Windows 10: Apps & Games Storage is huge - no idea what is in there

Discus and support Apps & Games Storage is huge - no idea what is in there in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hello all, Upon visiting Settings/Storage, I notice that Apps & Games is taking up 54gb of space. Yet when I click on the icon, I see that the apps... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by nbergami, Aug 2, 2016.

  1. nbergami Win User

    Apps & Games Storage is huge - no idea what is in there


    Hello all,

    Upon visiting Settings/Storage, I notice that Apps & Games is taking up 54gb of space. Yet when I click on the icon, I see that the apps I have installed total less than 5gb. I cannot figure out what is taking up the rest of the space. I am using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and Premiere Elements so I suspect it may have something to do with that. Help appreciated!

    Nick

    :)
     
    nbergami, Aug 2, 2016
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  2. Shilohbob Win User

    Win10: tryign to cleanup my C: drive, Storage shows more being used that what I can see

    When you open 'Storage' in 'Settings' > double click on 'Apps & games' to see what apps & games are taking up your storage space - it will indicate what is installed & using up so much of your storage space - if necessary uninstall those apps you do not
    use and/or require.!!!!!!!
     
    Shilohbob, Aug 2, 2016
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  3. Unknown Storage Space Add-up on C: Drive

    Thank you for replying. I agree with you which is why I did not take any chance deleting unknown files.

    As far as games go, the Steam app alone is located on the C: Drive while the games and updates are redirected to be installed on the secondary HDD drive. I did clear some cache from the Steam app however. It is quite a mystery with this storage issues. 2
    days ago my "Others" tab in the "Storage" section in the Settings window was showing a huge amount of storage but when clicked on the "Others" to see what is the files, there isn't any files showing with huge space but the tab itself say its occupied with
    huge storage. Now this unknown shrinking of storage in the C: drive. I will continue to look at TreeSize to see if there are any files suspicious.
     
    SatheshKumar19, Aug 2, 2016
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  4. sygnus21 Win User

    Apps & Games Storage is huge - no idea what is in there

    Did you do the Anniversary upgrade? If so, be aware the upgrade creates a windows.old folder that holds all your old stuff should you need to revert back to your original OS. In this case the old version of Windows 10 prior to the Anniversary release.

    With that, you can delete the window.old folder by doing a disk cleanup. When you bring up disk cleanup, click the Clean up system files box, and look for a box that says Previous Windows installation(s). Check that box and windows should remove the Windows.old folder.

    Be aware once you delete this folder you will not be able to revert back to your old OS. On the flip side unless your system is really broken, you shouldn't need these files.

    Here's a tutorial on how to delete the windows.old folder - How to Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 10

    Good luck. BTW my windows.old folder was some 20.4 gig large.
     
    sygnus21, Aug 2, 2016
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  5. nbergami Win User
    Thank you very much for the suggestion. I just went through the tutorial and it does not appear that there is any windows.old folder. Another reason I think that can't be it is that I noticed the that size of apps & games is continuously growing.
     
    nbergami, Aug 3, 2016
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  6. sygnus21 Win User
    You still have not answered the question.... did you upgrade?
     
    sygnus21, Aug 3, 2016
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  7. nbergami Win User
    I did not do the anniversary upgrade. Running V. 1511 at the moment.
     
    nbergami, Aug 4, 2016
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  8. nbergami Win User

    Apps & Games Storage is huge - no idea what is in there

    Hello all. Just bumping this up. I still have no idea how to fix this *Sad
     
    nbergami, Apr 4, 2018
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