I am using windows 7. my c: drive capacity is 75 gb. where the Os is located. The size of the files on the disk is only 50 gb including hidden files. But used space of c drive shows 60Gb. Where the 10gb space goes? I think it might be due to the files that are burned to a dvd disk long time before. every time burn a files to a dvd. size of C: drive gets increased. how to resolve the problem? how to get back my disk space?
Size of the disk is more than the size of the files on the disk
disk-spacewindowswindows 7
Best Answer
The size calculated by adding up file sizes in Windows Explorer is known to be inaccurate. The only correct usage figure is in the 'pie' chart. There are a number of Microsoft articles which explain some of the places the space can be.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2013/03/01/where-did-my-space-go.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ntdebugging/archive/2008/07/03/ntfs-misreports-free-space.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ntdebugging/archive/2008/10/31/ntfs-misreporting-free-space-part-2.aspx
You can also use programs like Treesize and WinDirStat to investigate.