Windows 10: Windows 11 Home Install Fixing Large Used Hard Drive Space

I'm installing Windows 11 Home on a machine which has a large used harddrive nearly 4tb. The installation is going well but it currently is stuck 'fixing' this large drive. My question is can I forcibly restart the machine, disconnect the drive, and restart the Windows 11 installation without damaging:1. The files on the harddrive being fixed2. The hard drive itself3. The rest of the harddrive of the newly built machine.The reason I would like to forgo fixing this drive is the ETA to finish 'fixing' it is over 24 hours and this machine needs to be operational before then. The machine does ha

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Windows is taking up too much hard drive space.

Hi Trisha,

Windows might have been accumulated large drive space due to installed apps, temporary files, or etc. For us to identify which item mostly accumulates your drive space, we suggest that you check it here:

• Click on Start.
• Type Storage, and then press Enter.
• Under Local Storage, click on This
  PC (C.
• On this window, you will see which item mot accumulate your drive space.

We also recommend that you follow the steps given on this article on how to
free up drive space in Windows 10. Click on every drop down to view the steps.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
Drive Where Windows is Installed is Locked: How to Unlock It

 

No space on hard drive due to system reserved patition and installer files

Hi Ruth,

The issue may occur due to corrupted system files or memory full. In order for us to assist you, please answer the questions below:

• What is the exact error message?
• Can you please provide us a screenshot of your hard drive status.

To isolate the issue, we suggest to check this article of Andre Da Costa:
How to free up disk space in Windows. It contains troubleshooting steps and explanation pertaining to the issue.

We look forward to your response.