Windows 10: Why is Windows 10 using over 480 Gigabytes of space??

Discus and support Why is Windows 10 using over 480 Gigabytes of space?? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Windows 10 is using an absurd amount of storage. Can I reclaim most of it? Or even just a little. It's basically 96% of my Partition. I need the space... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by JeffRabbit, Jul 23, 2020.

  1. JEFFRABBIT
    JeffRabbit Win User

    Why is Windows 10 using over 480 Gigabytes of space??


    Windows 10 is using an absurd amount of storage. Can I reclaim most of it? Or even just a little. It's basically 96% of my Partition. I need the space back. Why is Windows 10 using over 480 Gigabytes of space?? 1c1185b0-8841-4f63-abfa-6cede7988350?upload=true.jpg

    And yes, I know it says 930, but I have a different OS on the other half. A Different OS who NEVER acts this rowdy!

    :)
     
    JeffRabbit, Jul 23, 2020
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  2. JEFFRABBIT
    JeffRabbit Win User

    Why is Windows 10 using over 480 Gigabytes of space??

    Hi, thank you for your assistance.

    The files in my temporary files folder are mostly my downloads, so I will attempt to search through that.

    However, my main concern is that Windows system files are using over 90% of my HHD.

    Also, the website you linked is in German, and translation shows that it is an error message.

    Once again, thank you for your assistance.
     
    JeffRabbit, Jul 30, 2020
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  3. SMARTALI89
    smartali89 Win User
    Why did the startup window get cleared?

    I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.
     
    smartali89, Jul 30, 2020
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  4. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Why is Windows 10 using over 480 Gigabytes of space??

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Jul 30, 2020
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