Operating system showing discrepancy in used space

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Fiz

My Windows XP operating system shows the amount of used
space to be different when i check my C: drive properties
and when i check the actual size of the folders within the
C: drive. There is a difference of around 1GB or more
sometimes.

I checked the same thing happening in 3 different
systems.In addition to the OS i installed the service pack
and updates from microsoft's site.

So why exactly is there so much of used space which is not
accounted for......?

Kindly help me on this
 
I checked even after including the hidden files, the
discrepancy exists. Since this phenomenon exists on
several systems. There isa reason to it, which i'm unable
to figure out. help
 
Fiz,

Would you be able to be more specific? What is the total size of the drive?
What are the exact size discrepances?

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Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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