Storage says its full but no data exists

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ritu_baniya Posts 1 Registration date Monday March 5, 2018 Status Member Last seen March 5, 2018 - Updated on Mar 5, 2018 at 04:27 AM
Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - Mar 7, 2018 at 04:52 AM
My local disk(F) is empty as i haven't kept any files over there.However, the storage says its full, a section of folder namely others has acquired around 83 gb of my storage. What can i do?? Is this a virus??

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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,170
Updated on Mar 5, 2018 at 04:48 AM
Check if the files are not in hidden mode.

Click on "Start" -->Run --> Type cmd and press Enter.

Here I assume your pendrive drive letter as G:

Enter this command.

attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.* --> Press Enter

You can copy the above command --> Right-click in the Command Prompt and

paste it.

Note : Replace the letter g with your drive letter.

Now check your pen drive for the files.

Let me know
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nathanwirth Posts 324 Registration date Thursday May 22, 2014 Status Member Last seen September 27, 2022 28
Mar 7, 2018 at 12:43 AM
Run check disk command to fix the issue, I believe the drive is affected by the virus.
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,170
Mar 7, 2018 at 04:52 AM
What kind of virus would that be?
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