Invisible files taking up space?

epicninja

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Aug 17, 2014
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I have a 128 gb ssd that i want to put a game on. However, i dont have enough space. Even with hidden files revealed, both operating system and and regular, if i selected all the files in my c drive, the computer puts them out a 48 gbs. However, based on that logic, i should have more than 50 gbs free, while i only have 27. What gives?

TLDR
There are invisible files taking up space, how do i see/get rid of them

It has windows and my program files on it, games are on my hdd. it is an ssd
 
I use a light and free program called TreeSize Free to see which files on my disk are taking up the most space. It allows you to sort them in descending order.
http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/

Also, disabling hibernation mode and reducing the size of your page file can free up a decent amount of space. Both are easy to do with plenty of instructions online.