Missing large amounts of free disk space

Symptom

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Went to the tools --> folder options--> checked hidden folders ---> unchecked hide all the OS folders.

On the drive there was a folder "System volume information".

Cause
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From the following “dir” log file, I understand that some GUID “{3808876b-c176-4e48-b7ae-04046e6cc752}” files have been generated in the folder “System Volume Information” and occupying more disk space.

Solution

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Went to the tools --> folder options--> checked hidden folders ---> unchecked hide all the OS folders.

On the drive there was a folder "System volume information".

Check the permission on System Volume Information folder. Permissions should be as follows:

Administrators : Full Control

Create Owner: Special Permission

System: Full Control

Delete the shadow copies on a computer using the below command:vssadmin delete shadows /all