Windows 10: Disk Clean-up Doesn't Free as Much Space as it Says

Discus and support Disk Clean-up Doesn't Free as Much Space as it Says in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I ran Disk Clean-Up which said it could free up around 5.8GB if I agreed to delete Windows Update leftovers. I agreed and it churned for a while then... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Brian Horton, Jun 14, 2021.

  1. Disk Clean-up Doesn't Free as Much Space as it Says


    I ran Disk Clean-Up which said it could free up around 5.8GB if I agreed to delete Windows Update leftovers. I agreed and it churned for a while then said it was done. I checked free space on C: and found it had freed up...around 1GB! Has anyone else noticed this sort of thing?I'm running 21H1 which by the way installed more quickly than any other feature update I can remember, so nice one there Microsoft.Brian

    :)
     
    Brian Horton, Jun 14, 2021
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  2. BetoLP Win User

    Windows doesn`t start. Authomatic repair doesn`t work.

    Thanks again!!

    I`m sorry I had not noticed that the text on the picture was in spanish. It says that windows has replaced some damaged clusters in "name" file and "directory". Then, at the end "an unspecified error occurred (75736e6a726e6c2e 4f6)".

    I`ll do it and I`ll be updating this thread when I have the report.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I ran SeaTools. These are the results:

    Disk Clean-up Doesn't Free as Much Space as it Says [​IMG]


    Does it mean my HDD is useless?
     
    BetoLP, Jun 14, 2021
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  3. hard disk space

    Hello,

    Taking into consideration that the free space is shrinking fast, it is possible that your system is creating restore points. To
    delete restore points except for the recent one, simply follow the steps below:

    • From the Cortana search box, type Disk Cleanup and click on the first result.
    • Once the Disk Cleanup window appears, select the
      More Options
      tab.
    • Under the System Restore and Shadow Copies column, click on the
      Clean up... button.

    Once done with the steps, see if your disk space has expanded.

    If you have further questions, please let us know.
     
    Jefferson Ore, Jun 14, 2021
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  4. CyrrusV Win User

    Disk Clean-up Doesn't Free as Much Space as it Says

    hd6950 to hd 6970

    ok
    i ve tried everything:with atiflash from dos,winflash.step by step with bios powercolor hd 6970 from the database.
    nothing,doesn´t work.any suggestion????
     
    CyrrusV, Jun 14, 2021
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