Files mystery taking 23.7 GB of space

I'm running out of space on my drive root. Have already run in administrator mode disk cleanup and deleted all the files in the Windows/Temp folder.

There is a folder whose properties don't just add to the top. It's c:\Users[user-name]\Music\iTunes\iTunes/Rudy/Appdata/Local/Microsoft/Windows. My user name is Rudy and I have administrator rights. I also see the hidden files elsewhere on the disc.

When I right click on the folder and choose Properties, he confesses to 23.7 GB of space. However, when I open the file, select all the text, right click and choose Properties, they say that it takes up to 16 MB.

What gives!

I tried compressing the file, the copy to an external drive and have not yet dig up an explanation for the anomaly. During these operations, I can see the names of the files and they look like temporary internet files that has never erased.

Thank you

Rudy Beuc

A new feature has been added to cleaning disc in October 2013, which is not available in cCleaner. You must change the existing settings to take advantage of the new feature. Type Disk Cleanup in the search above the Start button box and press ENTER. Click OK and after the calculation of space, you will see a window with a list of files to delete. Use the right-hand scroll bar to see the entries hidden further down the list. Check the boxes in front of the backup of the Service Pack files and cleaning Windows Update and click OK if you don't see cleaning of Windows Update then click clean up system files . You can see savings every time after Windows has been updated, but they are not as important when it is run after the first time. You must restart the computer to complete the process.

To study disk space, use download and install Treesize (freeware).
http://www.Jam-software.com/treesize_free/

Information about Treesize
http://www.Jam-software.com/treesize_free/

When you open Treesize scan select in the Menu and you will see a list of drives. Click on C and it will generate a list of files.

Display names and 6 larger files sizes and the total at the top of the list.

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