(SOLVED) Install size showing larger than it is

[Son]

Used space = 12 GB but when i manually select all the files and go in properties it shows the size as 7.90GB.

 

[Son]

Hibernation is disabled, Page File and swap file are disabled.

 

[Taosd]

That is more of a microsoft thing than an ntlite, because mine reports similar on a clean install

 

[Hellbovine]

Go to Control Panel, File Explorer Options:
1) Check the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option
2) Uncheck the "Hide protected operating system files" option, then click "Apply"
3) Refresh file explorer where your C: drive is, select all files again and go to "Properties" and now it reports correctly.

The remaining discrepencies are likely due to various disk drive mechanics (cluster size, etcetera).

 

[nuhi]

Also make sure reserved storage is disabled.
You can do it later by right-clicking on C:\Windows in the tool if it's enabled, otherwise it won't show a menu.
There is an option in Settings when editing a new image.

 

[Son]

Thank you Nuhi,

Reserved storage was the issue.
I appreciate your help.

 

[garlin]

For a live system, you can check if Reserved Storage is enabled:

DISM /Online /Get-ReservedStorageState

Reserved storage is enabled.