Windows 10: Large files which are taking up disk space

Hi,


Why is it that Windows is taking up 55GB+ of space which should not be taken up? These files aren't executable and didn't get notified that they were sitting there by windows.


Also, can anyone recommend any apps that allow you delete files whilst ignoring the fact that they are in-use?


Thanks.




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Windows 10 copy file to portable disk take double space

I don't really follow what you are saying. How is this Portable Disk formatted? Is it FAT, FAT32, or NTFS. Is your hard drive NTFS?

Maybe it is something along these lines but I'm not a hardware man so can't say for sure?

Microsoft support policy for 4K sector hard drives in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2510009

An update that improves the compatibility of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Advanced Format Disks is available

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982018

"Disk space taken up by a file is rounded up, as a file takes a whole number of filesystem clusters. E.g. if your file's size is 3000 bytes, and filesystem cluster size is 4K, then the file will take 4K exactly. If your two filesystems use different cluster
size, then amount of disk space wasted in this manner will be different."

Windows 7 disk properties dialog reports more used space than total size of files on the disk

Windows 7 disk properties dialog reports more used space than total size of files on the disk

Why Can’t I Copy a Large File Despite Having Larger Free Space?

http://www.cknow.com/cms/articles/why-cant-i-copy-a-large-file-despite-having-larger-free-space.html

This is only for non Windows 10 machines.

Diagnose and repair Windows File and Folder Problems automatically

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/windows_file_and_folder_diag/

 

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.

 

Files & Folders View as medium or large Icons

To assist you better, we would suggest that you try to follow the steps below:

• Open File Explorer.
• Once you are viewing a folder, right click an empty space within the File Explorer window and select View from the dialogue menu, then choose Large or any icon you wanted to use. Alternatively, you can use the following shortcut keys on the keyboard to
  change your View settings:

• CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Extra Large
• CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Large icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Medium Icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 4 Small Icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 5 List
• CTRL + SHIFT + 6 Details
• CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Tiles
• CTRL + SHIFT + 8 Content

3. Once you have the view set, you can make it the default view for

every folder.

4. Click Apply, then click OK.

Update us on the result.