as written,
There are 3 options in the Explorer View that affect which
folders/files are shown:
- Show Hidden Files & Folders (Checked)
- Hide Extensions for known File Types (Un-Checked)
- Hide Protected Operating System Files (Un-Checked)
Until you have those option fields set, you cannot tally up
disk space with Explorer -
so, i have done the same thing as said. then also the things shows up like
this.
when seen as properties of c: USED SPACE = 13 GB
when browsed in explorer and seen via selecting all the hidden, system and
other folders as suggested, i get this
SIZE 11.2 GB
SIZE ON DISK 11.1 GB
well, i think that now also there is a vast 2 GB difference. isn't it???
what do you all say.
oh yeah!! i have NTFS as file system for C:
regs
"R. McCarty" wrote:
> If I set my View to "Hide Protected Operating System" and Explore
> the Windows folder and Select All/Right Click to Properties it will
> show 1.08 Gigabytes, Size on Disk 1.68 Gigabytes. If I toggle the
> view option off, to Not Hide Protected... Then the tally changes to
> 1.32 Gigabytes, Size on Disk 1.68 Gigabytes. Haven't tested the
> Hide Extensions, but will do so. I was assuming the original poster
> was using Explorer to tally up their disk content.
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uXFFz9XeFHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hide Extensions for known File Types (Un-Checked)
> >
> >
> > This does not control whether, or not, the file is visible. It only hides
> > know extensions, the part of the file after the dot (ex: .doc). The file
> > will still be seen, and counted - NO?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> >
> > aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> >
> > If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> >
> >
> > "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23LXvGoXeFHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> There are 3 options in the Explorer View that affect which
> >> folders/files are shown:
> >>
> >> - Show Hidden Files & Folders (Checked)
> >> - Hide Extensions for known File Types (Un-Checked)
> >> - Hide Protected Operating System Files (Un-Checked)
> >>
> >> Until you have those option fields set, you cannot tally up
> >> disk space with Explorer -
> >>
> >> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uc67IgXeFHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>> If you have a large hard drive and are using the fat32 file system, you
> >>> are wasting (likely) 20-25% of your hard drive. Use the NTFS file system
> >>> instead!
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Regards,
> >>>
> >>> Richard Urban
> >>>
> >>> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> >>>
> >>> If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> >>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "aken" <aken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:AB478649-717D-48FB-9DA9-69433A586B0A@microsoft.com...
> >>>> well,
> >>>>
> >>>> the solutions are great but to clearify the facts, i have included all
> >>>> the
> >>>> Hidden files and others when selecting for knowing the file size.
> >>>>
> >>>> next, as written "You'll see two description fields, Size : Size on
> >>>> Disk.
> >>>> The size field is the actual count of KBytes the file is. The second
> >>>> one
> >>>> shows how many clusters the file takes up on the drive." so if that is
> >>>> the
> >>>> case then this minor clusters wont and will never reach in GB's. is my
> >>>> point
> >>>> correct. so, hope that there is really something else taking away my
> >>>> space.
> >>>>
> >>>> can you make some point on this issue, again. pls.
> >>>>
> >>>> regs
> >>>>
> >>>> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> aken wrote:
> >>>>> > hi,
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > can u make me clear on this HDD size issue, plz.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > so when i see the properties of c:, it shows 13.1 GB as used space
> >>>>> > and
> >>>>> > 1.50 GB unused. as such i have 15 GB primary partition.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > well, when i go and select all the files, including the hidden ones
> >>>>> > and see its properties, then it shows 11.2 Gb used.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > so where has this 13.1 GB - 11.2 GB = 1.9 Gb vanished?? is there any
> >>>>> > way to recover the area that has gone missing.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > reg
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hard drive space is *NOT* memory. RAM is memory; hard drive space is
> >>>>> hard
> >>>>> drive space.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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