Questions tagged [disk-space]
The amount of computer storage space on devices, such as hard drive, floppy or USB flash drive.
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How can I visualize the file system usage on Windows?
How can I visualize which folders and files are taking up all of the space on my hard drive?
I'm getting some conflicting reports on the size of hard drive contents. Namely what is and isn't there ...
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Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller?
A Vista virtual machine I use only has a 10 GB virtual hard disk -- and I'm worried about it running out of space over time.
I used TreeSize to check for the culprits..
And the primary culprit is ...
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What's using up my disk space?
My Vista 64 installation has drive C, a 150 GB hard drive. I also has a 1.5 TB drive D. My C drive has 12.3 GB free. I don't know what's using up all the space. There's almost 83 GB unaccounted ...
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Is it safe to delete from C:\Windows\Installer?
I've been looking on an XP machine what is using all that diskspace, and it turns out C:\Windows\Installer is high up there on the list of directories that use the most diskspace.
It seems to contain ...
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Linux utility for finding the largest files/directories [closed]
I'm looking for a program to show me which files/directories occupy the most space, something like:
74% music
\- 60% music1
\- 14% music2
12% code
13% other
I know that it's possible in KDE3, but ...
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Reclaiming disk space on Windows [closed]
A lot of disk space is taken up by a default Windows installation in various temporary and backup data that may never get cleaned up on its own. Eventually you realize that the large multi hundred ...
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How to clean an E: drive (new Recovery drive since Windows 10 1803) on HP laptop
I started getting warnings about running out of space on my E: drive.
I've read many articles, threads and posts online about how to clean the drive but none of them resolved my issue.
My machine ...
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How do I get back unused disk space from Ubuntu on WSL2?
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 on WSL2 on Windows 10, and I noticed that after removing files on Ubuntu I was not getting the space back that was taken up by the removed files. For example: Before I deleted ...
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How can I free up drive space from the Windows installer folder without killing Windows?
On my SSD machine, the C:\Windows\Installer folder is massive and takes up about 15% of my total disk space.
Is there a way to clean up that folder without killing Windows 8.1/10? Tucking away the ...
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Almost half of disk space unaccounted for on Windows 7 computer
I'm trying to determine what's eating almost half of disk on my Windows 7 Lenovo laptop but haven't been able to determine what. I read some of the answers on this site but none of the causes seems ...
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Downsides of a small allocation unit size
Since I work in web development and bandwidth is always an issue, I make every effort to reduce the size of my files, especially images. As a result I have at least 10,000 files that are all around ...
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Why is CBS.log file size 20 GB
Two days ago I had a full C: drive, after which I deleted 8 GB of data. The next day the hard drive was full again, so I continued with deleting another 5 GB, and once again the next day the disk was ...
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Need an app that tells about file & folder sizes
I need an app that tells about file & folder sizes, like what is the biggest file and/or folder on my hard disk, sort this detail from biggest file and/or folder to the smallest & vice versa, ...
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My Windows folder takes up too much space - how can I reduce it?
In typical PCs the Size of Windows Folder is 6 to 8 GB but in my Case its 25GB. How can I delete the unwanted files from the Windows Folder (which, in turn, will optimize my C Drive size).
My system ...
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Windows 7 - missing free HDD space
I have Windows 7 installed on a 45 GB partition, and every now and then it gets full, and I have to resize that partition. I always thought this was quite normal. But it happened again today and this ...
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How to analyse disk usage in command line linux?
du and df are nice, but I don't know how to filter the data they provide the way I do with SequoiaView. I would like to know which are the largest folders and the largest files in a glance.
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How Much Disk Space is WSL Using On Windows?
How much disk space is WSL using on Windows?
I found that you can go into Windows' Apps & Features and it will display disk usage for the WSL2 "Ubuntu", but this does not seem to include WSL ...
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750Gig Hard Drive shows full with only 315Gigs used
I have a Win7 laptop with a 750Gig C: drive. It came partitioned with 714Gig usable from manufacturer. I installed programs, music files, etc up to 285 gigs. As of a few weeks ago it showed 285 ...
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Cannot shrink C: partition: Not enough space
I am trying to create a new partition on my laptop (XPS 12 9Q33, 128GB SSD) by shrinking the C:\ partition. However, despite the fact that it indicates there is enough space, it displays an error ...
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Windows 10 reporting wrong hard disk free space
I have an external hard disk, and for some reason, it is reporting wrong free space.
In Windows Explorer, it is showing the used space is 378 GB.
I tried running chkdsk H: /f /r, it seems to report ...
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Newly formatted (NTFS) external hard drive already has 'Used space'. What determines the used space's amount? Is it correlated to the HD's capacity?
