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I have a ACER Laptop with Windows 10 home version 1607. 2GB RAM, and 30GB hard drive.

Of that 30GB I have the following breakdown (from Strorage in Settings):

13.4G System and Reserved
6.24G Apps and Games
4.09G "Other"

All the other categories are insignificant/small. Clicking on "Other", I see a list of folders, but they do not anywhere near add up to 4.09G. Where can I find these files? I'm inclined to believe this UI is useless as I can't solve the problem it's stating I have.

Oliver Williams
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    One thing to also note, if you only have 2gb of ram, Is that you may be building a very large paging file. This file is invisible by default but called "pagefile.sys". By default, it is located at `c:\pagefile.sys`. Enable hidden files/system files and you should be able to see it to check if it is massive, – Narzard Oct 30 '17 at 14:58
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    I'd suggest downloading [WinDirStat](https://windirstat.net/). It will scan your hard drive and show a visual representation of the sizes of all the files and folders on your hard drive. Makes it much easier to locate unusually large files or folders. – techturtle Oct 30 '17 at 15:04

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Click "Other" and it will drill into what is falling into that category. There will be a list of paths which can also be clicked to see the actual files at those paths. Each category can be drilled into and reveal details in this manner. Or try a 3rd part disk analyzer like https://windirstat.net/

Clayton
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  • Actually, all of those folders that it lists under "Other" - when I click on them - show the accurate size. But what I'm saying is all those folders don't nearly add up to the 4.09G that the heading says. I would accept your answer if nobody else just says "Yeah, it's just a Windows thing, you can't rely on and it's not helpful to find what it refers to" :) – Oliver Williams Oct 30 '17 at 16:28