Windows 10: Freeing up space on my Windows Laptop

I have a 250 GB SSD.

Over the course of a year, I noticed my free storage space going down from ~100 GB to ~10 GB (Yes, I probably have installed software over time but not to this degree). I checked the storage, and it turns out the System and Reserved files are taking 112 GB of space. Nearly half! The other half seems to be mainly Apps and Features, but when I click on it to see what apps are taking up space and sort by size, the total size doesn't seem to sum up to the ~95 GB of space it's taking. The biggest one only takes ~700 MB.

How do I check what's taking up the most space? I tried doing Disk Cleanup, but it said it would only give me ~250 MB back.

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I have an HP Stream Laptop and I keep running out of storage space

Hi Jay,

If a category can't show the folders that it contains, there is a possibility that the folders are somehow hidden. To maximize your PC's storage, follow the suggested steps in these links:

• Free up drive space in Windows 10.
• Tips to free up drive space on your PC.

If further help is needed, let us know.

 

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

 

space in hard dist for update windows 10

Hello ManolisTsitkanos,

To better assist you with your concern, I'd like to know the following:

• Confirm which build is currently installed on your device. To check, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key + R, then type in winver.
• Click OK.

• What is the make and model of your computer?
• What is the exact error message that you're getting when performing an update?

Meanwhile, I'd suggest following the steps in this article
to help you free up drive space on your Windows 10 device.

Looking forward to your response.

Regards.