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erasmus425 Posted messages 76 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello/Good evening everyone
First of all I want to clarify that I know this topic has already been covered by many forums, but I haven't found the solution in any of them.

So here's the problem: I have a 223GB E: partition, but when looking at the files one by one I should have about 40GB of data, whereas partition determines. WinDirStat shows an unknown file taking up 168 GB of disk space.

I’ve already deleted restore points, nothing changes
I’ve displayed system and hidden folders, nothing that takes up space

Does anyone know how to delete it or at least know what it is?

(NB: all hidden and system files on the partition are empty, so I don’t think the problem comes from there)

And thanks to those who take the time to help =)

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    tanteelise Posted messages 28185 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 821
     
    Hello,

    I think these are automatically created backups under Windows 7, if you are indeed using Windows 7.

    They should be found under a name like: "computer name - your name"

    Best regards.

    To disable or modify this backup:

    Control Panel -> System and Security -> Backup and Restore

    Left column: Disable scheduling.

    "The little I know, I owe to my ignorance" (Sacha Guitry)

    No responses after 5-6 PM, thank you for your understanding :)
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    1. erasmus425 Posted messages 76 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
       
      As I said, I disabled backups, and deleted the old ones.
      Currently, the folder that normally contains the backups is empty.
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    2. tanteelise Posted messages 28185 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 821
       
      You deleted and disabled the restore points, not the automatic backup.
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    3. erasmus425 Posted messages 76 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
       
      Indeed, that's right, thank you very much!
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    4. tanteelise Posted messages 28185 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 821
       
      reactivate System Restore, it can always be useful :)
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  2. antipolis a Posted messages 17152 Status Member 2 917
     
    Hello.

    "Does anyone know how to delete it or at least know what it is?"
    ? ? ?
    Difficile de vous conseiller sans avoir, à minimum, le nom du fichier.
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    1. erasmus425 Posted messages 76 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7
       
      Precisely, the file has no name; under WinDirStat it is recognized only if I display the unknown space, and it takes the form of a huge yellow square
      And it doesn't even appear in Windows Explorer (when I look at E:)
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