Trouble with disk space decreasing on directory changing

[kaeh]

HI,
For some time now I have noticed that when you change directories the remaining disk space decreases, for example:
2,283,076,600 Kb -> 2,281,971,664 Kb -> 2,281,617,640 Kb -> 2,281,359,880 Kb -> 2,281,181,016 Kb
Why is this? Is it some type of paging file that grows with use? Because I have a laptop with an SDD of 256 and it's getting dangerously close to 0.

Thank you in advance.

[ghisler(Author)]

Are you in thumbnail view mode? Then the thumbnails will be saved to the thumbnail cache if they take longer to extract.
They are usually stored in
C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\GHISLER

There is also a file tcDirFrq.txt in that directory which records how often you visited a certain directory, but it's small.
Otherwise there shouldn't be any disk usage caused by Total Commander itself. Maybe some third party tool in the background, like Microsoft's new "recall" misfeature?

[Dalai]

Well, I would search for files that have been recently changed, e.g. within the last 5 minutes or so. This can be done via TC's Find Files, Advanced tab.

If you want a fast search, you could use the Everything tool. But since I don't use that tool, I have no idea how the search term to find such files could/should look like. Pretty sure other users will chime in on this.


PS: Are you sure about the disk size unit being KB? If so, you have 2 TB left on the drive and nothing to worry about. If it's bytes instead, then there are only 2 GB left, and it's a good idea to worry.

[white]

For some time now I have noticed that when you change directories the remaining disk space decreases, for example:
2,283,076,600 Kb -> 2,281,971,664 Kb -> 2,281,617,640 Kb -> 2,281,359,880 Kb -> 2,281,181,016 Kb
Why is this? Is it some type of paging file that grows with use?

Yes, that would be my guess. Check your Windows virtual memory settings if you want to set a maximum or disable it.

Because I have a laptop with an SDD of 256 and it's getting dangerously close to 0.

You should definitely do something about that.

[Horst.Epp]

Try the free toll WizTree.
It allows you to see a detailed view about disk usage,
even the Windows reserved space.
For me, It's definitely the best tool for this job.
https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=2360

In addition to the GUI, I have a button to show usage of the current TC dir.

Code: Select all

TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
C:\Tools\WizTree\WizTree64.exe
%P
C:\Tools\WizTree\WizTree64.exe
WizTree64 current source

0
-1

[kaeh]

First of all, I'm not working in thumbnail view, but I'm going to try and tell you if anything worked. Thank you all for your answers.

EDIT:
Image: https://imgur.com/a/CAyhYdx

As you can see there is a lot of disk space not even detected by WizTree (or I don't know how to see it, that could also be :p).
I searched for recent file changes on TC but it doesn't detect any file changed in the last minute.

I don't know what else to do, as you can see, my disk space is running out.

[kaeh]

Anyone has a clue on this?

[Horst.Epp]

What OS version is this ?
You are running WizTree without Admin rights, or why is there no reserved space on your system ?

[Dalai]

Searching for files changed within the last minute might be too limited. However, starting TC as administrator might be necessary to find such files. My assumption is that there's a service or the system itself is writing files, and it's likely that users don't have access to them.

[kaeh]

It's Windows 10, but I can't start WizTree with admin privileges on my work computer, and at home it seems to have stopped.