Windows 10: Hard Drive Suddenly filling up

Discus and support Hard Drive Suddenly filling up in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I have an Asus laptop running the latest Win10 update, 1903. It has a 500G HD that usually has about 200G in use. Today I checked and it was almost... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Barbara-p12, Aug 25, 2019.

  1. BARBARA-P12
    Barbara-p12 Win User

    Hard Drive Suddenly filling up


    I have an Asus laptop running the latest Win10 update, 1903. It has a 500G HD that usually has about 200G in use. Today I checked and it was almost full, only about 5G remaining. What could be causing this? I checked programs using appwiz.cpl and saw nothing strange. I have removed the windows.old files, and anything else I could to free up about 50G, but wondering if I have a virus or trojan in the background that Defender isn't picking up?

    :)
     
    Barbara-p12, Aug 25, 2019
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  2. SIR B. FANNYBOTTOM
    Sir B. Fannybottom Win User

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Aug 25, 2019
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  3. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Aug 25, 2019
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  4. SLOW PROCESSOR
    Slow Processor Win User

    Hard Drive Suddenly filling up

    Hard drive filled with invisible files.


    My C:\ drive, which holds the Windows 10 OS, programs data/files and a little bit of user data, shows that I have used roughly 600gb of space (first image below) on a 1TB SSD. When I use WinDirStat to see what's on that drive, it shows that I have about 120gb of data on it (second image). Could someone kindly suggest what could be taking up 480gb of space—and why it is invisible to WinDirStat. Your help would be greatly appreciated.



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    Slow Processor, Aug 25, 2019
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