My C Drive is full without reason [duplicate]How can I visualize the file system usage on Windows?Moving data between separate physical drivesUnable to create space on SSD to run windows update on windows 10What are some tips on reducing the disk space used by Windows 7?Where did my disk space go - small NTFS partitions on Windows 7155 GB in c drive used up. 50 GB used in minutes. Windows 7Unable to open file because startup disk is fullExternal hard drive is full after running AVG PC Tuner, but WinDirStat indicates otherwiseWrong disk space displayedWindows 10 reporting wrong hard disk free spaceWhat tasks should you perform when you transplant an NTFS drive?Sum of files (including hidden) takes 92 gb, but Windows 10 says 303 gb are usedSSD drive used space higher than individual folders

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My C Drive is full without reason [duplicate]


How can I visualize the file system usage on Windows?Moving data between separate physical drivesUnable to create space on SSD to run windows update on windows 10What are some tips on reducing the disk space used by Windows 7?Where did my disk space go - small NTFS partitions on Windows 7155 GB in c drive used up. 50 GB used in minutes. Windows 7Unable to open file because startup disk is fullExternal hard drive is full after running AVG PC Tuner, but WinDirStat indicates otherwiseWrong disk space displayedWindows 10 reporting wrong hard disk free spaceWhat tasks should you perform when you transplant an NTFS drive?Sum of files (including hidden) takes 92 gb, but Windows 10 says 303 gb are usedSSD drive used space higher than individual folders






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My C drive (SSD, the drive on which I installed the OS) recently shows that it's almost full.



(Japanese text says: empty space is 6.98 GB out of 105 GB.)
enter image description here



But when I checked by computing all the folders' size (including hidden folders), the result is as below.
(Japanese text says: size: 54.9 GB; size on disk: 45.2 GB)
enter image description here



I tried system file cleanup and emptying the Recycle Bin,
but nothing changed.



Would you guys give me some suggestions please?










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    Download and install this program (SequoiaView): win.tue.nl/sequoiaview It shows you a very nice and useful graphical map of your partitions.

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    As I can see in the screenshot in the background is that you select all files in C:. But what you do not select is system files. In the folder options, where you selected "show hidden files" is the option to "show protected operating system files". You are missing hibernation file, page file and swap filein your calculation.

    – sbecker
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  • @CacahueteFrito What's the difference to WinDirStat?

    – glglgl
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  • @glglgl Didn't know about it. It seems SequoiaView is older that WinDirStat, but they are very similar. WinDirStat seems to have more functionality, though.

    – Cacahuete Frito
    May 6 at 12:38











  • If you're running the latest Release Preview build of Windows 10, check out Reserved Storage: groovypost.com/howto/…

    – niemiro
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My C drive (SSD, the drive on which I installed the OS) recently shows that it's almost full.



(Japanese text says: empty space is 6.98 GB out of 105 GB.)
enter image description here



But when I checked by computing all the folders' size (including hidden folders), the result is as below.
(Japanese text says: size: 54.9 GB; size on disk: 45.2 GB)
enter image description here



I tried system file cleanup and emptying the Recycle Bin,
but nothing changed.



Would you guys give me some suggestions please?










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    As I can see in the screenshot in the background is that you select all files in C:. But what you do not select is system files. In the folder options, where you selected "show hidden files" is the option to "show protected operating system files". You are missing hibernation file, page file and swap filein your calculation.

    – sbecker
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  • @CacahueteFrito What's the difference to WinDirStat?

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  • @glglgl Didn't know about it. It seems SequoiaView is older that WinDirStat, but they are very similar. WinDirStat seems to have more functionality, though.

    – Cacahuete Frito
    May 6 at 12:38











  • If you're running the latest Release Preview build of Windows 10, check out Reserved Storage: groovypost.com/howto/…

    – niemiro
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My C drive (SSD, the drive on which I installed the OS) recently shows that it's almost full.



(Japanese text says: empty space is 6.98 GB out of 105 GB.)
enter image description here



But when I checked by computing all the folders' size (including hidden folders), the result is as below.
(Japanese text says: size: 54.9 GB; size on disk: 45.2 GB)
enter image description here



I tried system file cleanup and emptying the Recycle Bin,
but nothing changed.



Would you guys give me some suggestions please?










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My C drive (SSD, the drive on which I installed the OS) recently shows that it's almost full.



