[SOLVED] Low space on C:

[Giorici]

So i checked in windirstat i have 165 gb occupied. And i have a 256GB SSD with 223 available, and i have only 16gb free space. So if i do the maths i should've had 48GB Free. But i don't. Can someone help?

https://imgur.com/qloaYvZ

View: https://imgur.com/qloaYvZ
(WinDirStats)

https://imgur.com/fIZE83m

View: https://imgur.com/fIZE83m
(Space on C)

I deleted the system backups.

 

[rgd1101]

did you run windirstat as administrator?

 

[Giorici]

did you run windirstat as administrator?

yea, everytime

 

[kerberos_20]

some system files are hidden even from admin account, u may need higher level privileges

 

[Giorici]

some system files are hidden even from admin account, u may need higher level privileges

How can i get higher level privileges, if i'm the admin and the only one using this PC. And i checked that box where it says (Show hidden folders, files etc)

 

[kerberos_20]

hmm well..for example see c:\recovery
u wont be able to see what inside logs/windowsre folders with admin account as u have no read access
higher level account is for example thrustedinstaller
u can change/add folder access in security settings with admin account, but if u do it wrong, u may break something

 

[sonofjesse]

Have your an disk clean up? Usually after an upgrade (21h2 for example) the left overs files are kept for a while unleess you remove them.

256GB is kind of small in 2021. Their cheap enough to to upgrade at this point and then sell your old one.

 

[hotaru.hino]

https://superuser.com/questions/917...port-less-space-used-than-windows-does/917761 It maybe your system restore.

Alternatively use WizTree.

 

[mdd1963]

set recycle bin properties to custom, 4 GB....

Then run CCleaner, which should free several GB....

 

[Giorici]

set recycle bin properties to custom, 4 GB....

Then run CCleaner, which should free several GB....

yooo thank you so much. I did what you said and now i have 51GB Free. I had some windows event log things worth 31gb thank you so much

 

[MJS WARLORD]

another way to recover hard drive space is to delete all restore point, depending on how it is set windows uses 3 gb every time it set one .
The only time i ever had a success with restore points was way back in 2002 when i had xp.
Since then whatever op system i have been running i have always had ... failed not changed reports ... ...... these days windows does not even set one before doing updates .... it use to !!!

 

[kerberos_20]

another way to recover hard drive space is to delete all restore point, depending on how it is set windows uses 3 gb every time it set one .
The only time i ever had a success with restore points was way back in 2002 when i had xp.
Since then whatever op system i have been running i have always had ... failed not changed reports ... ...... these days windows does not even set one before doing updates .... it use to !!!

windows image backup + restore points, thats they only way its gonna work

 

[Giorici]

[SOLVED]

 

[kerberos_20]

if u want some free space, u can cleanup WinSxS folder (c:\windows\winsxs), it contains tons of backups and disabled features for windows components
here some reading about winsxs
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/manage-the-component-store

u can check its status with command, which will also tells you if cleanup is recommended
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
cleanup command is
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup

it should give u some GB free