Windows 10: Windows 10 actual size over time

Discus and support Windows 10 actual size over time in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I want to install windows 10, but I discovered it uses up a lot of space for no reasonI have two partitions at the moment, 81 gb for my windows and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by MrMiniGreene, Sep 21, 2022.

  1. MRMINIGREENE
    MrMiniGreene Win User

    Windows 10 actual size over time


    I want to install windows 10, but I discovered it uses up a lot of space for no reasonI have two partitions at the moment, 81 gb for my windows and windows ONLY and 850 gb for everything elseThat is more than enough for my windows 7 and i still have ~14-15 gb free space But I asked some friends who have windows 10 and they all say it uses between 180 - 220 gb of space. Like that the actual sugarOfficial microsoft specs for windows 10 64 bit says it takes up ~20 gb. Lets assume over time it racks up 40gb of bloatware but 200 gb ??What is going on here ?? Why so much space ?? TL DR : I want to

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    MrMiniGreene, Sep 21, 2022
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  2. DELTA6326
    Delta6326 Win User
    Delta6326, Sep 21, 2022
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  3. LOCKED
    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


    Windows 10 actual size over time [​IMG]


    System and reserved breaks down per this screenshot

    Windows 10 actual size over time [​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, Sep 21, 2022
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  4. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 actual size over time

    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, Sep 21, 2022
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