(Japanese text says: empty space is 6.98 GB out of 105 GB.)
enter image description here



But when I checked by computing all the folders' size (including hidden folders), the result is as below.
(Japanese text says: size: 54.9 GB; size on disk: 45.2 GB)
enter image description here



I tried system file cleanup and emptying the Recycle Bin,
but nothing changed.



Would you guys give me some suggestions please?





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    Download and install this program (SequoiaView): win.tue.nl/sequoiaview It shows you a very nice and useful graphical map of your partitions.

    – Cacahuete Frito
    May 6 at 12:09







  • 18





    As I can see in the screenshot in the background is that you select all files in C:. But what you do not select is system files. In the folder options, where you selected "show hidden files" is the option to "show protected operating system files". You are missing hibernation file, page file and swap filein your calculation.

    – sbecker
    May 6 at 12:26











  • @CacahueteFrito What's the difference to WinDirStat?

    – glglgl
    May 6 at 12:32











  • @glglgl Didn't know about it. It seems SequoiaView is older that WinDirStat, but they are very similar. WinDirStat seems to have more functionality, though.

    – Cacahuete Frito
    May 6 at 12:38











  • If you're running the latest Release Preview build of Windows 10, check out Reserved Storage: groovypost.com/howto/…

    – niemiro
    May 6 at 17:48












  • 1





    Download and install this program (SequoiaView): win.tue.nl/sequoiaview It shows you a very nice and useful graphical map of your partitions.

    – Cacahuete Frito
    May 6 at 12:09







  • 18





    As I can see in the screenshot in the background is that you select all files in C:. But what you do not select is system files. In the folder options, where you selected "show hidden files" is the option to "show protected operating system files". You are missing hibernation file, page file and swap filein your calculation.

    – sbecker
    May 6 at 12:26











  • @CacahueteFrito What's the difference to WinDirStat?

    – glglgl
    May 6 at 12:32











  • @glglgl Didn't know about it. It seems SequoiaView is older that WinDirStat, but they are very similar. WinDirStat seems to have more functionality, though.

    – Cacahuete Frito
    May 6 at 12:38











  • If you're running the latest Release Preview build of Windows 10, check out Reserved Storage: groovypost.com/howto/…

    – niemiro
    May 6 at 17:48







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Download and install this program (SequoiaView): win.tue.nl/sequoiaview It shows you a very nice and useful graphical map of your partitions.

– Cacahuete Frito
May 6 at 12:09






Download and install this program (SequoiaView): win.tue.nl/sequoiaview It shows you a very nice and useful graphical map of your partitions.

– Cacahuete Frito
May 6 at 12:09





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As I can see in the screenshot in the background is that you select all files in C:. But what you do not select is system files. In the folder options, where you selected "show hidden files" is the option to "show protected operating system files". You are missing hibernation file, page file and swap filein your calculation.

– sbecker
May 6 at 12:26





As I can see in the screenshot in the background is that you select all files in C:. But what you do not select is system files. In the folder options, where you selected "show hidden files" is the option to "show protected operating system files". You are missing hibernation file, page file and swap filein your calculation.

– sbecker
May 6 at 12:26













@CacahueteFrito What's the difference to WinDirStat?

– glglgl
May 6 at 12:32





@CacahueteFrito What's the difference to WinDirStat?

– glglgl
May 6 at 12:32













@glglgl Didn't know about it. It seems SequoiaView is older that WinDirStat, but they are very similar. WinDirStat seems to have more functionality, though.

– Cacahuete Frito
May 6 at 12:38





@glglgl Didn't know about it. It seems SequoiaView is older that WinDirStat, but they are very similar. WinDirStat seems to have more functionality, though.

– Cacahuete Frito
May 6 at 12:38













If you're running the latest Release Preview build of Windows 10, check out Reserved Storage: groovypost.com/howto/…

– niemiro
May 6 at 17:48





If you're running the latest Release Preview build of Windows 10, check out Reserved Storage: groovypost.com/howto/…

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There are several things you could try:



  • Get an overview about your disk space

If you want general information about what is using disk space on your computer, you can use tools like WinDirStat which can be found at https://windirstat.net/. (There is a portable version available at https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/windirstat_portable). Select the drive(s) you want to have information about and start the analysis. The result is pretty much self-explanatory. You get an overview of directories and files sorted by size. Additionally, you get a visual representation of the used disk space.



