My laptop is 5 MONTHS old and came with 106 GB of memory. Currently there is 9.69GB free and I don't think this should be the case. My installed programs is under 3GB, My music, documents, and pictures is roughly 30GB. I've tried deframenting and disk cleanup, only to open up another gig or 2.

I think I've tracked down a large (30 gb) chunk of memory in Hard Drive>Program Files>Lenovo>System Update>logs>tvsu_log_0710201100007. (I'm assuming this is SORT of important) I'm only partially satisfied. Where did the rest of my open memory go? Any advice or ideas is greatly appreciated.Need...more...info...gasp

Operating system / antivirus & antispyware protection / service packs installed / when did it start happening / did it ever work right / installed any new SOFTWARE?

Alan <>< You're confusing memory with hard drive free space....they're 2 different things.
The Lenovo files are the backups of your laptop drivers and OS...DO NOT delete them.
I would consider getting a burner if you don't have one and burning your music files to CD/DVD...

As Alan stated ....more info.