Windows 10: SSD running out of space prematurely

I use a 120gb ssd on W10 build 10547 and always get rid of Windows old files for earlier builds. When I add up all the space used when C drive is opened in a new window, it comes to 31gb. Trouble is that the disk has actually 88.2gb used, confirmed also by Partition wizard. AMD uses 2gb, docs/downloads 9gb, windows 14gb, recovery 5gb, 32/64 programs 1gb, it really should be a slim system.

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Low Disk Space - You are running out of disk space on windows RE tools message

Glad you found the information helpful Mike. We both saved money and time.

 

Low Disk Space - You are running out of disk space on windows RE tools message

Hello Mike,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and Thank you for posting your query.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused with Windows 10. I understand you are receiving Low disk space popup message.

Thanks for providing the screenshots and details about the issue.

Recovery drive is to store all the files needed to do an emergency recovery when the system becomes unstable like to do a system restore.

The Recovery drive is actually a partition on the main hard drive in your computer - not an actual, physical drive. It has much less available space than Drive (C.

You may please refer to the below article about a similar issue and check if it helps.

HP PCs - Error: Low Disk Space. You are running out of disk space on Recovery (Windows 8)

HP PCs - Error: Low Disk Space. You are running out of disk space on Recovery (Windows 8) | HP® Customer Support

(The Steps given for Windows 8 in the above link also applies to Windows 10).

Hope the information helps. Do reply if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Add up those numbers you get 31. Now about 120gb drive minus 31used is what? 89? are you reading you drive correctly, you have 89GB free space*Smile

 

I have just double checked, and out of 111gb, used space is 87.4 and free space is 23.8gb. There must be hidden files somewhere.

 

Take a look in storage sense in the settings app, if you don't find anything there, open file explorer put a check in Hidden Item under the View tab, and take a looksy there.

 

Will do, I just switched over to W10 upgrade and turned on the other two pc's with W10 upgrades and allowing for extra space used on them, they are 39gb, 40gb and 45gb used.

 

That's just totally odd, the disk space amounts seemed switched around on the problem PC*Confused

 

Check System Protection to see if your max usage is set for the entire SSD. Had the same problem, and the max usage continues to override 6-10% I select.

 

Thanks Cliff, I found 41gb in use for system restore, I reduced to 8%, 8.9gb, and dumped the 41gb. Now C is a better size, 46.5gb. Windows was telling porkys about system restore.

 

At the risk of being obvious Hyberfil.sys , pagefile.sys and Swapfile.sys ?

 

Welcome to the forums, and what a good start*Thumbs
I wouldn't have thought of System protection, because after installing I always give it 7-8% or 10 GB which is larger for VSS to have enough room and for dump files.

 

Funny thing is that I haven't yet got round to setting the restore parameters in the other three.

 

One of the shortcomings of forums when posts are coming frequently is highlighted by AEOUserLD posting the answer at exactly the same time as I was finding it myself. Also, my one fingered typing takes me so long that replies come in while I'm distracted.

 

Not a slight to worry about, though. *Nerd