Windows 10: Does the available free space of a hard drive affect a laptop’s performance and processing?

Discus and support Does the available free space of a hard drive affect a laptop’s performance and processing? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi! I am using a laptop Intel Core i3, 1TB storage, 4GB RAM, with Windows10 installed. My device is only 3 years since I purchased it. But due to lot... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by NL M, Nov 6, 2020.

  1. NL M
    NL M Win User

    Does the available free space of a hard drive affect a laptop’s performance and processing?


    Hi! I am using a laptop Intel Core i3, 1TB storage, 4GB RAM, with Windows10 installed. My device is only 3 years since I purchased it. But due to lot of files stored into it, I have only limited free space left. Does the available free space of my hard drive affect my laptop’s performance and processing? I noticed these past days that my laptop works so slow, and apps usually “don’t respond”, making me so annoyed in using it already. Even got a hard time to making this post due to slow performance of my device. Any help?

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    NL M, Nov 6, 2020
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  2. AMORPHOUS999
    amorphous999 Win User

    Unaccounted for Dell Laptop Hard Drive space on C: drive SSD

    I have a Dell Inspiron 3793 running Windows 10 Home version 1909. The C drive is a 256GB SSD, and I am noticing a bunch of unaccounted for hard drive space (see pictures below). Drive properties show 163GB used, but when I select all the files they only total to 94GB (69GB unaccounted for). If you look on the WinDirStat listing below, there is a 32GB file labelled "<Unknown>". What is going on? What can I do to free up the space?



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  3. WSF_288
    wsf_288 Win User
    hard drive space

    i have a 1 terabyte hard drive and i was wondering how best to make use of the space. the hard drive is in a lenovo think centre used for gaming. also exactly how is space used or what affects does utilizing the space have on pc function
     
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  4. AARON_SUM
    Aaron_Sum Win User

    Does the available free space of a hard drive affect a laptop’s performance and processing?

    HP Stream Laptop

    Hi there,

    Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community.

    1. May I know the version of Windows that you are using?
    2. What is the total hard disk space of your laptop?

    I would suggest you to take a backup of all your user data, after which you can try and perform the steps to

    Free up drive space in Windows 10    . Check if that helps.

    Please get back to us if you need any further suggestions.

    Aaron Summith

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Aaron_Sum, Nov 6, 2020
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