Windows 10: Windows folder taking up way to much space.

Discus and support Windows folder taking up way to much space. in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Is there anyway I can decrease the space if the windows folder. My laptop is only 30 gigs and the windows folder us taking up 21 gigs, any fix for... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by 24tee, Dec 28, 2015.

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  1. 24TEE
    24tee Win User

    Windows folder taking up way to much space.


    Is there anyway I can decrease the space if the windows folder. My laptop is only 30 gigs and the windows folder us taking up 21 gigs, any fix for this?

    :)
     
    24tee, Dec 28, 2015
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  2. TOIBIT
    Toibit Win User

    Windows 10 folder taking up way too much space

    Awesome, PatchCleaner did the trick, deleted 29Gb of orphaned installers. Thanks a bunch for the help!
     
    Toibit, Dec 28, 2015
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  3. ROBERTJWIN
    RobertJWin Win User
    Windows 10 folder taking up way too much space

    1. In Disk Cleanup ensure you clicked the Clean system files button (or launch DC as admin).

    2. Don't manually delete any files from Windows\Installers or elsewhere. Run
    PatchCleaner     to see if there are any orphaned installers you can safely remove.

    P.S. Your screenshots are way too small to see anything properly. Might want to keep that in mind for next time.
     
    RobertJWin, Dec 28, 2015
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  4. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User

    Windows folder taking up way to much space.

    Download TreeSize Portable Free and run then scan on C:\Windows to see what taken up space then we can go from there.
     
    topgundcp, Dec 28, 2015
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  5. WHS
    whs Win User
    21GB is pretty small. My Windows folder is 43GB. I suggest you get a bigger disk - 30GB is way too small. You should have at least 60GB for Windows.
     
    whs, Dec 28, 2015
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  6. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member
    And as an fyi.. mine is about 15gb..
     
    BunnyJ, Dec 28, 2015
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  7. JUICETEAN
    Juicetean Win User
    If you don't use Hibernate, you are able to open an elevated command prompt and type in "powercfg.exe /hibernate off". This should clear up 2-3+GB depending on the amount of RAM you have.

    Also have a look into software called "SSD Tweaker". It provides some tools to cleanup the Windows folder.
     
    Juicetean, Dec 28, 2015
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  8. WHS
    whs Win User

    Windows folder taking up way to much space.

    Hmm, that's Bunny size, LOL
     
    whs, Dec 28, 2015
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  9. MEEBERS
    meebers Win User
    Here is mine on a 31gb drive. (laptop) Desk top about 45gb
     
    meebers, Dec 28, 2015
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  10. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member
    It sure is.. *Wink
     
    BunnyJ, Dec 28, 2015
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  11. DAVIDE
    DavidE Win User
    Hello Wolfgang, hope you are doing well !

    Is that 43 GB the Windows folder, or the Windows "C" partition ?
    I have a 15 GB Windows folder, in a 20 GB used space on a 70 GB Windows partition (approximate sizes).

    This OS is an up to date RTM, not an insider.
    I don't have a lot of programs installed in W10, i'm trying to use W10 as "vanilla" as possible.
    I store user data on a different partition.

    I'm just curious. *Tongue


    Windows folder taking up way to much space. [​IMG]
     
    DavidE, Dec 28, 2015
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  12. WHS
    whs Win User
    Hi David, the 43GB is the Windows partition. The Windows folder is only 25GB.



    Windows folder taking up way to much space. [​IMG]
     
    whs, Dec 28, 2015
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  13. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member

    Windows folder taking up way to much space.

    Oh and here's a screen shot:


    Windows folder taking up way to much space. [​IMG]
     
    BunnyJ, Dec 28, 2015
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  14. DAVIDE
    DavidE Win User
    Thanks Wolfgang !
     
    DavidE, Dec 30, 2015
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  15. WHATPHOEB
    Whatphoeb Win User
    A large Windows folder is quite normal. For comparison my Windows folder is 29GB, a bit bigger than yours.
    The recommendation of running Disk Cleanup in the other answer are worth a try, but I suspect winsxs is the main cause of your large Windows folder.
     
    Whatphoeb, Dec 30, 2015
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