Missing memory

[thomasvladimir]

vista,open c:\add up memory usage in each folder=x.30 gig less than c:\ properties.cleaned up,ran dskchk.no improvement.wgere are the missing 30 gbs ?

 

[GhislainG]

Before checking each folder size, did you enable system files, hidden files and folders, etc.?

 

[thomasvladimir]

how would i do that,please

 

[aford10]

Open folder-->tools-->folder options-->view-->click the circle to 'show hidden files and folders'

 

[HiFiSi]

I am having the exact same problem: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240677-44-missing-space-find

Selecting all of the C drive's contents (WITH hidden files and system files displayed) yields 53 GB of data where as the overall C drive properties says there is 113 GB of data on the drive.

Been rooting through this drive all day now and it's just not adding up. I can't find what's taking that extra 63 GB up.

 

[pat mcgroin]

If I remember correctly the restore files are not included in the totals.
One way to check would be to delete all but the current restore points and see if the total changes.

 

[thomasvladimir]

a part of the problem was indeed the many restore points,thanks people

 

[Ijack]

Unlike UNIX, on Windows systems there are some files and folders that, by default, even the Administrator doesn't have access to. Thus they don't get included in totals when displaying the contents of a drive. But the OS does allow anyone to know how much of a drive is in use and how much is free space; thus the discrepancy.