Windows 10: Hard drive displays more storage than it can hold.

Discus and support Hard drive displays more storage than it can hold. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; So recently I went to check the storage on my hard drive, to see if its running out of space. But when I checked it it showed that my desktop folder... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by NathanM6, Dec 22, 2020.

  1. NATHANM6
    NathanM6 Win User

    Hard drive displays more storage than it can hold.


    So recently I went to check the storage on my hard drive, to see if its running out of space. But when I checked it it showed that my desktop folder had anywhere between 2.82 EB of files in it to 11.7 EB.
    All of the folders on the hard drive seem to have inflated sizes on the built in storage tab in settings.

    Is this just a visual error or something different?
    My hard drive still displays it's actual storage above it its just the individual folders.



    Hard drive displays more storage than it can hold. bdf44201-eaf0-4900-8ab6-3adaf5e3cf9a?upload=true.png

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    NathanM6, Dec 22, 2020
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  2. HEATHER CLEMONS
    Heather Clemons Win User

    Hard Drive Storage

    I have a 500Gb Hard Drive, running Windows 10 Pro version 1909. My c drive is nearly full, I have checked every area on the pc and nothing adds up to the 486Gb I'm supposed to have available. I have gone to Settings > System > Storage - it shows that 401Gb
    is being taken up by Apps and features but when I click on this and show the list of installed apps with their sizes, I have added up the entire list and it comes to 25Gb total. It doesn't show what's eating up the rest of the 400Gb of space. I have deleted
    everything I can and have only been able to free up 11Gb so far so my c drive is still showing red. At this point is the only other step to reload the pc, or does anyone have any suggestions as to what it might be and how to fix?

    Thanks,

    Heather
     
    Heather Clemons, Dec 22, 2020
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  3. RODOGODO19
    RodoGodo19 Win User
    Best 2.5-inch hard drive for storage and gaming?

    1TB 5,400 RPM:
    • Seagate 1TB BarraCuda $54.78
    • Seagate 1TB Firecuda Gaming $65.50
    • WD Blue 1TB $56.89
    1TB 7,200 RPM:
    • WD Black 1TB $73.95
    • HGST Travelstar 7K1000 1TB $59.93
    Which one is the best 2.5-inch hard drive for storage and gaming?.

    The hard drive is for the Fractal Design Node 202 Mini ITX case.
     
    RodoGodo19, Dec 22, 2020
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  4. PJSCOTT51
    pjscott51 Win User

    Hard drive displays more storage than it can hold.

    Hard drive not displaying correct storage

    I'm running Windows 10 pro 64bit with a Asus P9X79 motherboard.

    I have 4 WD black 4TB hard drives installed.

    Each of the hard drives show a total storage of 2.72TB. I realize that with a hard drive you never get the full amount of the displayed drive but it seems like I show have over 3TB of storage.

    Can someone please tell me if there's something that I've done or need to do to get more storage from the drives?

    Thanks,

    Paul
     
    pjscott51, Dec 22, 2020
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