Re: System mis-reporting disk usage

DL

Research confirms it is as you say. Thanks for correcting my misunderstanding.




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"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message news:uGrJ6Lq3IHA.4856@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shadow Copy is not included with Home Premium, it is with Ultimate/Business & Enterprise

"rayhorn13" <rayhorn13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:06650906-5977-4D3F-A7F2-63D20786D620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Vista Home Premium 32-Bit.
"Show Hidden Files and Folders" may not, but "Hide Protected Operating
System Files" is unchecked and I have added/included the 10 GB swap file in
my totals.

Is there a way to attach a screenshot here? I made one and it shows all of
the different totals.

"DL" wrote:

'Shadow copy' - see win help
PS It depends on the version of Vista as to whether you actual have this
option.
Also hidden files doesnt show your paging/swap file

"rayhorn13" <rayhorn13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B89F12A8-071B-4DB1-B076-6EA8A8DCA8DE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
> "Nonny" wrote:
>
>> rayhorn13 <rayhorn13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >I am using Windows Vista (32-bit) on my computer. Lately, I have
>> >noticed
>> >that the reported "used space" on my hard drive (via
>> >right-click/properties)
>> >keeps rising dramatically while I add very little to my computer.
>> >
>> >I then made sure that I had turned on options to show system files >> >and
>> >hidden OS files so that I could add up the used space. What I found >> >is
>> >that
>> >all of the files on my computer added together total 44.2 GB, while >> >the
>> >usual
>> >right-click on the C-drive (selecting Properties) reports that I >> >have
>> >used
>> >65.2 GB.
>> >
>> >I re-checked the math and the folders and still come up with a 21 GB
>> >difference - almost 1.5 times the size of what the files/folders add >> >up
>> >to.
>> >
>> >Does anyone have ANY idea what could be happening or why the >> >difference
>> >is
>> >so large? I am at a loss, but I'm also concerned that this may >> >spell
>> >trouble
>> >of a different type since it looks like it deals with the OS >> >somehow.
>> >
>> >Many thanks in advance.
>>
>> It's all in System Restore and Volume Shadow Copy, mostly the former
>> I'd guess.
>>
>>
>
> How so? Volume shadow copy? I'm not following...






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