HDD Space slowly depleting

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I am running Windows 7 Professional x64 and for the past few days I am noticing that my HDD space is slowly going down. Last night it was showing 222GB, then I did a restart and it was showing 217 (I didn't install anything). Since then it has dropped to 213GB, WTF is going on??
 

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HP Pavilion DV7-3074ca Notebook
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Windows 7 Professional x64
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Intel Core i7-720QM Quad Core
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8GB RAM
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nVidia GeForce 230M, 4GB/1GB dedicated
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nVidia HD Audio, IDT Integrated HD Audio/Codecs
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17.3" Notebook/24" BenQ 2420HD
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Dual Seagate 500GBx7200, Ext. WD 750GB
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Gloss Black
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Manual Fold out style fan, J/K
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R.A.T. 9
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DSL/Cable Ultra High Speed
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D247 said:
I am running Windows 7 Professional x64 and for the past few days I am noticing that my HDD space is slowly going down. Last night it was showing 222GB, then I did a restart and it was showing 217 (I didn't install anything). Since then it has dropped to 213GB, WTF is going on??
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An automatic backup/restore point perhaps
 

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HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
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Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Well, it is still slowly going down. I uninstalled a few things and got it up to 225 last night, it is back to 220 GB now. Any help here would be appreciated.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion DV7-3074ca Notebook
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-720QM Quad Core
Memory
8GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce 230M, 4GB/1GB dedicated
Sound Card
nVidia HD Audio, IDT Integrated HD Audio/Codecs
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" Notebook/24" BenQ 2420HD
Screen Resolution
1600x900/1920x1080
Hard Drives
Dual Seagate 500GBx7200, Ext. WD 750GB
Case
Gloss Black
Cooling
Manual Fold out style fan, J/K
Mouse
R.A.T. 9
Internet Speed
DSL/Cable Ultra High Speed
Other Info
Blu-ray, Lightscribe, Shark's Codec Pack
Turn off system restore or automated backups.

If you want to see if system restore points are eating up the memory, go to the system properties system restore configuration menu and see how much it is using one day, then the next.

Are you using a third party defragmenter? Depending on which one and how it is configured that can cause the volume shadow copy to eat up hard disk space.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 4
OS
Windows 10 Pro. EFI boot partition, full EFI boot
CPU
i7 4770k 4.4GHz (44-44-43-43 turbo) @ 1.248V
Motherboard
ASUS Maximus VI Hero
Memory
16GB (8GBx2) @2200 MHz G.skill Sniper 10-11-10-30-1, 1.6V
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Onboard SupremeFX Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB (OS), Samsung 2x 128GB 840 Pro SSD in RAID0, 3x WD Blue 6Gb/s 1TB RAID0, WD 2TB Black external USB 3.0, 2TB WD20EARS Green external USB 3.0, 2x 500GB Seagate and 1 750 GB external USB, 1x 350GB external USB3
PSU
Seasonic X-850 (2012 KM3 model)
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
NH-D14, NF-F12, NF-A15; NF-P14, NF-P12,NF-A14, S12A PWM
Keyboard
Cooler Master Storm Quickfire Rapid - Brown
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
126.4 Mb/s down, 24.3 Mb/s up
Other Info
USB 3.0 x8 , SATA III x8, eSATA, USB 2.0 x6. Samsung DVD R/W drive.

WEI: CPU 7.8, Memory 7.9, Graphics 7.9, Disk 7.9
Also, if you have a system-managed paging file and hibernation enabled, this could also explain steady growth (and subsequent shrink) of hard drive space. I've been a fan of spacemonger for determining space usage in the past, so using that might be useful over the next week or two to see what you can see about what's changing over time.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard
Asus Maximus Hero VII
Memory
32GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTX970
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x Samsung 250GB SSD
4x WD RE 2TB (RAIDZ)
PSU
Corsair AX760i
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
Noctua NH-D15
Why don't you ask him what he is doing with the computer instead of giving him solutions to problems that he may not have, and may not solve his issue.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HAL-9000
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU
Intel i7 3770K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
Sound Card
Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
Monitor(s) Displays
23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
Screen Resolution
5760x1080
Hard Drives
16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
PSU
Antec True Power New 650watt
Case
Cooler Master HAF-932
Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
Keyboard
Logitech G15 and G13
Mouse
Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbit
Other Info
Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC
Zepher said:
Why don't you ask him what he is doing with the computer instead of giving him solutions to problems that he may not have, and may not solve his issue.
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Didn't I? There are many things you can do with a computer that aren't relevant :)
You help him then.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 4
OS
Windows 10 Pro. EFI boot partition, full EFI boot
CPU
i7 4770k 4.4GHz (44-44-43-43 turbo) @ 1.248V
Motherboard
ASUS Maximus VI Hero
Memory
16GB (8GBx2) @2200 MHz G.skill Sniper 10-11-10-30-1, 1.6V
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Onboard SupremeFX Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB (OS), Samsung 2x 128GB 840 Pro SSD in RAID0, 3x WD Blue 6Gb/s 1TB RAID0, WD 2TB Black external USB 3.0, 2TB WD20EARS Green external USB 3.0, 2x 500GB Seagate and 1 750 GB external USB, 1x 350GB external USB3
PSU
Seasonic X-850 (2012 KM3 model)
Case
Fractal Design Define R4
Cooling
NH-D14, NF-F12, NF-A15; NF-P14, NF-P12,NF-A14, S12A PWM
Keyboard
Cooler Master Storm Quickfire Rapid - Brown
Mouse
Logitech G602
Internet Speed
126.4 Mb/s down, 24.3 Mb/s up
Other Info
USB 3.0 x8 , SATA III x8, eSATA, USB 2.0 x6. Samsung DVD R/W drive.

WEI: CPU 7.8, Memory 7.9, Graphics 7.9, Disk 7.9
Do the following: Open an elevated Command Prompt (run as admin) and paste this command in:

vsadmin list shadowstorage

The hit Enter. What numbers does it show on Allocated and Maximum - for the C partition ??
 

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HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
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DSL 6000
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