My Users folder is over 17GB but has almost nothing in it

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I have an SSD boot drive with Windows 7 on it. I keep all (most) of my applications on my HDD. I keep getting a message telling me my C: drive is almost full. I go to find the problem and see my Users folder has over 17GB in it (or so Properties of the folder tells me) and I then check the Properties of all its subfolders and none are even close to 1GB! What could be my problem here? How can I find the culprit?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '14 at 01:58

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Go to Tools -> Folder Options -> then View tab.

Make sure your settings match this picture:

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answered Apr 09 '14 at 01:58

ctzdev

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '14 at 02:02

While Chris Tarazi seems to have answered the question above, note that you can use the free application WinDirStat (Windows Directory Statistics) to get a very detailed view of your SSD or HDD layout. It shows all your files in a hierarchical graphical view. If you're wondering what the biggest files are in your file system, it will easily show you.

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 04 '21 at 19:32

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If you've been using iTunes for backing up iPhones, then it would take a huge amount of size on

C:\Users[your pc name]\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\backup

because it will have all previous backups from all phones.

edited Aug 04 '21 at 19:32

zx485

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answered Jul 31 '21 at 10:02

Soban Mub

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My Users folder is over 17GB but has almost nothing in it

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