Windows 10: SSD Drive Full for unknown reason

Discus and support SSD Drive Full for unknown reason in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have a 240GB SSD C: which I have only installed MS Office to. Yesterday my C: was showing over 12GB of free storage and today it says that the drive... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by PeterTodd2, Feb 26, 2020.

  1. SSD Drive Full for unknown reason


    I have a 240GB SSD C: which I have only installed MS Office to. Yesterday my C: was showing over 12GB of free storage and today it says that the drive is close to full. In that time I have browsed the internet nothing heavy and no downloading and used a few office applications light word processing. Certainly nothing to use even 1GB let alone 12GB.


    The Temporary files folder says I can clean up 365MB - so where has the rest gone? I am totally at a loss how space can just disappear!


    Thanks


    Pete

    :)
     
    PeterTodd2, Feb 26, 2020
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  2. Jomel Ber Win User

    Unknown drive

    Hi Harold,

    The unknown drive could be a system recovery drive or some other drive which you don't have access to it. You may follow these steps to check what kind of drive it is:

    • Click on Search bar.
    • Type diskmgmt.msc.
    • Check description of the ESP (FSSD Drive Full for unknown reason :) drive. Also check whether the drive is recovery drive or System Drive.
    You may also refer to this link for Disk cleanup in Windows 10.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Thank you.
     
    Jomel Ber, Feb 26, 2020
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  3. topgundcp Win User
    Cloning to SSD then swapping drive letters


    @SamHobbs
    What you want done is very simple and can be done in short period of time. Here's my suggestion:
    There's 2 modes that Windows can be installed: UEFI and the old legacy MBR. Open Disk Management, look at the disk where your C drive is, if there's a
    1. EFI System Partition, your Windows was installed using UEFI.
    2. System Reserved partition, your Windows was installed using MBR
    Next, Connect your SSD to an available Sata port (no need to format or do anything). Download: Macrium Reflect Free . Install and run. Follow the steps below:
    1. From Macrium, click on image this disk under your C drive and save it to either an Internal or External Drive. This will create a single backup image of the whole disk containing your C drive.
    2. Again, from Macrium, click on Restore tab and select the image created from step 1, Select your SSD as the destination drive, click Next->Finish
    3. Exit Macrium. If your Windows was installed using MBR, Open disk management and make sure the SSD is marked "Active" else go to next step.
    4. Shutdown your PC. Disconnect the HD containing Windows C drive then connect your SSD to it.
    5. Reboot. Your PC should boot and the Windows should have C as the drive letter.

    NOTE: The procedure above is to backup your Windows to an image file then copy it back to the SSD. This ensures proper cluster size aligment for the SSD. In addition, Macrium also perform Trimming for the SSD. This is more preferable than cloning.
     
    topgundcp, Feb 26, 2020
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  4. Axolotl Win User

    SSD Drive Full for unknown reason

    Multiple Different Errors for Unknown Reasons

    Unfortunately neither fixed the issue. Trying to follow the instructions of any other 'windows not connecting fix' things online leads to errors like this popping up at nearly every step:

    SSD Drive Full for unknown reason [​IMG]
     
    Axolotl, Feb 26, 2020
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