[SOLVED] Deleted file still taking up space , not in recycling bin

Jun 9, 2021
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So I deleted a 40 gbs file from my SSD, but it was still full, so I checked recycling bin and there wasn’t anything there, I right clicked>properties>disk clean up but again, recycling bin was empty.

So now file explorer is claiming the 40 gbs are still there, despite not showing up anywhere, even selecting all the files that are in the SSD (hidden and not hidden)and checking their collective size, it’s 40 gbs smaller than what file explorer is telling me(so the file isn’t there), so wtf?
 
Solution
Have you restarted your system?
You can try running a program called spacesniffer and post the results here if youd like, it typically catches everything going on with the drive.