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esposti33
Jan 10, 2011, 07:48 PM
My C drive is 20 GB and it shows I'm using almost19 GB But in windows explorer on my C drive Document & Settings, Program Files and Windows only add up About 13 GB (that 's all on my C drive). Showing my hidden files does not reveal anything. Wear are those gigs is my question.

Nexis
Jan 10, 2011, 09:46 PM
If the computer was purchased from Dell, Gateway, HP or somewhere else similar, it may be that the hidden space is used as a recovery partition for when there are problems with your computer. Now days OEM computers do not ship with system recovery discs. Instead, they put everything into a hidden partition.

If you need another answer, please provide more information. Make and Model would help.