WinDirStat



  • Use Storage Sense

You find that under Settings > System > Storage, or just type Storage after you opened your Win 10 Start Menu



Free Space - Settings



Storage Sense is the successor of the good old Cleanmanager application which has been deprecated by Microsoft (source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-at-Microsoft/Windows-10-and-Storage-Sense/ba-p/428270)



cleanmgr.exe


  • Clean up the Windows Component Store

Open a Powershell session (as Admin) and analyze your component store by running



dism /online /Cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentStore


This can take several minutes to complete. If it gives you the advise to cleanup the component store, run



dism /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup


You get more information by running



dism /online /Cleanup-Image /?


  • Check for the existence of volume shadow copies

List information about the shadow storage



vssadmin list shadowstorage


or get information about the shadow files



vssadmin list shadows


Delete the oldest one on your C drive by running



vssadmin delete shadows /for=c: /oldest


Alternatively, you could delete them all



vssadmin delete shadows /all


  • Disable and re-enable hibernation
    The Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. It is approximately as big as the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on the computer, as it stores a copy of the system memory on your hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on.

Disable hibernation



powercfg /h off


Enable hibernation



powercfg /h on


Hope that helps






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  • thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

    – EagerToLearn
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  • I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

    – gammarayburst
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    Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

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    For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

    – psubsee2003
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    If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

    – Christopher Hostage
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You can use an application called WinDirStat. It shows you graphically how space is organized on the disk, through colored blocks that vary in size - the heavier the file, the bigger the block.



Here is a screenshot of this application:



Screenshot of WinDirStat after the analysis of the disk



I highly recommend it.






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  • Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

    – CaldeiraG
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    @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

    – GalacticCowboy
    May 6 at 13:22






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    @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

    – orithena
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If this is a fresh Windows install you likely have a massive page file and a huge amount of allocated virtual memory.

Go to




Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance Settings -> Advanced -> Change Virtual Memory




and set it to Equal OR Greater amount max than your current amount of RAM. Or to <1GB if you have an SSD and know what you are doing, and have >16GB of RAM.



Having hibernate enabled also potentially uses a large amount of disk space. Disable hibernate using PowerCfg in CMD. The command is available with a quick web search.



For me, it saved almost 60GB of disk space on a fresh windows install that had 32GB of RAM.






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  • With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

    – Peter A. Schneider
    May 6 at 15:13











  • I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

    – Adsy2010
    May 6 at 21:27











  • @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

    – Bob
    May 7 at 2:03











  • Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

    – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
    May 7 at 5:28











  • @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

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You may want to consider searching for your largest files just in case one of your programs is behaving badly. I recently had an issue on my work computer where Avast and Outlook were at odds, and avast would make an infinitely increasing .tmp file until there was literally no space left on my drive.



In file explorer try searching for size:gigantic this might give you a better idea of what is causing the issue if it's not just you've got a ton of programs installed.






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    This has happened to me before. I downloaded SpaceSniffer, looked through the drive and subfolders manually, did all sorts of things to no avail.



    For me, the solution was very simple, but easily overlooked



    My page file was set to be way too large.



    Quoted from this link




    To change the virtual memory settings, go to Start, Control Panel and
    click on System. Click on the Advanced tab and under the Performance
    box, click Settings. In Windows 7, you’ll need to click on Advanced
    System Settings on the left side to bring up the System Properties
    dialog.



    On the Performance dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click
    Change under the Virtual Memory heading.




    From there you can see what it's set to. Different sources recommended different things. If yours is set to be a high amount, change it either to a smaller amount or to be automatically set. If it's already checked to be automatic then change it to have a smaller maximum size.



    For me it was set to be very large and I changed it to be automatic.






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      There are several things you could try:



      • Get an overview about your disk space

      If you want general information about what is using disk space on your computer, you can use tools like WinDirStat which can be found at https://windirstat.net/. (There is a portable version available at https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/windirstat_portable). Select the drive(s) you want to have information about and start the analysis. The result is pretty much self-explanatory. You get an overview of directories and files sorted by size. Additionally, you get a visual representation of the used disk space.



