I am using Windows Vista (32-bit) on my computer. Lately, I have noticed that the reported "used space" on my hard drive (via right-click/properties) keeps rising dramatically while I add very little to my computer.
I then made sure that I had turned on options to show system files and hidden OS files so that I could add up the used space. What I found is that all of the files on my computer added together total 44.2 GB, while the usual right-click on the C-drive (selecting Properties) reports that I have used 65.2 GB.
I re-checked the math and the folders and still come up with a 21 GB difference - almost 1.5 times the size of what the files/folders add up to.
Does anyone have ANY idea what could be happening or why the difference is so large? I am at a loss, but I'm also concerned that this may spell trouble of a different type since it looks like it deals with the OS somehow.
Many thanks in advance.
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July 4, 2008 4:31 AM
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July 7, 2008 2:29 PM