Windows 10: i didnt get the space freed

Discus and support i didnt get the space freed in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; i downloaded fifa 15 for fun and i had lag so i deleted it but i didnt get the space freed after i deleted it and i cant find the file i downloaded the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by NeyNigur, Apr 30, 2021.

  1. NEYNIGUR
    NeyNigur Win User

    i didnt get the space freed


    i downloaded fifa 15 for fun and i had lag so i deleted it but i didnt get the space freed after i deleted it and i cant find the file i downloaded the game to uninstall

    :)
     
    NeyNigur, Apr 30, 2021
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  2. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User

    Deleted Windows.old, not enough disk space freed


    1. Did you empty the recycle bin ? If not, empty it.
    2. Delete the contents under: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download
      Those are downloaded Windows Updates files and already installed.
    3. Open Admin command, copy and paste the line below then run:
      Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
      This should remove all the no longer used by component store. Will take a while to run.
     
    topgundcp, Apr 30, 2021
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  3. SPASEMONKEY
    SpaseMonkey Win User
    Deleted Windows.old, not enough disk space freed


    As the title suggests, only 9 gigabytes of disk space appear to have been freed after deleting roughly 18 gigabytes worth of old Windows files via Windows Disk Cleanup. Since the Windows.old folder still exists even after the cleanup, I decided to check the folder properties to see if the folder still took up some space, but it was completely empty, save for a few empty subfolders that I didn't have permission to delete myself. I tried Disk Cleanup a second time, but it did not give me the option to delete old Windows files. Anybody got an answer for me? Please hurry. My poor SSD is suffering. It needs more games.
     
    SpaseMonkey, Apr 30, 2021
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  4. SPASEMONKEY
    SpaseMonkey Win User

    i didnt get the space freed

    Deleted Windows.old, not enough disk space freed


    Thanks for the replies. I did not take any screenshots on my laptop, but I tried this on my desktop with the same results- 18 gigabyte folder, 10 gigs freed. Here are the screenshots from my desktop:
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    i didnt get the space freed [​IMG]


    CmmTch, thanks for the link. It didn't quite help me solve this particular issue, but I did find some things that I could move to my external (apple backups, old virtual machine files, etc).
     
    SpaseMonkey, Apr 30, 2021
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