System drive reading more full than it should be

birkbott

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Hello all,
I recently noticed that my 1TB system drive only had 331gb free space on it, but I can not locate what is using up so much space. If I check the properties of all the folders on the drive it only adds up to around 200gigs.

Any idea where the extra 400 gigs could be coming from?

I have tried disabling system restore, I have run disk cleanup. I'm stumped. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad 5909
Motherboard
Asus P5N-E SLI
Memory
OCZ Gold 8 Gigs 800mhz DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
BFG Tech GeGorce 7900 GT 512mb PCI Express x16 (x2 in SLI)
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" HDMI 1080p Widescreen LCD
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (System Drive)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb (Backup)
PSU
500W
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Arctic Freezer 7 + 4x120mm + 140mm case fans

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
Awesome, totally worked. Turned out it was a video file stored in a temp directory for a DVD to MPEG program I was running.

Thanks!
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad 5909
Motherboard
Asus P5N-E SLI
Memory
OCZ Gold 8 Gigs 800mhz DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
BFG Tech GeGorce 7900 GT 512mb PCI Express x16 (x2 in SLI)
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" HDMI 1080p Widescreen LCD
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (System Drive)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb (Backup)
PSU
500W
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Arctic Freezer 7 + 4x120mm + 140mm case fans
Nice! I'm glad to hear that worked for you.

Any other questions, fee free to ask them!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory
16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080
Hard Drives
64GB Crucial M4 SSD

Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
PSU
Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling
CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Internet Speed
30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
Something else to try would be to remove extra/obsolete restore points stored on that drive.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Personal build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (Retail)
CPU
Intel I7-860
Motherboard
Asus Maximus III Formula
Memory
G.Skill RipJaw DDR3-1333 16GB (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS-250 1GB
Sound Card
SupremeFX X-Fi 7.1 HD sound system.
Monitor(s) Displays
VisionQuest VQL-22WSHD LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
1x Seagate ST3500418AS 500G SATA2 HDD
1x Western Digital Caviar SE16 500G SATA2 HDD
1x Western Digital Caviar SE16 750G SATA2 HDD
2x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA2 HDD, configured RAID1
PSU
OCZ EliteXtream OCZ1000EXS 1000W ATX12V 20/24 Pin Active PFC
Case
Antec 1200
Cooling
Swifteck H2O-220 Ultima XT Liquid Cooling w/ 320 Radiator
Keyboard
Logitech G11 Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse
Internet Speed
Cable Modem
Other Info
Visiontek TV Wonder 650 Theater PCI-E TV Tuner Card
Logitech 9000 Pro Web Camera
Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 game controller
LG 18x SuperMulti SATA2 DVD Writer
NmediaPC CR98 Multi Card reader
Nmedia Pro-LCD
Corsair Dominator Memory Fan
Coolermaster R4-L2R-20ac 120mm Case Fan x2
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