Windows 10: Apps & Features taking up 100GB of Disk Space

Hi Microsoft Community,


I have a Surface Laptop that has 120 GB of disk space, and of late notice that Apps & Features has taken up about 100GB of my disk space. When referring to it through Systems/Storage - it shows that App & Features has taken up 100GB, but in referring to the list of apps listed, there's at most 30GB. What's puzzling is there about 70GB that I am not able to find which app is taking up all that disk space. Have done all the disk/system cleanup and the space wouldn't clear.


Appreciate any advise. Thanks

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Apps and games file taking up too much space.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as Apps & feature has taken the maximum space in the Storage drive.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

• What is the Windows 10 Version and Build installed? (Type winver
  in Windows search/Run command)
• Since when are you observing this storage issue?

Please help us with the screenshot of the window after you click on
Apps & feature under Storage settings, to understand which app is consuming more disk space. (Please follow the steps mentioned in the
screenshot posted
by Shawn ‘Cmdr’ Keene on Oct 2, 2015 to post the screenshots.) Do not share any personal information in the screenshots.



Meanwhile, we would suggest you to perform the disk optimization on the PC. Please refer the steps as suggested in this article:

Defragment your Windows 10 PC



Also perform a full Scan of your System

1. Press Windows + I key to open
   Settings.
   
2. Go to Update and Security.
   
3. Switch to the ‘Windows Security’ tab.
   
4. Click on ‘Virus and threat protection’.
   
5. Hit Scan options and select the ‘Full Scan’ box.
   
6. Run the scan.

Also refer the suggestions as mentioned in this article: Free up drive space in Windows 10



Let us know the results. We will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator