Windows 10 Can't access Disk 1 (8GB)

[KarenD74]

My laptop has been giving warnings saying that I'm running out of space.

When i looked into my Disk Management, I have 2 disks, Disk 0, which has recovery partitions and system partitions and also has my c drive on it (which is nearly full hence the warning).

Then I have a Disk 1, which is unnamed, and has 8GB free. I'm wondering how I can access Disk 1? Any help appreciated.

Disk 1 is Basic, Online, 8.00GB, Healthy (Primary Partition)

Thanks

 

[Colif]

can you share a screen shot? what make/model laptop is this?

8gb is a bit small for a drive, has it got more space used?

 

[KarenD74]

Thanks Colif,

I have a screen shot, but can't see how to attach it to this thread. Let me know if there's a way to do this, thanks.

My laptop is a Dell
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3537U CPU @ 2.00GHz 2.00 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 8.00 GB (7.87 GB usable)
System type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor

Just as I write this, I've realised that i was reading my disk management incorrectly:
Disk 0 has 465.64 GB, this is the disk that's nearly full.
Disk 1 has 8.00 GB, i was reading this as 800! thinking that there was loads of extra space. However, now i can see that Disk 1 has just 8.00 GB which i guess is my RAM? Is that how it works, i didn't know the RAM was there on a disk?

Thanks for your time.

 

[Colif]

ram isn't shown in disk management

upload the picture to a site like imgur and share the link here

what model dell laptop?

 

[Colif]

The 8GB SSD is designed to help boost specific aspects of the system's performance, mainly the boot-up process, and the loading of regularly used applications. You can't tell the drive which parts of the system to speed up, it just figures it all out on its own. After the laptop has been used a few times and settled into a pattern, a cold system boot will take about 11sec.

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/dell/inspiron_15_5547/545787/

Thats what I thought was case. SSD is meant to be used with Intel Rapid Storage Technology to speed up loading of the hdd. Its not meant to be used directly by windows.

If you want more space you need to buy a bigger hdd

 

[KarenD74]

Thanks, I've uploaded the image to http://i.imgur.com/lhp8QYO.png

It's a Dell Inspiron Laptop 15z-5523

 

[KarenD74]

Cool, that's great thanks. I really just wanted to know what the disk was being used for, and that answers it. So, it's my 8GB built in solid state drive. Now, if only it booted up in 11secs... but that's a totally different problem

Cheers.

 

[Colif]

I wonder why you have 14.62gb recovery partition on disk 0.

I would back up anything you want to keep and reinstall win 10 as you gain about 15gb back on disk 0.

An alternate is buy a new drive, replace the SSD with a new bigger SSD, install windows on it, and use the hdd as a storage drive.