Windows 10: OneDrive occupies hard disk space that cannot be freed

Discus and support OneDrive occupies hard disk space that cannot be freed in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi, I uploaded lots of data in OneDrive cloud, for some time some of it also got synched into the local folder of OneDrive on my HD.However after I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Kaloyan Marinov, Jul 20, 2021.

  1. OneDrive occupies hard disk space that cannot be freed


    Hi, I uploaded lots of data in OneDrive cloud, for some time some of it also got synched into the local folder of OneDrive on my HD.However after I deleted all data uploaaded into OneDrive cloud and what was in OneDrive local folder, the hard disk did not reflecte this.Now my laptop HD has almost no free disk space and I cannot free it out. I did check disk, there were no errors etc. It's the C:\ so I cannot format it. This is a workstation PC, I cannot just reinstall the OS etc. Free up space option does not work. I did log out of OneDrive for the desktop app, deleted OneDrive cash folder, re

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    Kaloyan Marinov, Jul 20, 2021
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  2. 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, Jul 20, 2021
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  3. 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, Jul 20, 2021
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    Windows Store games occupying hard disk space even after uninstalling

    I had 663gb of free space in my windows partition. After installing Froza Motosport 6 Apex, I had 617gb of free hard disk space left. After I uninstalled the game, I had 639gb of free space left. So, why is the game occupying around 24gb even after I uninstalled
    the game?
     
    ArpanBiswas, Jul 20, 2021
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