Satellite C660-1PH - HDD shows different free space

Hello,
Ive noticed the last days that the 'windows partition C:' of my disk shows different free space without downloading/installing anything
E.g. I had 104GB free, then on next day it was showing 100GB free and then suddenly it became 104GB again. It happened with different values another day, it just keep changing out of the blue.
What could be causing this? Could the hard disk be faulty?
Thank you

Hi
Please dont forget that temporal stored files can change value of the free space on the HDD.
Use the CCLeaner (freeware) software which would delete and remove the temporal stored files.

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