Cannot recover disk space used by deleted N360 local backup

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All

I have deleted a N360_BACKUP folder, firstly by disabling "Norton Tamper Protection" and then going to a DOS prompt and changing the attributes using the old attrib command and +r+a+s+h.  I have got rid of the backup folder, but i can't recover the disk space that was being used by it, it's in the region of 100gb.

Anyone any ideas or utilities.

Thank you in advance.

Simon

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Either you made a mistake listing the attribute commands here or you made the folder read-only, system, hidden, and set the archive bits.

 

The correct command would have had - signs instead of + signs.

But I think it would have been eaiser to go through the Norton Backup Drive in My Computer to delete all the backup sets.

 

Dave

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Thanks to Dave.  I'd got my attributes the wrong way round..  Problem now fixed.

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All

I have deleted a N360_BACKUP folder, firstly by disabling "Norton Tamper Protection" and then going to a DOS prompt and changing the attributes using the old attrib command and +r+a+s+h.  I have got rid of the backup folder, but i can't recover the disk space that was being used by it, it's in the region of 100gb.

Anyone any ideas or utilities.

Thank you in advance.

Simon