sameer752003 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 My NTFS partition on C drive where I have installed OS Windows Server 2008 shows low disk space even when I have not installed much programs. When I checked the properties of individual folders they add up to mere 11 GB. My drive is partitioned at 45 GB. So why this error. I have used Disk clean up utility built in to windows. It could free merely 2.5 GB.Now I am unable to install any programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen2 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 It could be shadows copies, pagefile, hibernate file.....How many free space is shown ?45GB isn't much for a windows 2008 install if you installed many applications on C:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sameer752003 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 I checked the file sizes of individual folders on C drive. It adds to 11GB approx. Also I have no huge softwares installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen2 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 So you didn't answer the only question and don't tell if you check what i said so why did you post the same thing again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamt Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 There are many reasons why this might be. Firstly, as allen2 has told you, the space may be used up by pagefiles, shadow copies, hiberfil, etc - files which are usually hidden from the shell unless you configure it otherwise.Then, bear in mind you there's things like reparse points (junctions), compressed files, etc - see: Computing the size of a directory is more than just adding file sizes on Raymond Chen's blog, and the similar Windows Confidential article he wrote for an overview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 How much ram do you have?The amount of space you are missing IS most likely the pagefile and hiberfile as others have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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