Windows 10: Storage info. in Settings appears to be rubbish; makes clean up impossible

Discus and support Storage info. in Settings appears to be rubbish; makes clean up impossible in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Need about 6.5GB of space to do a re-install to maybe fix what are probably a couple of registry/services settings. Storage indicates about 3.8GB in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by D.Charner, Mar 20, 2021.

  1. D.Charner Win User

    Storage info. in Settings appears to be rubbish; makes clean up impossible


    Need about 6.5GB of space to do a re-install to maybe fix what are probably a couple of registry/services settings. Storage indicates about 3.8GB in "Other" it's list indicates 32KB; Apps. indicates 3.47GB; listing about 40mb although there are no numbers against Microsoft Edge. So it's just complete rubbish information; so I can't get my computer to work properly because Win. 10 demands the vast majority of the disk; has nonsense figures for the remainder and no way to remove any part of Win. 10 to allow a workable Win. 10.

    :)
     
    D.Charner, Mar 20, 2021
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  2. Recon-UK Win User

    Cleaning a keyboard and keyboard advice?

    Thanks guys for cleaning advice.

    Any keyboard suggestions? i will clean this out then and put in storage as a spare.
     
    Recon-UK, Mar 20, 2021
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  3. Geethu B Win User
    Not appearing location Settings

    Hi Sachira,


    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I understand that you have an issue with configuring location settings. I will surely help you with this issue.

    To understand the issue better, let me know if you make any recent changes on the computer prior to this issue?

    This issue could have occurred due to these reasons:

    1. Missing Windows Updates.

    2. Conflict between third party applications.

    Try the steps listed here:

    Method 1:

    I suggest you to download and install all available Windows Updates and check if it helps.

    Method2:

    If the issue persists, I suggest you to
    set the computer in a Clean Boot state and check if it helps. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

    How to perform a clean boot in Windows

    How to perform a clean boot in Windows



    Warning:

    1. Applies to Windows 10.

    2. After clean boot troubleshooting steps, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return
    your computer to Normal startup mode.



    Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.
     
    Geethu B, Mar 20, 2021
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  4. Storage info. in Settings appears to be rubbish; makes clean up impossible

    Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


    The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

    Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

    John
     
    AmericanPharaoh, Mar 20, 2021
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