There is something wrong here

Xyth

Look at the picture... those are the only 4 folders on the c:/ drive... something seem wrong to you? (Also viewing all system folders)

[attachment=35737:Hmmm.jpg]

Gwahir

I forget the name, but is this that web based OS?

made to look like vista?

Xyth

<!--quoteo(post=1650129:date=Sep 17 2007, 09:22 PM:name=Gwahir)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gwahir @ Sep 17 2007, 09:22 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1650129"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I forget the name, but is this that web based OS?

made to look like vista?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
N... no?

<b><!--sizeo:6--><span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Look closlier...<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>

Gwahir

you have 3 hard drives.

edit: or partitions.

Confused

<!--quoteo(post=1650132:date=Sep 17 2007, 09:25 PM:name=Gwahir)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gwahir @ Sep 17 2007, 09:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1650132"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->you have 3 hard drives.

edit: or partitions.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But how will he view all of them? his resolution is too low to see that and those pesky properties windows...

Xyth

<!--quoteo(post=1650132:date=Sep 17 2007, 09:25 PM:name=Gwahir)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gwahir @ Sep 17 2007, 09:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1650132"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->you have 3 hard drives.

edit: or partitions.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
-_-

Look at the free space on the harddrive vs it's full size... then see how much space all 4 folders take up... (those 4 folders have every file on the drive inside of them).

DiscoZombie

something about how the total size of those 4 folders doesn't add up to the amount of disk space filled on the HD?

Xyth

<!--quoteo(post=1650137:date=Sep 17 2007, 09:27 PM:name=DiscoZombie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DiscoZombie @ Sep 17 2007, 09:27 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1650137"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->something about how the total size of those 4 folders doesn't add up to the amount of disk space filled on the HD?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
1 internet to you, good sir!

So what I want to know is, where did those 12 gb go? Has anybody heard of vista being ###### like this? I sorta of want them back...

Also, I already checked to bad sectors and defragmented...

DiscoZombie

hmm... maybe vista's so idiot-proof that it has system files that are hidden even when you're showing system files? or maybe hidden recovery data? just speculating...

Quaunaut

Bwahaha, this is actually a feature a friend of mine at work said was "the best feature vista has, period, and its like no one knows about it". Or at least I think it is.

Supposedly, there is a setting you can turn on/off at will, that turns part of your hard drive into a RAM cache, and gets treated just like it. Its variable on size and supposedly is the reason Vista doesn't require the huge amounts of RAM people were claiming early on.

Thats where I'm guessing they went.

semipsychotic

The root directory should contain some big files. One is pagefile.sys, the pagefile, and the other is hiberfil.sys, used to store the RAM state if the computer hibernates. They won't quite cover twelve gigabytes, though.

DiscoZombie

<!--quoteo(post=1650140:date=Sep 17 2007, 09:34 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ Sep 17 2007, 09:34 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1650140"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Bwahaha, this is actually a feature a friend of mine at work said was "the best feature vista has, period, and its like no one knows about it". Or at least I think it is.

Supposedly, there is a setting you can turn on/off at will, that turns part of your hard drive into a RAM cache, and gets treated just like it. Its variable on size and supposedly is the reason Vista doesn't require the huge amounts of RAM people were claiming early on.

Thats where I'm guessing they went.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
isn't that basically what a swap file is? what's the difference?

[WHO]Them

It might be the MFT.

Xyth

Right, so I made it so I can view system files (forgot this isn't included with hidden files) and after emptying my recycle bin (shutupshutupshutup I forgot it counts) Im now just missing a grand total of 7.2 gb, ugh.

Alright, I think I got it. System restore was using up the last amount. Hah, now I have more space for por- I mean, educational documents.

Gwahir

are you just counting what's in the folders or items in the root directory as well?