Vanished hard drive space has me confused

[dunkinidaho]

Using a WD 1Tb backup hard drive. After using the windows backup function in control panel the properties for the BU drive says it has used 540gb of space. However when I open the HD to view the contents there are only 3 folders. "owner pc" "WindowsImageBackup" and "MediaID.bin" the owner folder says "empty" the windowsimagebackup says "empty" and the mediaID.bin says 528 bytes. Where are the 540gb of backup!!!!!!!!!!!! I can find no folders or anything in the drive when I open it. When the properties are opened it claims 540gb have been used. FOR WHAT!!!!!!!!!!


thanks

 

[pbcopter]

Windows Image Backup may show empty if you do not have permission to read it.

 

[Tookeri]

I think this is normal because these files have special permissions. Use Backup and Restore in Control Panel to verify the size of the backups.

If I remember correctly and you try to double-click an empty backup folder you'll see a permissions dialog like this one:

 

[whs]

I think this is normal because these files have special permissions. Use Backup and Restore in Control Panel to verify the size of the backups.

If I remember correctly and you try to double-click an empty backup folder you'll see a permissions dialog like this one:

That is correct. But if you click 3 times on "Continue", you will eventually get to the images - provided you are the admin.

 

[dunkinidaho]

I think this is normal because these files have special permissions. Use Backup and Restore in Control Panel to verify the size of the backups.

If I remember correctly and you try to double-click an empty backup folder you'll see a permissions dialog like this one:

That is correct. But if you click 3 times on "Continue", you will eventually get to the images - provided you are the admin.

I hope I'm the admin, I paid a lot for this machine

 

[dunkinidaho]

I think this is normal because these files have special permissions. Use Backup and Restore in Control Panel to verify the size of the backups.

If I remember correctly and you try to double-click an empty backup folder you'll see a permissions dialog like this one:

That's the box I see. I'll follow up with the advice here.

Thanks!!!!