      WinDirStat



      • Use Storage Sense

      You find that under Settings > System > Storage, or just type Storage after you opened your Win 10 Start Menu



      Free Space - Settings



      Storage Sense is the successor of the good old Cleanmanager application which has been deprecated by Microsoft (source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-at-Microsoft/Windows-10-and-Storage-Sense/ba-p/428270)



      cleanmgr.exe


      • Clean up the Windows Component Store

      Open a Powershell session (as Admin) and analyze your component store by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentStore


      This can take several minutes to complete. If it gives you the advise to cleanup the component store, run



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup


      You get more information by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /?


      • Check for the existence of volume shadow copies

      List information about the shadow storage



      vssadmin list shadowstorage


      or get information about the shadow files



      vssadmin list shadows


      Delete the oldest one on your C drive by running



      vssadmin delete shadows /for=c: /oldest


      Alternatively, you could delete them all



      vssadmin delete shadows /all


      • Disable and re-enable hibernation
        The Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. It is approximately as big as the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on the computer, as it stores a copy of the system memory on your hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on.

      Disable hibernation



      powercfg /h off


      Enable hibernation



      powercfg /h on


      Hope that helps






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      • thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

        – EagerToLearn
        May 6 at 8:07











      • I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

        – gammarayburst
        May 6 at 8:13






      • 5





        Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

        – Biswapriyo
        May 6 at 9:01






      • 3





        For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

        – psubsee2003
        May 6 at 11:54






      • 4





        If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

        – Christopher Hostage
        May 6 at 15:42















      54














      There are several things you could try:



      • Get an overview about your disk space

      If you want general information about what is using disk space on your computer, you can use tools like WinDirStat which can be found at https://windirstat.net/. (There is a portable version available at https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/windirstat_portable). Select the drive(s) you want to have information about and start the analysis. The result is pretty much self-explanatory. You get an overview of directories and files sorted by size. Additionally, you get a visual representation of the used disk space.



      WinDirStat



      • Use Storage Sense

      You find that under Settings > System > Storage, or just type Storage after you opened your Win 10 Start Menu



      Free Space - Settings



      Storage Sense is the successor of the good old Cleanmanager application which has been deprecated by Microsoft (source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-at-Microsoft/Windows-10-and-Storage-Sense/ba-p/428270)



      cleanmgr.exe


      • Clean up the Windows Component Store

      Open a Powershell session (as Admin) and analyze your component store by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentStore


      This can take several minutes to complete. If it gives you the advise to cleanup the component store, run



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup


      You get more information by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /?


      • Check for the existence of volume shadow copies

      List information about the shadow storage



      vssadmin list shadowstorage


      or get information about the shadow files



      vssadmin list shadows


      Delete the oldest one on your C drive by running



      vssadmin delete shadows /for=c: /oldest


      Alternatively, you could delete them all



      vssadmin delete shadows /all


      • Disable and re-enable hibernation
        The Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. It is approximately as big as the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on the computer, as it stores a copy of the system memory on your hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on.

      Disable hibernation



      powercfg /h off


      Enable hibernation



      powercfg /h on


      Hope that helps






      share|improve this answer

























      • thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

        – EagerToLearn
        May 6 at 8:07











      • I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

        – gammarayburst
        May 6 at 8:13






      • 5





        Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

        – Biswapriyo
        May 6 at 9:01






      • 3





        For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

        – psubsee2003
        May 6 at 11:54






      • 4





        If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

        – Christopher Hostage
        May 6 at 15:42













      54












      54








      54







      There are several things you could try:



      • Get an overview about your disk space

      If you want general information about what is using disk space on your computer, you can use tools like WinDirStat which can be found at https://windirstat.net/. (There is a portable version available at https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/windirstat_portable). Select the drive(s) you want to have information about and start the analysis. The result is pretty much self-explanatory. You get an overview of directories and files sorted by size. Additionally, you get a visual representation of the used disk space.



      WinDirStat



      • Use Storage Sense

      You find that under Settings > System > Storage, or just type Storage after you opened your Win 10 Start Menu



      Free Space - Settings



      Storage Sense is the successor of the good old Cleanmanager application which has been deprecated by Microsoft (source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-at-Microsoft/Windows-10-and-Storage-Sense/ba-p/428270)



      cleanmgr.exe


      • Clean up the Windows Component Store

      Open a Powershell session (as Admin) and analyze your component store by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentStore


      This can take several minutes to complete. If it gives you the advise to cleanup the component store, run



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup


      You get more information by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /?


