Route514 wrote:

> Thanks, that helped me find see those files that made up the
> remaining space. I have more questions and will start a new thread
> for those.
>
> Thanks again


You're welcome. Glad to help.

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> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> Route514 wrote:
>>
>>> I am a very new user to start with so bear with me. Here is my
>>> situation. When I am viewing C: drives properties it says that I
>>> have used 32 GB of space, but then when I explore C: drive and add
>>> up the folders that are in it, the amount only reaches 28 GB. So
>>> there appears to be a difference between my count and what it says.
>>> Why is there that difference? And where are those other files that
>>> are taking up the invisible 4 GB of space.
>>
>>
>> They are probably hidden files and folders, for example, the page
>> file, the hibernation file, etc.
>>
>> To see these, in My Computer, go to Tools, Folder Options and, on
>> the View t.ab, check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck
>> "Hide protected operating system files." Click "Apply to All
>> Folders," then OK.
>>
>>
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>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> This is kinda a big issue
>>> considering my hard drive is only 40 GB big and C: drives capacity
>>> is around 34 GB. Thanks for any help!