Windows 10: Data Disk full ? (unlikely)

Not sure this query belongs here; if not, I apologize.

I get a pop-up saying that the periodic automatic file backup cannot be completed for lack of space on the hard drive. I assume it refers to the D:\ disk, where my Data is saved and stored.
But that’s unlikely, because the tree shown by the Windows Explorer says there are only three main folders within D:, which together add up to less than 73.5 GB (far from the 300 GB capacity of that drive).
Those three main folders are: Program Files (x86), with 0,28 GB; Users, with 1,5 GB; WindowImageBackup, with 71,6 GB (after installing Windows 10). And the option to display the hidden elements is ticked up.

Note: This machine has also got two other drives: C:\ with 87,6 GB used out of a total of 284 GB (it contains the programs and applications installed, including Windows and, now, Windows.old), and E:\ with 11.1 GB used out of a total of 12.9 GB (the Recovery disk).
Thank you for any help.


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Data disk full?

I upgraded my HD to a larger drive while still in Windows 8.1 by cloning the C: drive, then installed the cloned drive, which ran fine.

I then installed Win 10 via the MS upgrade.

Since that time I am receiving a low disk space warning every few minutes stating that my data disk, I:, is full. I: appears to be a separate partition on my C: boot drive which must have been created when Win 10 was installed. I don't recall a data drive
on 8.1, but there may have been one that I wasn't noticing if it was functioning fine.

I am not sure what the data drive contains, precisely, but I assume that I should not delete the contents. It is using 100 mb of a 209 gb drive. I have cleaned up the disk.





Any suggestions? Should I attempt to expand the I: partition with a partitioning tool? Frequency of the warning is really annoying, plus I don't want the system functionality to be affected.

I appreciate any assistance.

Thanks

 

Data disk full?

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I would like to inform that we do not support Cloning and suggest you to post the query in Microsoft Technet Forum in the link below.

Technet forums

Hope the information is helpful. Please revert back with the necessary information and we’ll be glad to assist you.