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cannot access "full" partition

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by blunt_edge

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A server has 4 partitions and boots to 2000 Server. Another NTFS partition has "filled up", why I don't know and now I cannot access the partition with Explorer or at the command line to delete some files.
Is their a solution or is a delete and reformat job, but I have data on that partition I don't want to lose.

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by maelgwyn

Can we get a better description of the fault? it could be a plethora of things, and being vague cant help us...

by blunt_edge

One IDE drive with 4 bootable partitions; c,d,e,f. I boot to F, W2K Server NTFS. When I tried to access E (also NTFS), the message box said "E: is not accessible. There is not enough space on the disk". Ditto with the command line.

by acegolfr

WHat 's on c: d: E: and why boot to F:? and not c:
are all partitions NTFS? is it dual boot? More info

by blunt_edge

It is "quad" boot; ie all 4 partitions are bootable.
Why boot to F:, because that is the OS and partition I prefer to use. C is FAT16, all others NTFS.

by acegolfr

What size are all the partitions? And what type of OS are on the other partitions?

by blunt_edge

C: Win98SE - FAT16; 2 Gig
D: Win2000Pro - NTFS: 10 Gig
E: Win2000Server - NTFS: 15 Gig
F: Win2000Server - NTFS: 12 Gig
One trial partitioning tool shows that E: has 500Meg free space but it cannot be accessed by either Explorer or from the command line.

by wdeklerk

I suggest re-boot in safe mode, and then delete unwanted files, check for oversized page files

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