Sudden loss disc space

You can also run some diagnostic things to make sure windows did not mark those clusters as bad for some reason. To run them, open command prompt as administrator.

  1. SFC_/scannow - it takes up to hours if large drive.
  2. Chkdsk_/F/R - This one really takes some time if drive is large. For my 8TB one it takes up to day and half to finish. This one will tell you if you have bad clusters, etc. If so, and under warranty, check with manufacturer for new drive.
    The drive manufacturer (WD for example) has diagnostic programs which should be in some folder or downloadable from their website to also run diagnostics, etc. Assume, others do as well. I primarily use WD because their customer support is top notch. As mentioned 8TB drive showed WD diagnostic issues, ran Chkdsk, bad clusters, sending me new drive as we speak.
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