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I have a false "Low disk space" warning in my system tray. How do I correct this?

I have a false "Low diosk space" warning in my system tray.  How do I correct this?

Please see the attached pdf for details.
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Well I'd start by checking for malware and viruses as they have been known to cause this issue. Malwarebytes is always a good starting point.
There is a registry hack that will disable the warning, but that just might be hiding a symptom of something more sinister.

From Microsoft:

1.Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2.Locate and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer3.On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4.Type NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and then press ENTER.
5.On the Edit menu, click Modify.
6.Type 1, and then click OK.
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Does it say that your C: drive is low on space?
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GarethPeart:  Thanks, I am scanning now and will post the results.  I'd prefer not to do the registry hack - I'd like to find the cause and fix.

arnold:  thanks for your reply.  The screenshot of "My Computer" in the pdf shows 87.1GB free on C:.  Is that what you are asking?
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It turns out Norton Internet Security was the culprit:

http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Internet-Security-Norton/Bug-in-LiveUpdate-causing-incorrect-warning/td-p/161070

The only reason I looked in Norton's direction was after double-clicking the warning icon and reading the title of the following pop-up did I notice the words "Liveupdate warning".

I would not have thought to do this without both arnold's and ogctech's direction, therefore they both get points.

Thanks for all of the replies and assistance.

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Yay! Thanks. Glad to be of service.

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