Hidden folders in c:/windows

[StraightPipe]

System at work is showing 60GB of data in the c:/windows folder.

If I open the folder select all (including hidden folders that are shown) I see only 2.7GB

I remember seeing "secret" folders in here before, but cant remember the names. If you type c:/windows/Secret_folders_name the folders come right open.

This user has alot fo pictures, movies, and music on the system, and I wouldnt be supprised if that 60GB was mostly media. I need to find it though, he's filled his hard drive.

 

[spyordie007]

Have you also set windows explorer to show system files?

Also you can list them from the command prompt easily enough

 

[Matthias99]

Some searching on Google turned up some info on 'secret' hidden files in Win95/98 (link), but I couldn't find anything remotely similar for WinNT/2K/XP.

Are you sure it's not Norton Protected Files or something like that?

 

[StraightPipe]

thanks, it was all in c:/windows/CSC

now I've got to figure out what that is.

 

[stash]

CSC is client side cache, otherwise known as offline files.