No, the system reserved sapce is not the old Windows folder. This space is likely due to converting the drive to NTFS. The MFT reserves this space for growth. It will be reallocated as needed.
--- In [email protected], "Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recently upgraded one of my PCs from 98se to XP Home. I loaded XP on > to a new HD and installed the HD with 98 as a secondary drive so I > could still access the programs and data on it. In order to create > more space on the secondary drive I then deleted the Windows 98 folder. > > All works well but when I run Diskeeper Lite on the old 98 drive it > shows on completion a large gap identified as "Reserved system space" > > Is this the space that was occupied by the 98 OS and if so can I or do > I even need to close that gap? Both drives are NTFS. > > Rick > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/eMf55D/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
