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my C drive properties reports
used space 31.4 GB
Free space 37.7 GB
Capacity 69.2 GB

but when i go into (C:) the folders i get are
ATI 100MB
MSOCache 0 bytes
Perflogs 0 bytes
program files 917 MB
program files x86 4.80 GB
programData 92.7 MB
Users 325MB
Windows 14.5 GB

hidden folders are shown, so where has the other space gone?
thanks
 

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Maxheadroom said:
my C drive properties reports
used space 31.4 GB
Free space 37.7 GB
Capacity 69.2 GB

but when i go into (C:) the folders i get are
ATI 100MB
MSOCache 0 bytes
Perflogs 0 bytes
program files 917 MB
program files x86 4.80 GB
programData 92.7 MB
Users 325MB
Windows 14.5 GB

hidden folders are shown, so where has the other space gone?
thanks
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Hi MaxHeadRoom. Do you know the size of those hidden folders?

ZeshanA
 

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Do you have unallocated disk space? Or an old windows installation?
 

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thanks for the replys, i had 'hide protected operating system files' ticked as Qdos mentioned
the hidden system files are
hiberfil.sys 4.49 GB and
pagefile.sys 5.99 GB

windows 7 is a bit of a monster :p

 

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home built
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windows 7 64bit build 7600
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Intel I7 920
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ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
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Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz Triple Channel i7
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XFX RADEON HD 5870
Sound Card
Creative Xfi Elite pro
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Hyundai W240D 24" Samsung Syncmaster 930
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1920x1200 and 1280x1024
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WD Velociraptor 150gb
Western Digital WD7502ABYS 750GB Raid Edition
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Maxheadroom said:
thanks for the replys, i had 'hide protected operating system files' ticked as Qdos mentioned
the hidden system files are
hiberfil.sys 4.49 GB and
pagefile.sys 5.99 GB

windows 7 is a bit of a monster :p
Click to expand...

I'm guessing then that takes care of your missing 10GB?
 

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Turn the page file off if you have 4GB+ RAM. If you don't use hibernation, turn it off from the command line: powercfg -h off.
 

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Dzomlija said:
Maxheadroom said:
thanks for the replys, i had 'hide protected operating system files' ticked as Qdos mentioned
the hidden system files are
hiberfil.sys 4.49 GB and
pagefile.sys 5.99 GB

windows 7 is a bit of a monster :p
Click to expand...

I'm guessing then that takes care of your missing 10GB?
Click to expand...

yes that the missing 10GB m8

Amourek said:
Turn the page file off if you have 4GB+ RAM. If you don't use hibernation, turn it off from the command line: powercfg -h off.
Click to expand...

i do use hibernation m8
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
windows 7 64bit build 7600
CPU
Intel I7 920
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
Memory
Corsair 6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz Triple Channel i7
Graphics Card(s)
XFX RADEON HD 5870
Sound Card
Creative Xfi Elite pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Hyundai W240D 24" Samsung Syncmaster 930
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
WD Velociraptor 150gb
Western Digital WD7502ABYS 750GB Raid Edition
PSU
Corsair 850W TX Series PSU
Case
Coolermaster HAF 932 Full Tower
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12P
Keyboard
logitech G15 orange
Mouse
logitech mx revolution
Internet Speed
13mb
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