2011-05-17 12:13, RustY © wrote:
>> On 17/05/2011 10:00, Roland Mösl wrote:
>>>
>>> How to delete this file?

>>
>> The file could be there but if Windows can't find it, then it is not
>> taking up any 'space'.

>
> It uses up 3 GB
>
> My only solution was to save a very short video
> by Magic Video to the same location,
> so I freed up nearly all of the 3 GB
>


The answer here, suggests Windows isn't actually letting a file be
stored there, and it is actually in

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-68b599b31bf5

%SystemDrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore

If it isn't too late, take a look in there, and see if the file name
uprise.avi is in there.

You also have the option of booting a Linux LiveCD, or other
kinds of maintenance CDs that give access to NTFS. It may be
possible to work on the problem there instead.

Paul
 
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Roland Mösl
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      05-17-2011
On 2011-05-17 12:18, Paul wrote:
> Roland Mösl wrote:
>> On 2011-05-17 12:13, RustY © wrote:
>>> On 17/05/2011 10:00, Roland Mösl wrote:
>>>>
>>>> How to delete this file?
>>>
>>> The file could be there but if Windows can't find it, then it is not
>>> taking up any 'space'.

>>
>> It uses up 3 GB
>>
>> My only solution was to save a very short video
>> by Magic Video to the same location,
>> so I freed up nearly all of the 3 GB
>>

>
> The answer here, suggests Windows isn't actually letting a file be
> stored there, and it is actually in
>
> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...c-68b599b31bf5
>
>
> %SystemDrive%\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore


Thanks!

It was there and successfull deleted

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      05-17-2011
On 17/05/2011 10:00, Roland Mösl wrote:
> I just tried to export a Video
> from Magix Video deluxe 2008 plus
>
> By accident, I exported to
> c:\uprise.avi
>
> By accident, this file is 3 GB long
>
> I can not see the file by windows explorer,
> but it takes up space on the drive.
>
> I tried the Command prompt
> >del uprise.avi

> Could Not Find C:\uprise.avi
>
> How to delete this file?


There's a disc-mapping program that would have shown this up to you
immediately;
http://sequoiaview.en.softonic.com/

Ed

 
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      05-17-2011
Ed Cryer <> wrote:

> There's a disc-mapping program that would have shown this up to you
> immediately;
> http://sequoiaview.en.softonic.com/


Be careful, this tries to install a bunch of crap, toolbars, etc.. Be
sure to pay attention during the install.


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      05-17-2011
On 5/17/2011, XS11E posted:
> Ed Cryer <> wrote:


>> There's a disc-mapping program that would have shown this up to you
>> immediately;
>> http://sequoiaview.en.softonic.com/


> Be careful, this tries to install a bunch of crap, toolbars, etc.. Be
> sure to pay attention during the install.


Maybe that's why I prefer WinDirStat these days.

Very similar to SequoiaView and more up to date.

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      05-17-2011
Ed Cryer wrote:
> On 17/05/2011 10:00, Roland Mösl wrote:
>> I just tried to export a Video
>> from Magix Video deluxe 2008 plus
>>
>> By accident, I exported to
>> c:\uprise.avi
>>
>> By accident, this file is 3 GB long
>>
>> I can not see the file by windows explorer,
>> but it takes up space on the drive.
>>
>> I tried the Command prompt
>> >del uprise.avi

>> Could Not Find C:\uprise.avi
>>
>> How to delete this file?

>
> There's a disc-mapping program that would have shown this up to you
> immediately;
> http://sequoiaview.en.softonic.com/
>
> Ed
>


It was a program developed in a university, and might still be downloaded here.

http://w3.win.tue.nl/nl/onderzoek/on.../sequoiaview//

( http://w3.win.tue.nl/uploads/media/S...3.1Install.zip )

You could compare the files from that site, to the softonic version.

HTH,
Paul
 
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