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Storage space (reposted for Ge5711 after accidential removal)

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Hi,

I am trying to find what’s taking up most of the storage space on my laptop. There is only 1 GBs of space remaining. After initial setup of the system a few years ago there was 475 GB available.

At present, In ‘storage details’ under ‘system settings’, after adding up storage amount of installed apps and other files, the total amounts to 110GB only.

Out of this, 12GB is in installed apps and 77GB my own saved files…(the remainder being other files and temporary files). From the 110GB to 485GB, under this setting, I am unable to see amounts for any other files taking up the rest of the storage space

Any advice how to find what’s taking up all the remaining space would be appreciated.

Below are the laptop details:

Name: HP Envy
Internal Drive: 500 GB (1GB available)
Win: 11 Home
RAM: 8GB.

Thanks,
Ge1157

• This topic was modified 11 months ago by kees_b.

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Re: storage space

In reply to Storage space (reposted for Ge5711 after accidential removal)

There are hidden and system files and folders that, by default, you don’t see in Windows Explorer.

I’d start with doing a cleanup (including the advanced options!) in the right-click properties of the c:-drive. This might take a long time to delete a lot of files.

After that, I recommend a program like https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free to discover what’s left. It’s practically always possible to delete more files manually, but you have to know what you do.

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To identify what’s taking up the rest of your storage, start by using Windows’ built-in tools like Disk Cleanup and Storage Sense to remove temporary files, system files, and unnecessary data. You can also check for hidden files, such as hiberfil.sys (hibernation file) and pagefile.sys (paging file), which often consume a significant amount of space. Additionally, system restore points might be taking up space; check them under Control Panel > System > System Protection. If you’re still unable to find the issue, using third-party tools like WinDirStat can give you a detailed visual representation of what’s using your storage. These steps should help you reclaim space and better manage your storage.

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