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A VIRUS ATE LOTS OF MY DISK SPACE!!!!

Anonymous
2021-07-07T17:05:59+00:00

SO i was using winrar, and for some reason it says i dont have enough space, the download in winrar was 45 gb, before i used winrar i checked how much space i had and i had 190 gb, during the extraction i get a error saying no disk space, but i should have some disk space, I've deleted all viruses, I've used ccleaner, I've used antiviruses, and for some reason im still not getting my space back, ive tried using the defrag tool and that didnt work.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-07T18:01:58+00:00

    I just got done doing that and im still stuck at 141 gb, is there any antivirus that you recommend, that i can use to find viruses

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  2. LemP 74,925 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-07-08T16:32:51+00:00
    1. TreeSize Free (https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free) will show you what is taking up space on your drive. Once you know that, you're a long way towards fixing things.
    2. The "CAB file" bug was known in Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows. I have no reason to believe that it was fixed in Windows 10. See this article (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3112358/windows-7-log-file-compression-bug-can-fill-up-your-hard-drive.html) and check C:\Windows\Temp

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-07T17:56:19+00:00

    Hello RAT, welcome to the Microsoft community my name is Luiz Cruz, I am a Windows 10 expert user and would be happy to help you;

    I understand that you want to free up more space on the system;

    There are a few methods for this, I'll be uploading some of them;

    Disc Cleanning:

    Press Windows key + R and type: cleanmgr and press Enter;

    Click Clean system files and wait for the files to load;

    Select all items and click ok to delete them;

    Press Windows key + I and access System;

    Click Storage;

    Under Local Disk C:, click on Temporary files;

    A list of temporary files you can delete will be displayed, select the options you want to delete and click Remove files;

    Go back to Storage and click Configure storage sensor or run it now;

    If disabled, enable the option and change the Low free disk space option to Everyday;

    Scroll down to the bottom and click Clear Now;

    Access the Control Panel and uninstall programs you don't use;

    If you use any non-Microsoft anti-virus, I recommend that you temporarily uninstall it for testing;

    I hope I helped, see you soon!

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-07-07T18:28:28+00:00

    when i used malwarebytes, my hardrive died, after rebooting, malwarebytes, told me to restart my pc, after its scan, and i got a boot loop

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-07-07T18:11:21+00:00

    Dear Rat,I believe that the best anti-virus option currently is Defender, in which case I recommend you to try an Offline Scan in Defender:

    Press Windows key + I and access Update and Security;

    Click Windows Security and then click Open Windows Security;

    Click on Virus and Threat Protection;

    Click Verification Options;

    Check the option "Offline Defender Scan and click Scan Now;

    Another Malware Removal Tool is Malwarebytes;

    I recommend downloading and scanning with Malwarebytes: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download

    I hope I helped, see you soon!

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