Windows 10: Clearing space from SSD

Discus and support Clearing space from SSD in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi, I recently uninstalled Sea of Thieves from my SSD, and it said that it was uninstalled. It never cleared the space that the game was taking but the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Jday117, Aug 7, 2020.

  1. Jday117 Win User

    Clearing space from SSD


    Hi, I recently uninstalled Sea of Thieves from my SSD, and it said that it was uninstalled. It never cleared the space that the game was taking but the files are gone. I have tried absolutely everything I can find on how to find out if the game is still on my SSD or not, but I can't find the files. It should have cleared 50-60GB of space but didn't clear any.. Please can someone help.. The Online chat is a joke and will never connect me to anyone to talk to, and I can never get on the phone with them.

    :)
     
    Jday117, Aug 7, 2020
    #1

  2. Space requirement for Windows 10 upgrade from Windows 8.1 on 60gb ssd

    Hi



    I suggest you to disable hibernation for time being till you upgrade to Windows 10. After disabling hibernation the space taken by hiberfil.sys would be cleared.

    After it is cleared you may run the disk clean up.

    And then try to upgrade to windows 10 from here:

    Download Windows 10:



    Follow the steps to disable hiberfil.sys from windows 10.


    • Click "Search" and type "Command Prompt" without quotes.

    • Right-click the "Command Prompt" item and click "Run as administrator."

    • In this elevated command prompt window, enter: powercfg -h off


    Hope this helps,

    Regards
     
    Waseemulla S, Aug 7, 2020
    #2
  3. Clear Pagefile on Shutdown


    I've been looking into clearing the pagefile, and I found the following steps at a somewhat dated webpage:
    1. In the registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
    2. Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown to the REG_DWORD value of 1.
    3. Restart Windows.
    I'm just wondering whether those steps are still valid, and, if so, does clearing the pagefile work as advertised?
     
    gregyurkon, Aug 7, 2020
    #3
  4. Clearing space from SSD

    Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


    I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
    We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
    I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
    Step 1:
    Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

    1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
    2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
    3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.
    Step 2:
    I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

    1. Go to Settings.
    2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
    3. Select add someone else on this PC.
    4. Enter a user name and hit next.
    5. Click on Finish.
    6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
    Step 3:
    It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.
     
    hurricane51, Aug 7, 2020
    #4
Thema:

Clearing space from SSD

Loading...
  1. Clearing space from SSD - Similar Threads - Clearing space SSD

  2. clearing space

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    clearing space: How do I clear cookies and delete the cache from my laptop? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/clearing-space/9e8451a0-8d17-45bc-909f-b1888c27bc9e
  3. clearing space

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    clearing space: How do I clear cookies and delete the cache from my laptop? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/clearing-space/9e8451a0-8d17-45bc-909f-b1888c27bc9e
  4. How to clear up space from a full 450 GB SSD?

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    How to clear up space from a full 450 GB SSD?: Having a little trouble clearing up space. Windows 10 Settings > System > Storage > Local Disk (C:) shows a full SSD. 446 GB used, 0% free. So I'm trying to get rid of any large files I can find that I don't need. Apps & Features shows 285 GB used but when I click on it...
  5. Trying to clear space...

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    Trying to clear space...: So im trying to clear up space and theres a file in "...Appdata/Local/Google/Chrome/Userdata/Default/Filesystem/002/P/01" called "00000103". Its 5 gb in size. What is it? Can I delete it? submitted by /u/International_Yard83 [link] [comments]...
  6. Trouble clearing space on my SSD

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Trouble clearing space on my SSD: Hi, I'm having some trouble removing unwanted games from one of my drives. I'd like to know how to remove games properly and/or failing that, how to completely clear the drive so I can start again fresh. I've tried going down the control panel, uninstall or remove...
  7. How to clear space

    in Windows 10 Ask Insider
    How to clear space: A few days ago, my computer started running really slowly but today i checked my storage and the temporary files section had skyrocketed to be 1.04 TB large. I did the disk clean that windows gives you but it barely freed up any space. I ran a malware scan and it came back...
  8. Clearing up space

    in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade
    Clearing up space: I was prompted to clear up space on my computer for the new update to install. I follow the steps and click on the things I don't need and have been purging those items selected. I needed 8 GB and am purging 11 GB but my computer has ether stopped purging or this just takes...
  9. Clearing storage space

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Clearing storage space: I'm trying to clear up some space. I've cleared and deleted all unwanted files, the issue is when I open up my storage it indicates that 'temporary files' are taking up 4.25GB of space, yet when I open it up it shows only 50MB worth of data to clear. I have previously cleared...
  10. Clearing browser and SSD

    in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Clearing browser and SSD: I am about to create a new installation of Windows 10 on a new SSD. Because of the nature of SSD's I want to make sure that temporary files, cache etc from programs like Microsoft Edge, Firefox, browsers and websites like YouTube etc NEVER go on the SSD. I am not meaning how...