Windows 10: Missing storage space in Windows 10

Where is my another 55GB space?Please see my attached picture:All files on C drive is 128GBTotal disk size for space: 236GBSo correct my available space should be 108GB, but in C drive it shows Free Space is 54.8GB, where is my another 53.2GB space?Can you explain to me?

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How to remove a bad drive in Windows 10 storage spaces pool

Could someone list the steps involved in replacing a bad drive from a Windows 10 storage spaces pool? I cannot find any info on the Microsoft support site that is specific to Windows 10. Also, could you list the steps to remove a 'good' drive and replace
it with another drive if the process is different?

 

Windows storage spaces data missing for no reason

I can't recall seeing anything like this before, although various issues related to Storage Spaces have been reported.

Recovery
One difficulty could be this:

You could try this trial software:
Storage Pool: How to recover data from Windows 10 Storage Space?

There is expensive data recovery software available to support Storage Spaces, suggesting a difficulty here. One person suggested these had been found helpful with S. Spaces:
ReclaiMe Storage Spaces Recovery Software
R-Studio Help - Introduction to R-Studio
and there's this:
Effortless data recovery from complex RAID

http://www.storage-spaces-recovery.c...ery-manual.pdf

- note the reliance on metadata.

Metadata
Storage spaces use metadata. I haven't yet found quite how or what this is used for, but it's another possible vulnerability.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...-spaces-states

This gives a variety of Powershell commands some of which you might use to interrogate your Storage Space to determine more about its status.

Configurations: which of these 3 configurations is yours?
How to Use Windows 10’s Storage Spaces to Mirror and Combine Drives

Are you using NTFS or ReFS?

The most basis seems to be simple, and NTFS- whilst the others provide some protection and resiliency.

I think elementary drive failure has been pretty much ruled out.

Bottom Line
A few people who've used this and had problems have vowed 'never again'.

 

I have an HP Stream Laptop and I keep running out of storage space

Hi Jay,

If a category can't show the folders that it contains, there is a possibility that the folders are somehow hidden. To maximize your PC's storage, follow the suggested steps in these links:

• Free up drive space in Windows 10.
• Tips to free up drive space on your PC.

If further help is needed, let us know.