My Windows folder is 109 GB

[Allan_10]

I don't understand why it got so big, my friend complained his was 40GB, I'd kill to have those 60GB free on my SSD.

What is causing this?

 

[junkeymonkey]

run disk clean up and do all under ''clean up system files '' see what you get ??

 

[Allan_10]

run disk clean up and do all under ''clean up system files '' see what you get ??

With all boxes checked, it frees up 62.4MB

 

[USAFRet]

I don't understand why it got so big, my friend complained his was 40GB, I'd kill to have those 60GB free on my SSD.

What is causing this?

WinDirStat can help visualize what is taking up your space.
Screencap that here, please.

 

[Colif]

My Windows folder is 19gb, seems both of you should try option one here: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2066-windows-old-folder-delete-windows-10-a.html

Sounds like its probably system restore at a guess.

 

[Allan_10]

Ok, sorry for the useless post, but I've resolved the problem.

Apparently I had 90GB worth of orphaned files in the install folder in windows. I just moved them to my HDD and will delete them after a while I guess.

 

[junkeymonkey]

''Ok, sorry for the useless post''

never useless if you need to know just ask sorry we fell short for you today anyway just ask away as you feel fit we'll try

seem like this 7 uses 32 gb for system ?? but you can reduce that space [I cant recall how right off] but straight windows install is about 19gb as said above it just a windows thing

I had a vista install that went to hogging up space once

 

[Colif]

you can reduce the amount of space system restore can use in Win 7, and run disk cleanup and other 3rd party cleaners to reduce temp folder size.

I have a orphan 92gb folder on my storage drive that windows recognises as a system restore folder so won't delete it but its from a previous install so it just sits there. I have 700gb free space on that drive so I can safely ignore it for now.