      • Check for the existence of volume shadow copies

      List information about the shadow storage



      vssadmin list shadowstorage


      or get information about the shadow files



      vssadmin list shadows


      Delete the oldest one on your C drive by running



      vssadmin delete shadows /for=c: /oldest


      Alternatively, you could delete them all



      vssadmin delete shadows /all


      • Disable and re-enable hibernation
        The Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. It is approximately as big as the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on the computer, as it stores a copy of the system memory on your hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on.

      Disable hibernation



      powercfg /h off


      Enable hibernation



      powercfg /h on


      Hope that helps






      share|improve this answer















      There are several things you could try:



      • Get an overview about your disk space

      If you want general information about what is using disk space on your computer, you can use tools like WinDirStat which can be found at https://windirstat.net/. (There is a portable version available at https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/windirstat_portable). Select the drive(s) you want to have information about and start the analysis. The result is pretty much self-explanatory. You get an overview of directories and files sorted by size. Additionally, you get a visual representation of the used disk space.



      WinDirStat



      • Use Storage Sense

      You find that under Settings > System > Storage, or just type Storage after you opened your Win 10 Start Menu



      Free Space - Settings



      Storage Sense is the successor of the good old Cleanmanager application which has been deprecated by Microsoft (source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Storage-at-Microsoft/Windows-10-and-Storage-Sense/ba-p/428270)



      cleanmgr.exe


      • Clean up the Windows Component Store

      Open a Powershell session (as Admin) and analyze your component store by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentStore


      This can take several minutes to complete. If it gives you the advise to cleanup the component store, run



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup


      You get more information by running



      dism /online /Cleanup-Image /?


      • Check for the existence of volume shadow copies

      List information about the shadow storage



      vssadmin list shadowstorage


      or get information about the shadow files



      vssadmin list shadows


      Delete the oldest one on your C drive by running



      vssadmin delete shadows /for=c: /oldest


      Alternatively, you could delete them all



      vssadmin delete shadows /all


      • Disable and re-enable hibernation
        The Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. It is approximately as big as the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on the computer, as it stores a copy of the system memory on your hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on.

      Disable hibernation



      powercfg /h off


      Enable hibernation



      powercfg /h on


      Hope that helps







      share|improve this answer














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      answered May 6 at 7:51









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      • thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

        – EagerToLearn
        May 6 at 8:07











      • I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

        – gammarayburst
        May 6 at 8:13






      • 5





        Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

        – Biswapriyo
        May 6 at 9:01






      • 3





        For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

        – psubsee2003
        May 6 at 11:54






      • 4





        If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

        – Christopher Hostage
        May 6 at 15:42

















      • thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

        – EagerToLearn
        May 6 at 8:07











      • I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

        – gammarayburst
        May 6 at 8:13






      • 5





        Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

        – Biswapriyo
        May 6 at 9:01






      • 3





        For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

        – psubsee2003
        May 6 at 11:54






      • 4





        If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

        – Christopher Hostage
        May 6 at 15:42
















      thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

      – EagerToLearn
      May 6 at 8:07





      thanks for the answer, I run the command you gave and it did not recommend me to clean up the components...

      – EagerToLearn
      May 6 at 8:07













      I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

      – gammarayburst
      May 6 at 8:13





      I have just edited my answer, maybe that could be helpful for you. Good luck ;-)

      – gammarayburst
      May 6 at 8:13




      5




      5





      Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

      – Biswapriyo
      May 6 at 9:01





      Also add cleanmgr.exe and show some hint how to use WinDirStat, it may help OP :)

      – Biswapriyo
      May 6 at 9:01




      3




      3





      For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

      – psubsee2003
      May 6 at 11:54





      For laptops, hiberfil.sys is often the culprit because it needs to be as big a the amount of RAM and can only live on the C drive (can't move it to a larger data drive).

      – psubsee2003
      May 6 at 11:54




      4




      4





      If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

      – Christopher Hostage
      May 6 at 15:42





      If you do use WinDirStat, be aware that Running As Administrator gives you visual into C:Windows and other places where you shouldn't delete manually. System Restore Points, the 7 GB used by Windows Update permanently, Windows.old folders, etc.

      – Christopher Hostage
      May 6 at 15:42













      30














      You can use an application called WinDirStat. It shows you graphically how space is organized on the disk, through colored blocks that vary in size - the heavier the file, the bigger the block.



