Missing Hard Drive Space After Using Windows 7 Disk Management Tool

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  1. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    SOLVED Missing Hard Drive Space After Using Windows 7


    THIS HAS BEEN SOLVED.


    I used windows 7 disk management tool to make a new partition.
    It didn't work and I kept receiving an invalid parameters error.
    I restarted my computer to find that my hard drive was partitioned.
    I extended the drive back and rebooted.
    Now in windows explorer I am at a loss of about 200 gb of space.
    The space is apparently missing.
    I will attach two pictures.
    One of the Windows explorer and the other of a tool I used called partition wizard.

    and here is partition wizard

    Partition clearly shows that I have all the space I originally had, but windows explorer doesnt.
    How can I fix this?
    Thank you for everyone's time in advance.
    All help and info will be greatly appreciated.
    Last edited by xladieexo; 04 Feb 2013 at 23:17. Reason: solved
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  2. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #2

    Hello xlad mate have a look see in DISKPART at the drive there - take the SD out first to stop it being listed.

    In PW right click on the C: and > Explore see what there is listed too.
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  3. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hello ICit2lol I have removed my SD card. This is what I got when I checked DISKPART

    When I went inside partition wizard and clicked explore, I got this.

    As you can see here: I subtracted the amount of space that PW sees being used from what windows explorer says I am using and I am missing 255.82 GB of hard drive space.
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  4. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #4

    also before Partition wizard said my drives capacity was 831.4 now it says 509.8 gb? Is it shrinking?
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  5. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Here is also my hard drive info with WINDIRSTAT
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  6. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I found the culprit and solved my own problem.
    I had defragmented my hard drive and found out the majority of the space was being taken up by my backup program Rollback Rx.
    I defragmented my snapshots from my hard drive and i received all my hidden space back.
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  7. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #7

    The Explorer shows the correct number. Something is wrong with PW. Try the bootable CD version of PW.
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  8. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #8

    If I'm out of hand hit me beat me.
    It doesn't matter what a 3rd party program sees just what Windows 7 sees. Windows 7 has to work with the used and unused space it sees.
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  9. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #9

    xladieexo said:
    I found the culprit and solved my own problem.
    I had defragmented my hard drive and found out the majority of the space was being taken up by my backup program Rollback Rx.
    I defragmented my snapshots from my hard drive and i received all my hidden space back.
    Glad it is fixed mate and by the way DISKPART you do through the command prompt

    Start > type cmd > in the small window at the top of the Start up menu block > right click and run as admin > at the prompt - type DISKPART (upper or lower case) you will get a screen like mine you will see what I have listed with the various commands
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  10. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #10

    @ ICit2lol Thank you for the advice and your help. I will deff use the DISKPART for future reference. I hope this helps anyone going through the same problem.
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