[SOLVED] 2x New HDDs - 453MB Used Space On Each (no files, recyc bin, pagefile, sys protect)

[fredfinks]

Hi, I cant figure out why 453 MB is used on each. Any help is appreciated!

Win10
New storage drives - 2x 12TB DC HC530 (GPT, NTFS) Set as F: and G:
Status: 453 MB used, 10.9 TB free.

Page file only on C:. Recycle bin not used on either. System Protection - OFF on drives (and deleted in case). No files on drive.
Hide system & hidden files = OFF

'$Recycle.Bin' and 'System Volume Information' system folders are there but props show 129 bytes and 0 bytes respectively.

 

[USAFRet]

What is telling you the 453MB?
Screencaps preferred.

 

[fredfinks]

Windows Explorer - drive properties is reporting. Please refer to pic above
Also ran a system file disk cleanup on the drives, nothing to delete. (also sys restore & shadow copies)

Thanks USAFret! Oh just noticed Free Space is same as Capacity. Then why the report of 453MB used?

 

[USAFRet]

System Volume Information is a placeholder folder for various Windows, NTFS and drive information items.
Permissions, potential for Restore Points, indexing, etc.
It exists on every drive in a Windows system.

What Is the "System Volume Information" Folder, and Can I Delete It?

On every Windows drive---even external USB drives---you'll find a "System Volume Information" folder.

www.howtogeek.com

What is System Volume Information folder and can it be deleted?

The System Volume Information folder is a hidden and protected folder located at the root of every drive or partition. It's even found on your SD card, USB pen drive, and external hard disk if you have connected them to your Windows computer earlier. It's is not a virus or

www.winhelponline.com

 

[fredfinks]

System Volume Information is a placeholder folder for various Windows, NTFS and drive information items.
Permissions, potential for Restore Points, indexing, etc.
It exists on every drive in a Windows system.

I know it should be there, I just un-hid system files to see why the report of 453MB used space.
But why is 453MB being reported as used? Free space is same as capacity (10.9TB). Used should be ~ 0

 

[USAFRet]

I know it should be there, I just un-hid system files to see why the report of 453MB used space.
But why is 453MB being reported as used? Free space is same as capacity (10.9TB). Used should be ~ 0

In the context of 10.9TB, 453MB is not even a rounding error.
453MB = 0.000453 TB

Yes, that space is "used"....as a mostly blank holding area.

 

[fredfinks]

Got it.
Correct if wrong - Based on size of drive, the blank holding area increases due to some ratio (like auto recycle bin settings does).
e.g. if new drive is 2TB, the 'used space' would be reported as being much smaller.

 

[USAFRet]

Got it.
Correct if wrong - Based on size of drive, the blank holding area increases due to some ratio (like auto recycle bin settings does).
e.g. if new drive is 2TB, the 'used space' would be reported as being much smaller.

Not sure that is true.
It will expand to hold whatever it needs.

And its not actually "blank". It still holds the NTFS permission data, among other things.

 

[fredfinks]

Not sure that is true.
It will expand to hold whatever it needs.

And its not actually "blank". It still holds the NTFS permission data, among other things.

Bizarre, im curious as to what it is then. (as im sure on a 500gb drive 453mb would not be reported as used). Maybe it is just a type of rounding error and a false report

Anyway youre right that given the capacity its nothing to worry about. Thanks again for your help!