      Here is a screenshot of this application:



      Screenshot of WinDirStat after the analysis of the disk



      I highly recommend it.






      share|improve this answer

























      • Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

        – CaldeiraG
        May 6 at 13:03






      • 3





        @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

        – GalacticCowboy
        May 6 at 13:22






      • 2





        @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

        – orithena
        May 7 at 11:30















      30














      You can use an application called WinDirStat. It shows you graphically how space is organized on the disk, through colored blocks that vary in size - the heavier the file, the bigger the block.



      Here is a screenshot of this application:



      Screenshot of WinDirStat after the analysis of the disk



      I highly recommend it.






      share|improve this answer

























      • Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

        – CaldeiraG
        May 6 at 13:03






      • 3





        @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

        – GalacticCowboy
        May 6 at 13:22






      • 2





        @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

        – orithena
        May 7 at 11:30













      30












      30








      30







      You can use an application called WinDirStat. It shows you graphically how space is organized on the disk, through colored blocks that vary in size - the heavier the file, the bigger the block.



      Here is a screenshot of this application:



      Screenshot of WinDirStat after the analysis of the disk



      I highly recommend it.






      share|improve this answer















      You can use an application called WinDirStat. It shows you graphically how space is organized on the disk, through colored blocks that vary in size - the heavier the file, the bigger the block.



      Here is a screenshot of this application:



      Screenshot of WinDirStat after the analysis of the disk



      I highly recommend it.







      share|improve this answer














      share|improve this answer



      share|improve this answer








      edited May 6 at 21:14









      zx485

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      answered May 6 at 9:43









      m2citm2cit

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      • Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

        – CaldeiraG
        May 6 at 13:03






      • 3





        @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

        – GalacticCowboy
        May 6 at 13:22






      • 2





        @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

        – orithena
        May 7 at 11:30

















      • Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

        – CaldeiraG
        May 6 at 13:03






      • 3





        @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

        – GalacticCowboy
        May 6 at 13:22






      • 2





        @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

        – orithena
        May 7 at 11:30
















      Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

      – CaldeiraG
      May 6 at 13:03





      Seems to be a nice app but the colored blocks seems weird to me xD, will try it out though

      – CaldeiraG
      May 6 at 13:03




      3




      3





      @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

      – GalacticCowboy
      May 6 at 13:22





      @CaldeiraG They are colored based on type of file, so you can see which are video, audio, application, system, etc.

      – GalacticCowboy
      May 6 at 13:22




      2




      2





      @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

      – orithena
      May 7 at 11:30





      @StianYttervik It does look crappy, but at least the contrast is high -- which has more value in this scenario, I'd say.

      – orithena
      May 7 at 11:30











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      If this is a fresh Windows install you likely have a massive page file and a huge amount of allocated virtual memory.

      Go to




      Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance Settings -> Advanced -> Change Virtual Memory




      and set it to Equal OR Greater amount max than your current amount of RAM. Or to <1GB if you have an SSD and know what you are doing, and have >16GB of RAM.



      Having hibernate enabled also potentially uses a large amount of disk space. Disable hibernate using PowerCfg in CMD. The command is available with a quick web search.



      For me, it saved almost 60GB of disk space on a fresh windows install that had 32GB of RAM.






      share|improve this answer

























      • With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 6 at 15:13











      • I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

        – Adsy2010
        May 6 at 21:27











      • @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

        – Bob
        May 7 at 2:03











      • Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

        – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
        May 7 at 5:28











      • @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 7 at 5:43















      9














      If this is a fresh Windows install you likely have a massive page file and a huge amount of allocated virtual memory.

      Go to




      Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance Settings -> Advanced -> Change Virtual Memory




      and set it to Equal OR Greater amount max than your current amount of RAM. Or to <1GB if you have an SSD and know what you are doing, and have >16GB of RAM.



      Having hibernate enabled also potentially uses a large amount of disk space. Disable hibernate using PowerCfg in CMD. The command is available with a quick web search.



      For me, it saved almost 60GB of disk space on a fresh windows install that had 32GB of RAM.






      share|improve this answer

























      • With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 6 at 15:13











      • I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

        – Adsy2010
        May 6 at 21:27











      • @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

        – Bob
        May 7 at 2:03











      • Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

        – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
        May 7 at 5:28











      • @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 7 at 5:43













      9












      9








      9







      If this is a fresh Windows install you likely have a massive page file and a huge amount of allocated virtual memory.

