I have an 256GB Samsung pro SSD. When I select all of the siles on the drive, it totlas to 24.3GB of disk space used, yet my SSD says that there is 60GB used (I really have very little on the drive besides my windows installation). Where has all this space gone, and taken up by what?
dgingeri
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That's probably System Restore. It takes up to 20% of the hard drive, saving old configurations and settings in case of problems. With a 256GB drive, you should have plenty of space to keep it on. I do, and my main drive is a Vertex 4 256GB. It won't use more than 52GB of space, and you can tune it down to only use as little as 2% if you want.
There's also the possibility that old patches are taking up space, too. Those you might want to clean up. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2852386
There's also the possibility that old patches are taking up space, too. Those you might want to clean up. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2852386
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You need to change your folder view settings, you are not actually selecting everything on the drive.
If you have hibernation enabled, hiberfil.sys is usually a 10GB temp file that sits on the Windows drive, as one example.
If you have hibernation enabled, hiberfil.sys is usually a 10GB temp file that sits on the Windows drive, as one example.
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The hibernation file is hidden and is as large as your memory. So if you have 16GB, the hibernation file will be 16GB.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/29695-windows-8-disable-hibernation
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/29695-windows-8-disable-hibernation
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It's also possible to have temp files that show up as 0k in file size, but take up a large amount of space due to cluster size. Try clearing your temp folder and setting it to a different drive or a RAMdrive, then reboot. That would also save your SSD from unnecessary writes.
I have three SSDs set up like this:
256G Vertex4 OS/ Office
128G Vertex4 Games
256G Agility4 Temp/Swap/VM storage
I have three SSDs set up like this:
256G Vertex4 OS/ Office
128G Vertex4 Games
256G Agility4 Temp/Swap/VM storage
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I had this problem if this hasn't been suggested but right click on computer and go to properties then go to system protection then configure and click delete at the bottom then turn off system protection. ONLY DO THIS IF YOU NEVER USE RESTORE POINTS.
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