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    Size on disk is less than total size?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Apollo13, Apr 9, 2008.

  1. Apollo13

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    My System Volume Information folder (the folder with system restore points), for whatever reason, has a size of 14.7 GB, but has a size on disk of just 9.72 GB. I thought the size on disk always had to be greater than or equal to the total size? How might this be possible? :confused: Or is the size on disk metric just not accurate on the System Volume Information folder?
     
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    Is the data compressed?
     
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    According to the Advanced Attributes, no, it isn't (the compress contents to save disk space box is not checked). Though System Volume Information is a somewhat unusual folder in itself, so that doesn't convince me it isn't.
     
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    System restore likes to reserve a percentage of the drive, it just hasn't used it all yet.
     
    KimoT, Apr 9, 2008
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