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Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
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If the Recycle Bin was emptied before you tried to restore a file, the
file cannot be restored.
Hard drive

You see an “Insufficient disk space” error message

Delete unnecessary files from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. For more
information, see “Using Disk Cleanup” on page59.
Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking
Empty Recycle Bin.
Save your files to a diskette or another drive. If the hard drive is full, copy
any files not regularly used to diskettes or other backup media, then delete
them from the hard drive.

You see a “Data error” message

This may be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. To fix hard drive
problems, run the Error checking program. For more information, see
“Checking the hard drive for errors” on page 60.

The hard drive cannot be accessed, or you see a “General failure

reading drive C” error message

If a diskette is in the diskette drive, eject it and restart your computer.
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer.
Help and
Support
For more information about restoring deleted files in
WindowsXP, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword System Restore in the HelpSpot
Search box , then click the arrow.
Help and
Support
For more information about file management in
WindowsXP, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword file management in the HelpSpot
Search box , then click the arrow.