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I have Chrome installed on my C: drive, but the downloads folder for chrome is in my D: drive.

I downloaded a very big (60GB) file off of mega.co.nz using the Chrome Mega extension.

Once it finished the file showed up in my D: drive just fine but my C: drive's used space seemed to have grown by around 60GB also.

I tried clearing the cache but that didn't work.

I was wondering why this was happening and how I could fix it?

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  • Do you _really_ mean that the drive shrunk, or do you actually mean that an additional (and to you, unexpected) 60 GB of space was used? – ChrisInEdmonton Oct 08 '15 at 15:08
  • Yes that's what I meant I wasn't sure how to word it – gommb Oct 08 '15 at 15:09
  • It's probably the "Mega" extension that's doing it, but that's just a guess since I'm not familiar with it, and you haven't provided a link to the specific extension in question. What's your main goal here, to find the culprit and reason, or to find the used HDD space (to potentially free it up)? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Oct 08 '15 at 15:56
  • this is the extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mega/bigefpfhnfcobdlfbedofhhaibnlghod?hl=en – gommb Oct 08 '15 at 15:57
  • And my goal is to find what is causing it and free up the space again – gommb Oct 08 '15 at 15:58
  • @user5200287 User tools like [Space Sniffer](http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/) to have a better look at your disk usage.... or tools recommended at [this](http://superuser.com/a/407971/270195) – clhy Oct 08 '15 at 16:04
  • Based on your Mega extension I would guess that the extension has it saved on the `C:` drive somewhere since Chrome is installed on `C:` – MonkeyZeus Oct 08 '15 at 16:47

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It downloads to "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\File System".

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