Used Hard Drive Space Doesn't Add Up

[phileasfogg]

Hi,

I noticed an odd problem with WIN2K and I'm wondering if it means there's spyware on my system.

The "Used Space" byte figure reported when I right click the hard drive does not equal the total file size figure when I select all files, including system files. There's a difference of about 64 megabytes.

Does anyone know why? Is it some sort of hidden system files that the user interface can't even see, or do I have other problems?

 

[talldude123]

It's not spyware. There are some files that can not be accessed through Windows that are on the hard drive.

 

[phileasfogg]

What are they and why do they fluctuate in size?

 

[talldude123]

They are files that are in Windows, but aren't accessible.