      Go to




      Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance Settings -> Advanced -> Change Virtual Memory




      and set it to Equal OR Greater amount max than your current amount of RAM. Or to <1GB if you have an SSD and know what you are doing, and have >16GB of RAM.



      Having hibernate enabled also potentially uses a large amount of disk space. Disable hibernate using PowerCfg in CMD. The command is available with a quick web search.



      For me, it saved almost 60GB of disk space on a fresh windows install that had 32GB of RAM.






      share|improve this answer















      If this is a fresh Windows install you likely have a massive page file and a huge amount of allocated virtual memory.

      Go to




      Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance Settings -> Advanced -> Change Virtual Memory




      and set it to Equal OR Greater amount max than your current amount of RAM. Or to <1GB if you have an SSD and know what you are doing, and have >16GB of RAM.



      Having hibernate enabled also potentially uses a large amount of disk space. Disable hibernate using PowerCfg in CMD. The command is available with a quick web search.



      For me, it saved almost 60GB of disk space on a fresh windows install that had 32GB of RAM.







      share|improve this answer














      share|improve this answer



      share|improve this answer








      edited May 6 at 21:38









      zx485

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      answered May 6 at 9:37









      user1032217user1032217

      911




      911












      • With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 6 at 15:13











      • I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

        – Adsy2010
        May 6 at 21:27











      • @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

        – Bob
        May 7 at 2:03











      • Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

        – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
        May 7 at 5:28











      • @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 7 at 5:43

















      • With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 6 at 15:13











      • I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

        – Adsy2010
        May 6 at 21:27











      • @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

        – Bob
        May 7 at 2:03











      • Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

        – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
        May 7 at 5:28











      • @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

        – Peter A. Schneider
        May 7 at 5:43
















      With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

      – Peter A. Schneider
      May 6 at 15:13





      With 16 GB of RAM I usually completely turn off the virtual memory. Running MS Outlook, several instances of VS, a business chat application (260 MB commit size), SourceTree, all distributed over several virtual desktops, one for each task. The memory hog is Firefox; it cumulatively hogs memory until it runs out (which is at about 8 GB or so, because all other apps need only 8 as well). So I "reboot" Firefox every other day or so. But then we run Jenkins, UpSource and a Rational Jazz Team Server through web interfaces... so the experience is quite good. No swapping whatsoever :-).

      – Peter A. Schneider
      May 6 at 15:13













      I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

      – Adsy2010
      May 6 at 21:27





      I have 16gb at work but leave swap on. Its surprising how often 8 browsers full of tabs start taking those precious resources (along with 3 phpstorms, a couple of vms and a number of remote desktop sessions, outlook etc). The easiest answer to the op is get a bigger main drive as we don't know how much RAM he's running. They're cheap enough now. Almost certainly system files + swapfile + hiberfile if hibernate is on.

      – Adsy2010
      May 6 at 21:27













      @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

      – Bob
      May 7 at 2:03





      @PeterA.Schneider As always, the Windows commit guarantee (i.e. a program that has committed memory will never be refused access to this memory, in other words, OOM happens on commit not on access) requires that all committed memory be backed by virtual memory even if never used. More practically, this means you end up locking away physical RAM that can never be used if you don't have a page file to back the extra commit. It's common for browsers to commit some 20-40% more than they usually use. Lesson: disabling the page file, even if you think you have plenty of RAM, is generally a bad idea.

      – Bob
      May 7 at 2:03













      Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

      – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
      May 7 at 5:28





      Isn't the default settings these days that Windows allocate as needed?

      – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
      May 7 at 5:28













      @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

      – Peter A. Schneider
      May 7 at 5:43





      @Bob As I said, my experience is rather positive, even with this rather demanding setup (with the possible exception of Firefox). Did I mention that I hardly ever reboot my machine? Swapping is unnecessary with 16 GB; doing without it makes the machine more responsive, even with an SSD. I just wanted to share that. I'm especially unsure what good having a swap file <1GB would do (as user10.. suggests) compared to none at all.

      – Peter A. Schneider
      May 7 at 5:43











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      You may want to consider searching for your largest files just in case one of your programs is behaving badly. I recently had an issue on my work computer where Avast and Outlook were at odds, and avast would make an infinitely increasing .tmp file until there was literally no space left on my drive.



      In file explorer try searching for size:gigantic this might give you a better idea of what is causing the issue if it's not just you've got a ton of programs installed.






