Windows 10: C disc got filled up out of nowhere.

Discus and support C disc got filled up out of nowhere. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Recently I had uninstalled a heavy game and my C disc was finally on blue again. It was a bit less than my other disc in space. Out of nowhere though,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/AkidIguess, Feb 9, 2021.

  1. /U/AKIDIGUESS
    /u/AkidIguess Win User

    C disc got filled up out of nowhere.


    Recently I had uninstalled a heavy game and my C disc was finally on blue again. It was a bit less than my other disc in space. Out of nowhere though, it went up to red and got filled up with I don't know what. I looked through the files and there's nothing new in it.

    I'm worried that it's a virus. I'll run scans on it tomorrow (if you could recommend me what to use to scan it that would be nice) but I'm open to any other ideas of what it could be. I am very paranoid when it comes to computer viruses, so it's worrying me a lot.

    I would like suggestions on what to do to clear it up and what could possibly be causing this. Thank you for reading.

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    :)
     
    /u/AkidIguess, Feb 9, 2021
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  2. [SUEJIN]
    [Suejin] Win User

    C drive space filling

    Have you check if Windows is currently downloading an update?

    You can try the suggested steps on this article:

    https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/...

    This is a non-Microsoft website which would provide accurate and safe information. Watch out for ads on the site which are frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). There is no need to buy paid products to fix your computers as they do
    more harm than good sometimes.
     
    [Suejin], Feb 9, 2021
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  3. BUSREILLY
    busreilly Win User
    C Drive Keeps Filling Up

    Thanks. Extremely interesting article. I followed the steps as outlined, but when I was as the step to Stop the Windows Modules Installer Service, it was already stopped. So I was not quite sure how to proceed, so I abandoned the process. Since I had
    already manually deleted most of the cab files, I now have 190 GB free space. I will closely monitor the free space to see how quickly it fills up, and if it fills up as quickly as the article suggests might happen, I will try again to follow the instructions
    to see if I can get it to work. With the service already stopped, and set to Manual, if I get to that point again, do you have any suggestions on how to proceed? Thanks again for this very insightful article -- it sure explains a lot.
     
    busreilly, Feb 9, 2021
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  4. EDSHAFFER
    EdShaffer Win User

    C disc got filled up out of nowhere.

    Local Disc D is filling up

    My local disc d is filling up and none of the clean up tools seem to help. When I look inside this disc, it shows vast majority stored in the other folder which doesn't allow me to delete anything. What could be filling this disc up and how can I create
    space?
     
    EdShaffer, Feb 9, 2021
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