Solved DIsk space usage - different figures reported

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If I right-click my C:\ drive in Explorer and select Properties, the disk usage is reported as 39.4 GB.

If I select all the top-level folders, right-click and select Properties the Size on Disk is reported as 29.0 GB.

If I show Hidden Folders/Files and the Protected OS files, then select everything, the Size on Disk is reported as 37.0 GB.

6 GB of this difference is down to hiberfil.sys

Can anyone clarify what accounts for the remaining differences?
39.4 - 37.0 = 2.4 GB
37.0 - 29.0 - 6.0 = 1 GB
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Scan 3XS P55 liteDAW
OS
Windows Home Premium (64)
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS3
Graphics Card(s)
1GB Gainward 9500 GT
Sound Card
M-Audio Delta 66
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer v223wBBd
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
1 x 500 GB WD Barracuda (OS+Docs)
2 x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 (Data)
PSU
Enermax EMD625AWT II - 625W Enermax Modu82+ II
Case
Fractal Design Define R2 Black
Cooling
Prolima Megahalems Super 6 Heatpipe Tower Cooler
Keyboard
Microsoft Digital Media Pro
Mouse
Belkin Optical Ergo
Internet Speed
8 Mbps nominal (14.9 achieved !)
Other Info
Digital Audio Workstation

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
OS
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
Case
Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
Other Info
Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
Thank you.

I tracked down some more info - there was over 6 GB of data in the System Volume Info folder. Not accessible by Explorer (for good reason) but I could see the contents in an Acronis True Image back-up.

Those folders/files look like System Restore Points - that would explain it as recently I did some big installs - a .NET update, MS Office, etc. In due course, those checkpoints will drop off the list and the space used will reduce.

So, total disk space used (right-click the C:\ drive and select Properties)
= size of folders /files in Explorer (including the hidden ones)
+ the System Volume Information folder size (configurable in System Properties > System Protection > Configure)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Scan 3XS P55 liteDAW
OS
Windows Home Premium (64)
CPU
Intel Core i7 860
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4
Memory
8GB (4x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS3
Graphics Card(s)
1GB Gainward 9500 GT
Sound Card
M-Audio Delta 66
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer v223wBBd
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
1 x 500 GB WD Barracuda (OS+Docs)
2 x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 (Data)
PSU
Enermax EMD625AWT II - 625W Enermax Modu82+ II
Case
Fractal Design Define R2 Black
Cooling
Prolima Megahalems Super 6 Heatpipe Tower Cooler
Keyboard
Microsoft Digital Media Pro
Mouse
Belkin Optical Ergo
Internet Speed
8 Mbps nominal (14.9 achieved !)
Other Info
Digital Audio Workstation
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