wheres my 20GB gone?

i have vista ultimate

my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive it
displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and highlight all
contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB. Where's my
20GB gone?

gehan

Da vista monster eats your drive...

it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files that are
also hidden...

you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not seeing the
correct size


"gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
>i have vista ultimate
>
> my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive it
> displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and highlight
> all
> contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB. Where's
> my
> 20GB gone?
>
> gehan

i have selected view hidden folders in folder and file options so i should be
able to see them and account for it, shouldn't i?

"carl feredeck" wrote:

> Da vista monster eats your drive...
>
> it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
> but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files that are
> also hidden...
>
> you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not seeing the
> correct size
>
>
> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
> >i have vista ultimate
> >
> > my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive it
> > displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and highlight
> > all
> > contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB. Where's
> > my
> > 20GB gone?
> >
> > gehan
>
>
>

there is an option for SYSTEM FILES too that are hidden!!!

uncheck that too...



"gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE4EB86E-D6B2-48C3-8620-1D0D58532E81@microsoft.com...
>i have selected view hidden folders in folder and file options so i should
>be
> able to see them and account for it, shouldn't i?
>
> "carl feredeck" wrote:
>
>> Da vista monster eats your drive...
>>
>> it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
>> but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files that
>> are
>> also hidden...
>>
>> you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not seeing
>> the
>> correct size
>>
>>
>> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
>> >i have vista ultimate
>> >
>> > my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive it
>> > displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and
>> > highlight
>> > all
>> > contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB.
>> > Where's
>> > my
>> > 20GB gone?
>> >
>> > gehan
>>
>>
>>

i cant see that, how do u do it?

"carl feredeck" wrote:

> there is an option for SYSTEM FILES too that are hidden!!!
>
> uncheck that too...
>
>
>
> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EE4EB86E-D6B2-48C3-8620-1D0D58532E81@microsoft.com...
> >i have selected view hidden folders in folder and file options so i should
> >be
> > able to see them and account for it, shouldn't i?
> >
> > "carl feredeck" wrote:
> >
> >> Da vista monster eats your drive...
> >>
> >> it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
> >> but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files that
> >> are
> >> also hidden...
> >>
> >> you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not seeing
> >> the
> >> correct size
> >>
> >>
> >> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
> >> >i have vista ultimate
> >> >
> >> > my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive it
> >> > displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and
> >> > highlight
> >> > all
> >> > contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB.
> >> > Where's
> >> > my
> >> > 20GB gone?
> >> >
> >> > gehan
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

see this
http://images.jakeludington.com/camc...extensions.png
its the option under the one that s highlighted yellow






"gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B56AA07F-FC9A-4AA0-A871-3F32B4198EAD@microsoft.com...
>i cant see that, how do u do it?
>
> "carl feredeck" wrote:
>
>> there is an option for SYSTEM FILES too that are hidden!!!
>>
>> uncheck that too...
>>
>>
>>
>> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EE4EB86E-D6B2-48C3-8620-1D0D58532E81@microsoft.com...
>> >i have selected view hidden folders in folder and file options so i
>> >should
>> >be
>> > able to see them and account for it, shouldn't i?
>> >
>> > "carl feredeck" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Da vista monster eats your drive...
>> >>
>> >> it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
>> >> but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files
>> >> that
>> >> are
>> >> also hidden...
>> >>
>> >> you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not
>> >> seeing
>> >> the
>> >> correct size
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
>> >> >i have vista ultimate
>> >> >
>> >> > my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive
>> >> > it
>> >> > displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and
>> >> > highlight
>> >> > all
>> >> > contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB.
>> >> > Where's
>> >> > my
>> >> > 20GB gone?
>> >> >
>> >> > gehan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

its still has the 20GB gap

"carl feredeck" wrote:

> see this
> http://images.jakeludington.com/camc...extensions.png
> its the option under the one that s highlighted yellow
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B56AA07F-FC9A-4AA0-A871-3F32B4198EAD@microsoft.com...
> >i cant see that, how do u do it?
> >
> > "carl feredeck" wrote:
> >
> >> there is an option for SYSTEM FILES too that are hidden!!!
> >>
> >> uncheck that too...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:EE4EB86E-D6B2-48C3-8620-1D0D58532E81@microsoft.com...
> >> >i have selected view hidden folders in folder and file options so i
> >> >should
> >> >be
> >> > able to see them and account for it, shouldn't i?
> >> >
> >> > "carl feredeck" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Da vista monster eats your drive...
> >> >>
> >> >> it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
> >> >> but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files
> >> >> that
> >> >> are
> >> >> also hidden...
> >> >>
> >> >> you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not
> >> >> seeing
> >> >> the
> >> >> correct size
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >i have vista ultimate
> >> >> >
> >> >> > my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and
> >> >> > highlight
> >> >> > all
> >> >> > contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB.
> >> >> > Where's
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > 20GB gone?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > gehan
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

that would be frank you are talking about.....wait...you ARE frank!

such stupidity is unique

"Spanky deMonkey" <spanky@deMonkey.com> wrote in message
news:uE60kk%23zHHA.5644@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You have your head placed firmly up your *** you maggot
>
> "carl feredeck" <carlferedeck@wizzmail.com> wrote in message
> news:46a93715$1@newsgate.x-privat.org...
>> see this
>> http://images.jakeludington.com/camc...extensions.png
>> its the option under the one that s highlighted yellow
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B56AA07F-FC9A-4AA0-A871-3F32B4198EAD@microsoft.com...
>>>i cant see that, how do u do it?
>>>
>>> "carl feredeck" wrote:
>>>
>>>> there is an option for SYSTEM FILES too that are hidden!!!
>>>>
>>>> uncheck that too...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:EE4EB86E-D6B2-48C3-8620-1D0D58532E81@microsoft.com...
>>>> >i have selected view hidden folders in folder and file options so i
>>>> >should
>>>> >be
>>>> > able to see them and account for it, shouldn't i?
>>>> >
>>>> > "carl feredeck" wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Da vista monster eats your drive...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> it has restore points like XP, that are in a hidden folder..
>>>> >> but it also has "shadow copies" or your previous versions of files
>>>> >> that
>>>> >> are
>>>> >> also hidden...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> you are selecting non hidden folders alone thats why you are not
>>>> >> seeing
>>>> >> the
>>>> >> correct size
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "gehan" <gehan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> >> news:E13AAE44-634D-4169-8EAA-B8441E08BF96@microsoft.com...
>>>> >> >i have vista ultimate
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive
>>>> >> > it
>>>> >> > displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and
>>>> >> > highlight
>>>> >> > all
>>>> >> > contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB.
>>>> >> > Where's
>>>> >> > my
>>>> >> > 20GB gone?
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > gehan
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

gehan wrote:
> i have vista ultimate
>
> my computer has two physically separate hard drives. on my D drive it
> displays in properties as 104GB used, but when i explore it and highlight all
> contents, incl hidden files, and click properties it totals 81GB. Where's my
> 20GB gone?

I found that shadow copies created by a bug in Defrag were eating many
GBs on my D drive. I had lost over 100GBs

To solve this you need to reformat the drive with a cluster size or 32K
or more. I have also switched OFF system restore for my D Drive.

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I'm told by people I respect that the only certain way to know how much
of the drive is actually used and how much is free is to run chkdsk.

Windows sometimes lies, believe it or not.