Curious numbers


  1. whs
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    Curious numbers


    This is not a problem. Just a curiosity that I am unable to explain. Maybe someone has the answer.

    1. When I look into Computer or computer management, the size of my system is about 16.3 GBs. The data is on another partition and there are no restore points - shadowstorage is zero.





    2. If, however, I run WinDirStat, it shows my system size as 18.1 GBs. I fail to see from where the additional 1.8 GBs come from.

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  3. FZ21Z
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    Hidden files and folders perhaps?
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  4. myzr7
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    Maybe the same reason that 500 GB hard drive is actualy 465.6613 GB.
    18.1 times 0.9313226 = 16.8
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  6. whs
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    I would think that it is all in binary representation - and when I look e.g. at the Windows folder in C > Properties, it shows as 10GB which is exactly what WinDirStat shows.
    And I don't think there is a hidden folder issue - here we look purly at occupied space, No folder distinction made.
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