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how to find out what's mysteriously eating HD space (file sync)
brotherS:
Hello,
I have two external HDs (same model) and mirror everything from #1 to #2 with a file synchronizer tool every now and then. But Windows Explorer now tells me that there are about 5.8 GB more on #2. Huh? :huh:
I then used Beyond Compare to compare both drives, but wasn't able to find the difference. Everything looks the same.
What can cause this? I never saw this in the past.
wraith808:
Have you run scandisk or some other disk diagnostics?
skwire:
Running a chkdsk sometimes results in it finding the sort of slack space you describe.
wraith808:
Running a chkdsk sometimes results in it finding the sort of slack space you describe.
-skwire (January 23, 2017, 11:20 AM)
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Yeah, that's what I meant when I said scandisk ;D
MilesAhead:
I have two external HDs (same model) and mirror everything from #1 to #2 with a file synchronizer tool
-brotherS (January 23, 2017, 10:38 AM)
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Just to be sure, I take it these two drives are spinners? I know sometimes SSDs will show deleted files as unavailable until the memory can be "reconditioned" or whatever they call it, so that writes are fast again in those areas.
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