Windows 10: Maximizing available disk space on a hard-drive.

Discus and support Maximizing available disk space on a hard-drive. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; This discussion is primarily intended to discuss: 1. Maximizing available disk space. 2. What to do with a MFG Recovery Partition and the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Monkey57, Apr 4, 2021.

  1. Monkey57 Win User

    Maximizing available disk space on a hard-drive.


    This discussion is primarily intended to discuss:


    1. Maximizing available disk space.

    2. What to do with a MFG Recovery Partition and the importance of backing it up or not-should it be removed?

    3. When, if ever, 3rd-party Partition Management can help.

    4. When should a Clean Install be considered.


    Note: A good backup of all data, and having control of all account passwords & resets; is critical when owning a smart phone or computer.

    :)
     
    Monkey57, Apr 4, 2021
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  2. Hard disk space

    The first and most obvious reason you don’t have access to all your hard drive space is that there’s a significant piece of software installed on it already: your operating system. Unless you specifically selected a “no OS” model, it will come pre-installed
    with something.

    Another place your hard drive space might have gone is to a manufacturer-created disk partitions. In years past, a new computer commonly came with one (or a whole book full of) CDs containing software, including a recovery disk. In the event of a total meltdown
    of your machine, you could boot from this drive and restore your computer to an right-out-of-the-box state.

    Other possible reasons including hidden partitions, unpartitioned hard disk space, system protection takes up much space and many others. check out

    this tutorial
    to see how to solve it step by step.

    Hope it is helpful.
     
    PeterPeng3, Apr 4, 2021
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  3. Disk Properties is getting free space and used space wrong on my disk drives

    Hi Patrick,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    Patrick, I suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned in
    Incorrect Free Space
    and see if this helps.

    NOTE: In the above article, you may need to perform Check Disk, so while performing chkdsk on the hard drive, if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive then chkdsk tries to repair that sector, if any data available on that might be
    lost.

    If you still face any issues and as you have RAID Configuration hard drives, we suggest you to post your query in

    IT Pro TechNet forums
    .

    Hope it helps.
     
    Shafeeq_Khan, Apr 4, 2021
    #3
  4. Maria Fab Win User

    Maximizing available disk space on a hard-drive.

    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.
     
    Maria Fab, Apr 4, 2021
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