Windows 10: hard disk space

my 1tb disc is almost full and I need to know why

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hard disk space

Hello,

Taking into consideration that the free space is shrinking fast, it is possible that your system is creating restore points. To
delete restore points except for the recent one, simply follow the steps below:

• From the Cortana search box, type Disk Cleanup and click on the first result.
• Once the Disk Cleanup window appears, select the
  More Options tab.
• Under the System Restore and Shadow Copies column, click on the
  Clean up... button.

Once done with the steps, see if your disk space has expanded.

If you have further questions, please let us know.

 

Hard Disk Space getting Full

Hello Prempeh,

There are a lot of factors as to why the hard drive is getting full. To verify, may we know what is the make and model of your PC?

Meanwhile, check the suggestions provided in these articles on how to free up some drive space on your PC. See
Free up drive space in Windows 10 and
Disk cleanup in Windows 10. Follow the steps provided.

Kindly update us with the results. We'll be glad to help if you need further assistance.

 

last free disk space after defrag in windows 10had

HI Joshua,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about free storage space after performing disk defragmentation and disk clean. Do not worry, we will help you with this issue.

I would like to inform that the disk defragmentation might have taken up hard drive space if there are errors on the drive.

Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to scan for the shadow storage created on your device as this might be consuming the free storage space.

Follow:

• Log-in as an administrator.
• Press Windows + X keys from the keyboard, click on
  Command Prompt (Admin).
• 
  Accept the UAC (User Account Control) prompt.
  
• 
  Type vssadmin list shadowstorage into the command prompt
  
• 
  The results should tell you the amount of storage used and the maximum amount allotted.
  
• 
  Type vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=[your hard disk]: /On=[your hard disk]: /MaxSize=[how much space you want to allocate]
  
• 
  You should get a message saying successfully resized the shadow copy storage association, and you should have more free space on your hard drive.
  

You may run a scan disk command to remove the bad sectors from the hard drive and then run disk cleanup and check if it works.

Step 2: I suggest you to
Run check disk (chkdsk) and check if it helps.

Chkdsk: The
Chkdsk (Check Disc) scan will try to identify and repair bad sectors found on the hard drive. Any data present on these sectors might be lost in the process. The computer can also go into a no boot state. Proceed at your own risk.

Follow the below steps:

• Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, click Command Prompt (Admin).
• In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
  
  chkdsk /f
• You may be asked whether to schedule this volume to be checked next time when you restarts (Y/N).
  
• Press Y key on the keyboard and press
  Enter key.
• Restart the computer and check.

Hope it helps. Get back to us for further assistance on this issue. We will be happy to help you.