Windows 10: C drive randomly filling up with no way to regain that space

Discus and support C drive randomly filling up with no way to regain that space in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; recently my c drive has been randomly filling up after i activated windows 11 to enterprise using a mas script, i did a reinstall of windows 11 which... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Andy NGUYEN5, Mar 13, 2025.

  1. C drive randomly filling up with no way to regain that space


    recently my c drive has been randomly filling up after i activated windows 11 to enterprise using a mas script, i did a reinstall of windows 11 which brought it back down to around 61gb it was the repair thing in settings, but after 2-3 weeks its at 70gb, i did disk cleanup and it only frees up a few mb, please help.

    :)
     
    Andy NGUYEN5, Mar 13, 2025
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  2. [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], Mar 13, 2025
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  3. AKK17 Win User
    C drive space filling

    My C drive space in Windows 10 is filling up rapidly. I tried deleting CBS files but that weren't occupying much space.

    I used Treesize but not able to make sense of which file is occupying unnecessary space and which file to delete.
     
    AKK17, Mar 13, 2025
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  4. C drive randomly filling up with no way to regain that space

    C: Hard Drive Randomly Filled Up

    There are different situations would cause C: hard drive randomly filled up:

    1. Virus and malware may keep generating files to fill your system drive.

    2. You may have saved large files to C: drive that you are not aware of. For example, the default download folder is located in C: drive.

    3. Pages files, previous Windows installation, temporary files, and other system files may have taken up the space of your system partition.

    4. There are too many large programs installed on C: drive.

    There might be more reasons behind C: drive mysteriously full. You can use one or more of the methods below to clean up C: drive space in Windows 10/8/7.

    1. Scan your computer for unwanted software or virus

    2. Run Disk Cleanup

    3. Delete hibernate file

    4. Uninstall the large applications.

    There are more detailed methods for
    C drive is full without reason
    . You may find the answer
     
    DemonBradsahw, Mar 13, 2025
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