Drive C: where is all this stuff?

When I display the properties of Drive C: it reports 59.1 gb. I just did a
full backup of drive C: (non-compressed) and it reports: Folders Created:
17173; Files Copied: 143024 (26949973990 bytes)

A command window DIR /s command reports:

Total Files Listed:
143602 File(s) 27,910,122,018 bytes
50788 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free

A command window DIR /ah /s command reports:

Total Files Listed:
610 File(s) 4,401,421,364 bytes
354 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free

The total of the two above is about 30 gb

Where is the other approx 33 gb?

Thank you.

"Don D" <> wrote in message
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> When I display the properties of Drive C: it reports 59.1 gb. I just did
> a full backup of drive C: (non-compressed) and it reports: Folders
> Created: 17173; Files Copied: 143024 (26949973990 bytes)
>
> A command window DIR /s command reports:
>
> Total Files Listed:
> 143602 File(s) 27,910,122,018 bytes
> 50788 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>
> A command window DIR /ah /s command reports:
>
> Total Files Listed:
> 610 File(s) 4,401,421,364 bytes
> 354 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>
> The total of the two above is about 30 gb
>
> Where is the other approx 33 gb?
>
> Thank you.

System Restore.
Shadow copies. Right click a file you've edited and look at its properties.

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Ok...right click, properties...nothing unusual. No mention of shadow.

Can I turn the shadow thing off?

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message
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> "Don D" <> wrote in message
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>> When I display the properties of Drive C: it reports 59.1 gb. I just did
>> a full backup of drive C: (non-compressed) and it reports: Folders
>> Created: 17173; Files Copied: 143024 (26949973990 bytes)
>>
>> A command window DIR /s command reports:
>>
>> Total Files Listed:
>> 143602 File(s) 27,910,122,018 bytes
>> 50788 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>>
>> A command window DIR /ah /s command reports:
>>
>> Total Files Listed:
>> 610 File(s) 4,401,421,364 bytes
>> 354 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>>
>> The total of the two above is about 30 gb
>>
>> Where is the other approx 33 gb?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> System Restore.
> Shadow copies. Right click a file you've edited and look at its
> properties.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not reply with email

"Don D" <> wrote in message
news:%23p8sDr$...
> When I display the properties of Drive C: it reports 59.1 gb. I just did
a
> full backup of drive C: (non-compressed) and it reports: Folders Created:
> 17173; Files Copied: 143024 (26949973990 bytes)
>
> A command window DIR /s command reports:
>
> Total Files Listed:
> 143602 File(s) 27,910,122,018 bytes
> 50788 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>
> A command window DIR /ah /s command reports:
>
> Total Files Listed:
> 610 File(s) 4,401,421,364 bytes
> 354 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>
> The total of the two above is about 30 gb
>
> Where is the other approx 33 gb?
>
> Thank you.
>


Probably system restore

System Volume Information would be a hidden folder

Solved: Right Click Computer / Properties / System Protection then click on
System protection tab. I removed the check mark from drive C: then clicked
apply. Drive C: properties now shows 26.9 gb. I put the check mark back
for drive C:

It's incredible that "restore points" doubled the size of the drive
contents.

Thank you for the inspiration.

dd

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message
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> "Don D" <> wrote in message
> news:%23p8sDr$...
>> When I display the properties of Drive C: it reports 59.1 gb. I just did
>> a full backup of drive C: (non-compressed) and it reports: Folders
>> Created: 17173; Files Copied: 143024 (26949973990 bytes)
>>
>> A command window DIR /s command reports:
>>
>> Total Files Listed:
>> 143602 File(s) 27,910,122,018 bytes
>> 50788 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>>
>> A command window DIR /ah /s command reports:
>>
>> Total Files Listed:
>> 610 File(s) 4,401,421,364 bytes
>> 354 Dir(s) 177,102,209,024 bytes free
>>
>> The total of the two above is about 30 gb
>>
>> Where is the other approx 33 gb?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
> System Restore.
> Shadow copies. Right click a file you've edited and look at its
> properties.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> www.fjsmjs.com
> Do not reply with email