Re: Partition Size

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In addition, if the OP is only looking at the folders in the root of C:
and not looking at hidden/system files, he is probably not taking into
account the size of his pagefile.


Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
I assume you're referring to file indices etc. While they do consume
some space, they certainly do not require 1.8 GBytes. The OP will
probably find that the System Recovery feature is responsible for the
missing Gigabytes.


"DandyDon" <drayh01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
It is used by the file system to organize data on the disk. Just like
file folders you stick a label on in real life, each data block has a
label on it. Just like a list of folders and files and the files
contents written on a *** of paper in real life, the disk has a
directory table listing all the folders, files, and file data; and
where to find it on the disk.

All that takes up space.

"David Johnston" <dawjon@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message I am running Windows XP Pro. My hard drive is 120 GB, split into 4 partitions. C contains 12.6 GB. Windows Explorer shows that used space in C is 4.8 GB and free space is 7.8 GB.
However when I add the sizes of the primary folders within C I get a
total of only 3.0 GB, of which Windows is 2.0 GB. The Recycle Bin is
empty.
Where are the other 1.8 GB?

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