Windows 10: size of all files don't add up to total space used

Discus and support size of all files don't add up to total space used in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I have 2.72 TB of space in my Local Disk D, but 1.57 TB was used. I checked the "Storage Usage" on my Local Disk D, and clicked "Others," where it says... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by 8325001952, Dec 13, 2024.

  1. 8325001952
    8325001952 Win User

    size of all files don't add up to total space used


    I have 2.72 TB of space in my Local Disk D, but 1.57 TB was used. I checked the "Storage Usage" on my Local Disk D, and clicked "Others," where it says 1.28 TB is used, and the total space used by the files in there did not even come close to 1 TB.

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    8325001952, Dec 13, 2024
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  2. PETER BRIGG
    Peter Brigg Win User

    Discrepancy between 'Used Space' on C drive and total of actual folders/files

    According to 'Properties' in Windows Explorer, my C drive (one of four partitions on my primary drive) has 296GB 'Used Space' and 272GB 'Free Space', giving a total partition size of 568GB. However, if I add up the total space occupied by all the folders
    and files on C drive that are listed in Windows Explorer they come to roughly 44GB. (The largest folder is Windows (19.5GB), followed by Users (9GB) and Program Files (5.8GB). The rest of the folders are smaller than this.). Nearly all my applications, data,
    photos, videos, backups etc are on the other three partitions on the primary hard drive or on a secondary internal hard drive.

    Can anyone suggest what accounts for the HUGE discrepancy between the reported 'Used Space' and the total of the actual folders/files? I first noticed this when backing up my C drive using Acronis TrueImage, which yields a back up file of 218GB - presumably
    the 296GB with some compression. A few months back I recall that the Acronis backup files were sized at around 60-70GB, so there's something funny going on! If there is some giant folder or file that is lurking on my C drive, what could it be and why isn't
    it showing up in Windows Explorer?
     
    Peter Brigg, Dec 13, 2024
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  3. JCARIFIN
    JCArifin Win User
    Difference in the total size of files in C: and used space n C: drive

    I am using Windows 10 and I am cleaning my C drive. While cleaning, I noticed that the difference between the space used in Drive C and the total file size in Drive C is way too big, around 30 GB.

    The difference still exists although I have:

    • Unhidden files
    • Cleaned up system restore
    • Run Check Disk
    • Run Disk Defrag
    • Restart my laptop

    Is it normal, or is there something I forgot? If it's normal, where does the difference come from? Can I obtain the 'lost' space?

    Thank you in advance!



    Edit: Found Virtual Memory and Hibernation space for about 16 GB in total. Then, on the Storage, there are 14 GB of Other files. But Windows only show ~7 GB of them. Could I recover the rest?


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    JCArifin, Dec 13, 2024
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  4. KAXELINA
    kaxelina Win User

    size of all files don't add up to total space used

    Why don´t I get Spaces on my N82

    My husband and I bouth same mobile with one week apart. He got spaces in Share online but I don´t. We have updated the latest software.

    Even the program is updated sevrel times but still I don´t have Spaces on my mobile. I even resert the phone but no luck.

    What is the problem?
     
    kaxelina, Dec 13, 2024
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