Well something isn't right here

[MeowPappa]

I have a  SSD which has total of 223 GB and 143 GB is used so I should have 80GB free right?

 

Then what is does this mean.(Check screenshot)

 

[Billy_Mays]

Is your OS on it if so it's the OS partition

[TheKDub]

Did you include hidden files in that? If not, that's where the additional usage is from.

[Electronics Wizardy]

hidden files and gib vs gb

[TheKDub]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

Is your OS on it if so it's the OS partition

Windows doesn't create a partition for system files, they sit right on the drive they're installed on along with everything else.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, TheKDub said:

Windows doesn't create a partition for system files, they sit right on the drive they're installed on along with everything else.

but there are about 1gb of boot paritions and system recovery files.

[TheKDub]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

hidden files and gib vs gb

They know, check the screenshots the put in their post.

 

223GB total space in Windows, 55.7GB free.

[TheKDub]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

but there are about 1gb of boot paritions and system recovery files.

Those wouldn't show under the C: drive, they're completely hidden from Windows Explorer.

[SorcierX]

I'm thinking this is a pre-built system, cause "Windows 10 (C:)"

 

Some pre-built systems have a "RESTORE POINT" that is not shown, hard drive shows full capacity but seems like missing space ( my MSI gaming laptop from 3 years ago ) had one, til I swapped out the spinning disk for an SSD

[DocSwag]

Hidden files probably.

[GoodBytes]

You are only looking at Program Files (x86).

You have many other folders under C:\ including Windows itself.

 

This is what I see from your screenshot.. if not, please give more details.

 

But if you right-click on C:\ then go on Properties, then you'll see the size being correct, as you have all files and folders.

[grimreeper132]

check your recycle bin as there might be files in there which are taking up a large amount of space

[Jarsky]

I believe this view isn't showing you:

- Possible shadow copies

- Pagefile/Virtual Memory (pagefile.sys)

- Hibernate file (hiber.sys)

 

If you need to free up some space:

- Run disk cleanup and cleanup system files (to purge the winsxs folder and old windows update/installations)

- Sleep is now a hybrid sleep aka hibernate. You can turn it off by opening cmd and running "powercfg hibernate off"

- Reduce the size of System Restore points in Disk properties

- If you have lots of RAM, then reduce/disable the Pagefile from Computer Properties.

- Run something like CCleaner to do a full clean through your registry, temp files, etc...to cleanup the remaining space.

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

223 GB minus 55.7 GB of free space as Windows is reporting is 167.3 GB of used space. The properties window you have up there is showing only what's in C:\Program Files (x86), not the entire C:\ drive.

[MeowPappa]

15 hours ago, TheKDub said:

Did you include hidden files in that? If not, that's where the additional usage is from.

Yep

 

[MeowPappa]

15 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

You are only looking at Program Files (x86).

You have many other folders under C:\ including Windows itself.

 

This is what I see from your screenshot.. if not, please give more details.

 

But if you right-click on C:\ then go on Properties, then you'll see the size being correct, as you have all files and folders.

It's from all the files in c:/ including hidden 

[GoodBytes]

2 hours ago, MeowPappa said:

It's from all the files in c:/ including hidden 

Looks like you forgot to unhide system hidden files.

Go to Folder Options > View > and uncheck: "Hide protected operating system files" Click on OK.

Still have hidden files displayed.

 

Pick all the files/folders in C:\ > Properties, and you'll see it would match.