Windows 10: Storage accuracy?

Discus and support Storage accuracy? in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; I have a 500Gb SSD drive and checking the storage in settings it told me that the drive had 476Gb which I understood of which 364Gb were used and 109Gb... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by BerniePike, Aug 14, 2020.

  1. Storage accuracy?


    I have a 500Gb SSD drive and checking the storage in settings it told me that the drive had 476Gb which I understood of which 364Gb were used and 109Gb were free. Hoping to free up some space and not wanting to delete my pictures or Music, I decided to tidy up my folders and files. I have a folder with all the applications I have downloaded, presently and in the past, some of which were not used. Taking up about 8Gb of space so I decided to transfer these to a USB stick. Having done this I then deleted the folder and all its contents and emptied the recycle bin and to my amazement instead of an increase in free space it actually dropped to 102Gb free. I have tried disk clean up etc and now it has dropped to 101Gb free .... WHY?
    Operating Win 10 Ver. 2004 (OS Build 19041.540)
    Bernie

    :)
     
    BerniePike, Aug 14, 2020
    #1
  2. Arun B J Win User

    Windows 10 Home will not boot or restart with USB Storage Spaces pool drives attached

    Hi George,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.


    • Did you make any changes in BIOS?

    • Are you getting any error message?
    I suggest you to update Storage controller drivers and check if it helps.

    Steps 1:


    • Press Windows key + X.

    • Select Device manager.

    • Expand Storage controller.

    • Right click on the driver and Update the drivers.


    Steps 2: Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with hardware and devices. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue
    is with device. Refer these steps:


    • Press Windows key +X, select Control panel.

    • Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons.

    • Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel.

    • Run the Hardware and devices troubleshooter.


    Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help
     
    Arun B J, Aug 14, 2020
    #2
  3. Internal Storage devices being detected as removable devices

    Hi,

    I would suggest you to update your storage controller driver.

    Method 1: Update Storage Controller Driver

    Follow the steps.

    • Press Windows key + X key and click Device Manager.
    • Expand the Storage Controller.
    • Right-click on the Storage controller Driver
      and select Update Driver Software.
    • Wait for sometime and check if the issue persists.
    • Restart your system.
    Method 2: Uninstall and then reinstall Storage Controller driver from the Manufacturer's Website

    Follow the steps.

    • Press Windows key + X key and click Device Manager.
    • Expand the Storage Controller.
    • Right-click on the Storage controller Driver
      and select Uninstall.
    • Now, go to the Manufacturer's website and download the latest storage controller driver.
    • Once the download is complete, double-click and run the setup file to complete installation.
    • Restart your system.
    Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

    Regards,
     
    Jesinta Rozario, Aug 14, 2020
    #3
  4. Storage accuracy?

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    I want to change sound adjustment accuracy to 1%. Currently I can change it only by 2 %. I can change it manually to odd % number but cannot do it using mouse wheel or keyboard short keys. Can you suggest anything?
     
    Jason Rogers6, Aug 14, 2020
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