Windows 11 Discrepancy in C: Drive Storage Reporting

[Johnsam05]

Hello,I’m experiencing an issue with my C: drive on Windows 11. My C: drive is 149 GB, and it shows 125 GB as used. However, when I open the C: drive and select all files and folders, the properties show a size of 80.8 GB. After enabling the option to show hidden files and folders and checking again, the properties show 85 GB.This leaves me with a discrepancy of nearly 40 GB of missing space. Here’s what I’ve done so far:Checked hidden files and foldersEnabled the display of system filesUsed the built-in Disk Cleanup toolChecked for large files manuallyI’ve also run chkdsk C: /f to look for fi

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