Windows 10: storage usage, apps and features

In storage, it says apps and features is using 174 GB of my very tiny 256GB SSD. BUT when I click on Apps and Features, the numbers are not anywhere close to adding up to 174 GB. When I add up what it shows me, it barely comes to 3 GB, so where is all the other space?? Control panel tells the same story.


I have office installed, but it is supposed to only be Word, Excel and PP and that is it. BUT I can see Access in programs and outlook as well, and I know I did not pay for Outlook. Control panel shows the MS office home & student 2019 I paid for and installed, but it also shows Office 265


Its Windows 10, that's not supposed to take up more than 10 GB.


I just cannot install and run any real programs cause I have no disk space. I would like to get rid of about 40 GB so that I could install SQL server and VIsual Studio 2019 Community VS needs about 10 GB free to run


Help!

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Storage Problem

Hi,

It's possible that the 346GB of space that you're seeing under the Apps & games window refers to the available space of the selected drive and not the actual usage. To confirm this information, we suggest that you check the total
usage through the Storage usage screen instead. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Click the Start menu or Windows icon.
• Select the gear icon or Settings.
• Select System > Storage.
• Under Choose a drive to see what's taking up space, select
  This PC (Drive letter)
• Under Apps & games, check if the space usage exceeds the estimate 140GB of space.

Let us know should you need further assistance.

 

Windows 10 - settings - storage usage - other?

Hi Steve,

It's possible that some folders are not showing under the Storage usage >
Others since they are hidden. Though they are hidden, the space that they are taking will still be counted under
Storage usage > Others. You'll have to identify what files and folder are hidden with the steps below:

• Type hidden in Cortana, the Windows search bar or your task bar.
• Select Show hidden files and folders from the result.
• Go to View tab.
• Enable the Show hidden files, folders, and drives.
• Hit Apply, then click OK.

Once you're done with these steps, try checking the Storage usage again and see if it will match.

Let us know if it addressed your concern.

Thank you.

 

new features 'completed' no details given: sd storage of apps and storage clean up

For example:

http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...racking_code=da61a0d7fd4a8d3f5764ea2b0e3661b2

http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...racking_code=41f021c2f1ea44753096691f01539f29

these two topics requesting sd storage for apps and some way to clean up phone storage have been closed as completed. But the copied and pasted template answer doesn't tell us how!!!

many of us have already searched for an answer and found nothing. There is no way to do what they say they have done for us!!!

so its seems Microsoft not only ignore their 'support forum' but also 'complete' tasks without doing so just to meet some stats somewhere.

if Microsoft actually read this my suggestion is a link at least to a 'how to use this new feature' when you close a suggestion.

in the very least explain what was done to complete these two