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1. WinDirStat shows 244GB unknown space on external drive
Link: https://superuser.com/questions/964820/windirstat-shows-244gb-unknown-space-on-external-drive
Description: WebAug 30, 2015 · Running Windirstat as Administrator will reveal most of this. In some cases it can be system protection files, corrupt files, old installers, or in my case, the Recycle Bin. Per the Windirstat Propaganda Blog, https://blog.windirstat.net/20061013/unknown-space/
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2. Harddisk space used by unknown data on Windows 10
Link: https://superuser.com/questions/1224036/harddisk-space-used-by-unknown-data-on-windows-10
Description: WebJun 29, 2017 · According to recommendations from the forum I have checked the drives with WinDirStat and Treesize (both running with SYSTEM priviliges) with the following results: The drive is a 120GB SSD (showing 111.8 GB in windows) with shadow copies etc. disabled WinDirStat showing 78.5 GB of data, 31.7 GB of and 1.7 GB of free space Tresize …
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3. How to clear 217Gb of <Unknown> space on my C drive?
Link: https://superuser.com/questions/868316/how-to-clear-217gb-of-unknown-space-on-my-c-drive
Description: WebJan 23, 2015 · But WinDirSat says that 217.4 GB of that space is <Unknown> and I can't access it! SpaceSniffer says that 215.8 GB is 'unaccessible space'! The 'unknown' space is getting bigger by at least 1 GB a week – given the rate of increase, I think that this problem has existed since I got the laptop in 2013 or soon after.
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4. [SOLVED] - Restore unknown WinDirStat | Tom's Hardware Forum
Link: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/restore-unknown-windirstat.3828145/
Description: Web18,515. Nov 21, 2023. #1. Using WinDirStat I have 800GB of "Unknown" space that I need to restore. All items are greyed out when I right click this Unknown item in WinDirStat. I've...
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5. [SOLVED] - 40 gb of unknown storage | Tom's Hardware Forum
Link: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/40-gb-of-unknown-storage.3634475/
Description: WebAug 6, 2020. #1. Hi i noticed that my C drive has 40 gb of used unknown storage and i don't know how to get rid of it. TreeSize can't locate it but WinDirStat can see it. View: https://imgur.com/a/tWM9msP.
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6. How to use WinDirStat to Analyze Storage Spaces on Windows 10
Link: https://community.microcenter.com/kb/articles/316-how-to-use-windirstat-to-analyze-storage-spaces-on-windows-10
Description: WebThis article describes how to use WinDirStat in Windows 10 to check storage space and delete files. This is especially helpful if a user is trying to figure out which file or program is taking up the most space. 1. Click the Windows Start Button, typically found at the lower left corner of the screen.
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7. Using WinDirStat to Cleanup Disk Space - Christopher Kibble
Link: https://christopherkibble.com/posts/using-windirstat-to-cleanup-disk-space/
Description: WebJul 1, 2015 · WinDirStat ExtensionView. Using the Extension View, we can see which extensions take up the most amount of space across our entire disk. In our example to the right, we can see the SYS files take up the most amount of space with 8.0 GB.
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8. I finally found out how to get rid of the "unknown" space!
Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/WinDirStat/comments/grsygy/i_finally_found_out_how_to_get_rid_of_the_unknown/
Description: WebMay 27, 2020 · Download PsExec and unzip it. This allows you to run programs as SYSTEM, with full privileges. Open the command prompt as administrator, and use cd to switch to the folder you unzipped it in. Run this: psexec -s -i "C:\Program Files (x86)\WinDirStat\windirstat.exe". Then simply use WinDirStat as usual.
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9. Reclaim Windows 10’s vanishing disk space with WinDirStat
Link: https://techgenix.com/reclaim-disk-space-windirstat/
Description: WebApr 30, 2018 · If you really want to find out where all of your hard disk space has gone, a much better tool to use is a free third-party software program called WinDirStat. Incidentally, there is also a Linux version called KDirStat, and a Mac version called QDirStat.
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10. WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics
Link: https://windirstat.net/
Description: WebOct 14, 2023 · WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for various versions of Microsoft Windows. Note: if you are looking for an alternative for Linux , you are looking for KDirStat ( apt-get install kdirstat or apt-get install k4dirstat on Debian-derivatives) or QDirStat and for MacOS X it would be Disk Inventory X or GrandPerspective .
