Windows 10: Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage

Discus and support Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hello, Is there anyway to reduce the System Files and Reserved storage size? My 256 GB SSD drive is currently full. I checked my storage settings, and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Fishtail7, Jan 26, 2022.

  1. Fishtail7 Win User

    Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage


    Hello, Is there anyway to reduce the System Files and Reserved storage size? My 256 GB SSD drive is currently full. I checked my storage settings, and it turns out System & Reserved storage is taking up a big chunk of it - maybe larger than it should. I've tried running the Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool and then the System File Checker tool, and it didn't help at all. I used the following documentation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094eMy C:\Windows fol

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    Fishtail7, Jan 26, 2022
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  2. dalchina Win User

    Storage reserved for Windows Update

    Starting from here:
    What’s New In Windows 10 Version 1903 May 2019 Update
    Reduce Reserved Storage Size in Windows 10
    Find Reserved Storage Size in Windows 10
    Enable or Disable Reserved Storage in Windows 10

    So you can see it can be disabled, and is not necessarily a fixed 7Gb. But of course we don't have the final release yet- that's expected in May.

    Further, Brink has produced these:
    Enable or Disable Reserved Storage for Windows Update in Windows 10 | Tutorials
    Check Reserved Storage Size for Windows Update in Windows 10 | Tutorials
     
    dalchina, Jan 26, 2022
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  3. locked Win User
    Storage showing as double the actual SSD size

    Running Windows 10 Home 20H2 (Build 19042.964) on an AMD based Windows Surface Laptop 4 with 512GB SSD.

    Even though it has a 512GB SDD as confirmed by both disk management and file explorer, settings -> system -> Storage reports the size as 951GB! I have searched but struggling to discover how to get it to report the real size.

    Per the image below it shows
    • 553GB used - bigger than the size of the SDD
      519GB in system & reserved


    Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage [​IMG]


    System and reserved breaks down per this screenshot

    Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage [​IMG]


    Have tried various options including disk cleanup, SFC and DSIM to get it to report the correct size but to no avail. Any suggestions on how to correct this much appreciated?
     
    locked, Jan 26, 2022
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  4. Remon Ont Win User

    Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage

    System & Reserved almost full?

    Thank you for the information and posting back.

    High System & Reserved memory usage could be due to the following:

    • High Windows.old file(s) size
    • Large cache of trace files size
    • Windows 10 system file issues

    We would like to know some information to better isolate the issue:

    • Do you have a C:\windows.old folder on your C: drive?
    • Which Windows version and build are you using? Type winver on search box and press
      Enter.
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    • Can you post a screenshot of what is inside the System & reserved storage? Double-click System & reserved. See picture below for reference.

    Reducing the size of System Files & Reserved Storage 3b68d058-4ea9-4b39-874f-7885d566e601.png


    We will wait for your response.
     
    Remon Ont, Jan 26, 2022
    #4
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