Windows 10: Local D backup drive is full? How to fix?

Hello,


When my desktop was installed a local D drive was created for backups I believe. It has been full and I continue to get warnings. How can I allocate more space or change backup destination?


Thanks, Greg

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D drive

Hi,

Based on the details you have provided us, it appears that there might be some corrupted contents on the said partition. We can also consider that this is caused by a virus.

For us to check if a certain virus is hiding your files, kindly follow the steps below:

• Type Command prompt in the search bar.
• Type-in the following command:
  
  attrib -h -r -s /s /d D:\*.*
• Press Enter to execute the command.

If you think that there is nothing important stored in it, then we suggest that you reformat your D drive so that you can use the free space for important files.

You can follow the steps below to start with the process:

• Click on the File Explorer.
• Select This PC.
• Right-click on your D drive, then click on Format.
• Follow the on-screen process to finish formatting the partition.

Let us know how it goes so that we can further assist you.

 

How do I override this and in fact backup drive C:\ onto drive D:\. At the moment I can not see drive D:\ as an optional drive to back up to.

If you only want to backup your C:\ drive to D:\ drive, you need to ensure that your D:\ drive has enough space to store the backup files first. If you still cannot see the D:\ drive as an optional drive to back up to, you can try to use some freeware
like AOMEI Backupper, which can
backup Windows 10 system partition, the C:\ drive to any other local partitions like D:\ drive or external hard drive in a few simple steps.

 

Backup drive is running out of space

The hard drive, 250GB, on my Windows 10 PC has four partitions - C,D,E & F, each with disc space of about 58 GB. As of now, the System Backup is configured to the D drive which has latest backups & system images only. Presently I have only 15 MB free
space on the D drive & so I am getting a System notification that my D drive is running out of space. I want to take a complete System Backup on an external Disc drive for safety & security of my system, files & folders. Let me know how I can clean up the
D drive for taking backups again on the same drive as before. Also let me know how I can make a Bootable Backup disc in case of my PC crashes. Please help me & suggest step by step guideline for resolving the issue.