Windows 10: The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount.

Discus and support The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Here's the screenshot of the settings tab:It is showing 124 gb occupied but the actual amount is lesser than that... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by GarvitSaika, Jun 4, 2023.

  1. GARVITSAIKA
    GarvitSaika Win User

    The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount.


    Here's the screenshot of the settings tab:It is showing 124 gb occupied but the actual amount is lesser than that

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    GarvitSaika, Jun 4, 2023
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  2. LOCKED
    locked Win User

    Storage showing as double the actual SSD size

    Running Windows 10 Home 20H2 (Build 19042.964) on an AMD based Windows Surface Laptop 4 with 512GB SSD.

    Even though it has a 512GB SDD as confirmed by both disk management and file explorer, settings -> system -> Storage reports the size as 951GB! I have searched but struggling to discover how to get it to report the real size.

    Per the image below it shows
    • 553GB used - bigger than the size of the SDD
      519GB in system & reserved


    The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount. 331831d1620463824t-storage-showing-double-actual-ssd-size-capture.png


    System and reserved breaks down per this screenshot

    The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount. 331832d1620464039t-storage-showing-double-actual-ssd-size-capture2.png


    Have tried various options including disk cleanup, SFC and DSIM to get it to report the correct size but to no avail. Any suggestions on how to correct this much appreciated?
     
    locked, Jun 4, 2023
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  3. GEOSAMMY
    Geosammy Win User
    Show storage space in This PC


    Thanks for this suggestion.
    Resetting the folder view options to default didn't bring up the storage bars for any of my drives.
    No matter what view I set it as, the storage bare still doesn't show. Even after setting the folder view options to default.
    The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount. 76007d1485966100t-show-storage-space-pc-question.gif
     
    Geosammy, Jun 4, 2023
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  4. JOEYPENT69
    joeypent69 Win User

    The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount.

    Show storage space in This PC


    Make sure you have the "Tiles" option selected in the "View" tab.

    The storage option in settings is showing different space occupied that the actual amount. 75697d1485965985t-show-storage-space-pc-capture.jpg
     
    joeypent69, Jun 4, 2023
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