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Please forgive if this is obvious - I haven't used Windows for decades - and it's fallen on me to sort out an old laptop with Windows 8 installed. When I open 'Properties' for 'Windows (C:)', it shows that the disk is 110GB, of which 56.8GB is used.

However, when I open 'Properties' for all the folders under 'Windows (C:)', the sizes don't add up at all - they only use about 20GB. I've tried logging in as Administrator, and I've shared the disk folder, mounted it as Administrator from Linux and run du -sh *, and still get the same result. IS there any way in which I can see what is using all the space?

j4nd3r53n
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    Open Windows Explorer, View, Options and be sure to set options for displaying both Hidden Files and Extensions. Windows Defaults hide these. For a much better and more accurate display of your files use Tree Size Pro (Jam Software). – John Jan 23 '21 at 16:43
  • There isn’t a equivalent to the du command on Windows – Ramhound Jan 23 '21 at 16:43

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There are probably some hidden files, like hibernation file and paging file, plus some filesystem overhead.

You can use WizTree to visualize what's using up space. It's better than alternatives like WinDirStat because it inspects the filesystem on a very low level. As a bonus it's much faster too.

gronostaj
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  • Downvoter, please explain what's wrong with this answer and how it should be improved. Downvoting without explanation is counter-productive - either I'm mistaken, but I don't know where, or you're mistaken, but you won't learn where. – gronostaj Jan 23 '21 at 17:47
  • I also would like to know if that is practical (I do not downvote answers). – John Jan 23 '21 at 19:59
  • @John Sorry, I don't understand what you mean? – gronostaj Jan 24 '21 at 19:22
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    I thought your answer was fine. That is what I meant. I was not trying to be confusing. – John Jan 24 '21 at 19:24