[SOLVED] My Lenovo Ideapad has only 29.1 GB of storage!

[thecomputeruser]

Hello there, my computer was made in 2012. It's a Lenovo IdeaPad 120S-11IAP. When I checked the storage when it said it was full, the maximum capacity was only 29.1 GB. I looked it up since this was the first time I saw a computer with this much of a low storage capacity. It turns out, it should have at least 250 GB. Please help me with this problem. Thank you!

 

[rgd1101]

where did you see it only have 29.1 GB?
upload a screenshot to imgur.com and post the link here

 

[hotaru.hino]

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/au/en/...verview-120s-11iap-winbook-120s-14iap-winbook

According to that the storage configurations are:

• eMMC: 32 GB / 64 GB
• HDD: 500 GB / 1 TB (120S-11IAP Winbook)
• SSD: 128 GB / 256 GB

Having a capacity of 29.1GB is in line with a 32GB configuration (due to the way Windows measures space). If you want to verify what storage drive you have, open File Explorer, right click on the C:\ drive, go to Properties, then go to the Hardware tab and either post a screenshot of it or type out what it says.

 

[thecomputeruser]

https://imgur.com/a/8CUxTNv

View: https://imgur.com/a/8CUxTNv

 

[USAFRet]

Please show us a screencap of your Disk Management window.

 

[thecomputeruser]

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/au/en/...verview-120s-11iap-winbook-120s-14iap-winbook

According to that the storage configurations are:

• eMMC: 32 GB / 64 GB
• HDD: 500 GB / 1 TB (120S-11IAP Winbook)
• SSD: 128 GB / 256 GB

Having a capacity of 29.1GB is in line with a 32GB configuration (due to the way Windows measures space). If you want to verify what storage drive you have, open File Explorer, right click on the C:\ drive, go to Properties, then go to the Hardware tab and either post a screenshot of it or type out what it says.

Thank you! But can I expand it? I need more data for work.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Thank you! But can I expand it? I need more data for work.

The easiest way would be to use an external drive.

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you! But can I expand it? I need more data for work.

A USB flash drive in the USB 3.0 port.
It will be seen as the D drive.

2x 128GB
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-128GB-Low-Profile-Bundle-SDCZ430-128G-G46/dp/B07CC7YNQT

 

[USAFRet]

Or, a microSD card. There is a slot for that, and won't suck up the main USB port.

256GB, $30
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-256GB-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B08GY8NHF2