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External USB HDD windows file system problem
I have a 2TB (=1.81TB) external USB HDD 'My Passport' on my laptop running latest Windows 10
I format it, and it shows 1.81TB free.
I copy over 1.37TB of files in four folders. When the copy finishes, I select all 4 folders, rt-click, properties and it correctly shows 1.37TB of files there.
However, the free space on the drive is now not 1.81-1.37=440GB but only 113GB. I have done a view - show protected operating system files but the only extra file that shows up is system volume information 0 bytes.
Why is the disk only showing 113GB space? I have run Seagate tools against the drive and is shows 'Pass'
Note: I created a new folder on the drive called 'P'. I moved the four folders into P, right-click P - properties and it shows P has a size of 307GB not 1.37TB. Moved the four folders out of P to root again and they show back as 1.37TB