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        You may want to consider searching for your largest files just in case one of your programs is behaving badly. I recently had an issue on my work computer where Avast and Outlook were at odds, and avast would make an infinitely increasing .tmp file until there was literally no space left on my drive.



        In file explorer try searching for size:gigantic this might give you a better idea of what is causing the issue if it's not just you've got a ton of programs installed.






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          You may want to consider searching for your largest files just in case one of your programs is behaving badly. I recently had an issue on my work computer where Avast and Outlook were at odds, and avast would make an infinitely increasing .tmp file until there was literally no space left on my drive.



          In file explorer try searching for size:gigantic this might give you a better idea of what is causing the issue if it's not just you've got a ton of programs installed.






          share|improve this answer













          You may want to consider searching for your largest files just in case one of your programs is behaving badly. I recently had an issue on my work computer where Avast and Outlook were at odds, and avast would make an infinitely increasing .tmp file until there was literally no space left on my drive.



          In file explorer try searching for size:gigantic this might give you a better idea of what is causing the issue if it's not just you've got a ton of programs installed.







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              This has happened to me before. I downloaded SpaceSniffer, looked through the drive and subfolders manually, did all sorts of things to no avail.



              For me, the solution was very simple, but easily overlooked



              My page file was set to be way too large.



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              To change the virtual memory settings, go to Start, Control Panel and
              click on System. Click on the Advanced tab and under the Performance
              box, click Settings. In Windows 7, you’ll need to click on Advanced
              System Settings on the left side to bring up the System Properties
              dialog.



              On the Performance dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click
              Change under the Virtual Memory heading.




              From there you can see what it's set to. Different sources recommended different things. If yours is set to be a high amount, change it either to a smaller amount or to be automatically set. If it's already checked to be automatic then change it to have a smaller maximum size.



              For me it was set to be very large and I changed it to be automatic.






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                This has happened to me before. I downloaded SpaceSniffer, looked through the drive and subfolders manually, did all sorts of things to no avail.



                For me, the solution was very simple, but easily overlooked



                My page file was set to be way too large.



                Quoted from this link




                To change the virtual memory settings, go to Start, Control Panel and
                click on System. Click on the Advanced tab and under the Performance
                box, click Settings. In Windows 7, you’ll need to click on Advanced
                System Settings on the left side to bring up the System Properties
                dialog.



                On the Performance dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click
                Change under the Virtual Memory heading.




                From there you can see what it's set to. Different sources recommended different things. If yours is set to be a high amount, change it either to a smaller amount or to be automatically set. If it's already checked to be automatic then change it to have a smaller maximum size.



                For me it was set to be very large and I changed it to be automatic.






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                  1







                  This has happened to me before. I downloaded SpaceSniffer, looked through the drive and subfolders manually, did all sorts of things to no avail.



                  For me, the solution was very simple, but easily overlooked



                  My page file was set to be way too large.



                  Quoted from this link




                  To change the virtual memory settings, go to Start, Control Panel and
                  click on System. Click on the Advanced tab and under the Performance
                  box, click Settings. In Windows 7, you’ll need to click on Advanced
                  System Settings on the left side to bring up the System Properties
                  dialog.



                  On the Performance dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click
                  Change under the Virtual Memory heading.




                  From there you can see what it's set to. Different sources recommended different things. If yours is set to be a high amount, change it either to a smaller amount or to be automatically set. If it's already checked to be automatic then change it to have a smaller maximum size.



                  For me it was set to be very large and I changed it to be automatic.






                  share|improve this answer















                  This has happened to me before. I downloaded SpaceSniffer, looked through the drive and subfolders manually, did all sorts of things to no avail.



                  For me, the solution was very simple, but easily overlooked



                  My page file was set to be way too large.



                  Quoted from this link




                  To change the virtual memory settings, go to Start, Control Panel and
                  click on System. Click on the Advanced tab and under the Performance
                  box, click Settings. In Windows 7, you’ll need to click on Advanced
                  System Settings on the left side to bring up the System Properties
                  dialog.



                  On the Performance dialog, click the Advanced tab and then click
                  Change under the Virtual Memory heading.




                  From there you can see what it's set to. Different sources recommended different things. If yours is set to be a high amount, change it either to a smaller amount or to be automatically set. If it's already checked to be automatic then change it to have a smaller maximum size.



                  For me it was set to be very large and I changed it to be automatic.







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