Thanks NT, that's the answer I was looking for! In fact I have just been looking at another PC similarly configured with XP but running as FAT32 and that reserved space does not exist.
Rick "N. Thomas" wrote: > > 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. > "Rick" 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. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. Stop slavery. http://us.click.yahoo.com/WpTY2A/izNLAA/yQLSAA/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/
