Recycle Bin Reports Drive Size Incorrectly in Large Partitions

ID: Q187188

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SYMPTOMS

When you view Recycle Bin Properties to view the size of a partition on a hard disk in your computer, a partition larger than 1.99 gigabytes (GB) may be incorrectly reported to be 1.99 GB.


RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use Windows Explorer to view the size of a partition on a hard disk in your computer. To do so, use the following steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.


  2. Right-click the drive you want to view, and then click Properties.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows 98.

Additional query words: 98 


Keywords          : kbtool kbui win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 4, 1999