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atulyan.aries

Posted Monday, January 14, 2013 5:29 AM

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one of the drives on our server has a total space of 80gb, out of which 70gb is occupied. But when i checked the details there is just one folder which occupies only 5gb.the rest not sure what is occupying..can any1 suggest any steps in locationg the missing space

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John Mitchell-245523

Posted Monday, January 14, 2013 5:37 AM

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Is whatever application you are using to look at the files and folders set to show hidden and system folders?

John

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Joie Andrew

Posted Monday, January 14, 2013 6:59 AM

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If you are allowed to use free utilities in your environment I recommend installing and trying space monger or windirstat. They both will scan a drive you specify and provide a gui-based picture showing you how your space utilization is divided up.

Joie Andrew
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