I just bought a new external hard drive (WD Elements - 1 TB). In a PC with Windows 7, I formatted it by Right-clicking the drive > Format (Quick Format - NTFS) before using it and, and then checked ...
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Same files have different "size on disk" on new drive
I recently bought a 8TB HDD to replace my 1TB drive for storing my backups. However after moving the files to the new drive I noticed they take up a substantially larger amount of space on the disk, ...
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Why is "size on disk" much bigger than "size" when I copy data from NTFS to exFAT?
I tried to backup from my NTFS external hard drive to a new exFAT external hard drive. When the copy finished I saw that I have very little free space remained. I checked my file size and I saw that ...
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Why is the folder size (in properties) different from the total file/folder sizes in the folder?
Here's my problem
I'm trying to do a cleanup of my hard drive, and I'm constantly seeing this scenario:
(1) Aggregate folder size: I check the folder size viewing properties right clicking the ...
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Can I delete the folder C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\?
There is a new folder full of installers located at C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\. I believe this is from Visual Studio 2012 RC.
Can I delete these gigabytes of data without consequences? Are they ...
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Good program to visualize file system usage on Mac? [closed]
Based on this question, I would like to know if there are any good programs to visualize file system usage on OS X?
I used to have SpaceMonger when I was using a PC and would love to find some ...
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Can I change the path and directory of the "hiberfil.sys" on Windows 8 due to reduce my C:\ disk usage? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change location of hibernation file in Windows 7?
I have a SSD with 32GB and a HDD with 500GB on my notebook and after 3 months using Windows 8 it startd to warning me ...
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Windows 10 Eating up Disk Space
I recently upgraded to Windows 10. It's been a pretty rocky road thus far. My current issue is Windows 10 keeps using up my SSD's disk space until it has none left and then complains I have no space ...
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Why do SSDs have weird sizes?
Why do SSDs have sizes like 240 GB or 120 GB rather than the normal 256 GB or 512 GB?
Those numbers make much more sense than 240 or 120.
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How can Windows 10 function on as little as 32 GB of disk space?
There are a number of sub $200 Windows 10 laptops with only a 32 GB SSD hard drive, like Lenovo 100s, HP Stream 13, etc...
Given that the Windows directory itself is over 32GB on my regular laptop, ...
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What is a safe way to move AppData\Local to a different drive?
I use a 60GB SSD for the C: partition where Windows and other essential programs are installed, using a larger mechanical HDD for D:, and I repeatedly find myself short of disk space on C:, with the ...
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Total disk usage for a particular user
I would like to see the total disk usage for myself on a particular file system. I executed the command
du -h ~my_user_name
However, this lists every directory owned by my_user_name. I would like ...
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How much storage should be taken up by 'System' in MacOS Sierra
MacOS Sierra has a helpful "Manage Storage" option in "About this Mac".
I noticed that my Mac uses 152 gigs of storage just for "system". I'm wondering if that's normal, because it seems outrageously ...
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What is the easiest way to free space on a hard drive?
My hard drive became full. I am looking for ways to locate the things that use most of my disk space. I played with cron once so it may have consumed a great deal of space, but really I have no clue.
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Missing disk space in Windows XP
On my mother's Lenovo laptop, Windows XP claims that the hard drive is almost full. According to the properties window, 52.7 out of 55.2 GB is in use:
By deleting temp files from Internet Explorer, ...
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16 GB WinSxS folder on Windows Vista [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why does the /winsxs folder grow so large, and can it be made smaller?
I know there are lots of posts about the WinSxS folder, but I have yet to find any useful information ...
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How can I free up space taken up by an incomplete Microsoft Store download?
Yesterday, I purchased a game (The Outer Worlds) via the Microsoft Store. I began downloading and installing it via the UI. At the beginning of this process, I was informed that I'd need some ...
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Linux returns “No space left on device” while copying data to a non-full USB flash drive
I'm trying to copy a file to a USB flash drive. The drive does not have a write-protect switch.
df gives the following:
$ df -h .
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sde1 1....
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What stuff can safely be deleted/uninstalled from a fresh Windows 7 install?
My Windows 7 install is a bit portly - using well over 6GB.
I've tried my usual favourite CCleaner and that didn't come up with much at all. It removed only a couple of megabytes.
Any ideas on what ...
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Can files in C:\WINDOWS\Temp be deleted and does Disk Cleanup do so?
It appears that files which currently aren't in use can be safely deleted from the C:\WINDOWS\Temp folder... Why doesn't Disk Cleanup offer to do this automatically?
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How to determine the actual size on disk for a folder in Windows
I am either confused as to how Windows calculates the Size on disk value in the properties of a folder, or it is incorrect.
The cluster size on my drive is 4096 byes.
I've created a folder called ...
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Windows.old folder loaded with Vista - Is it needed?
I have a laptop which is loaded with Windows Vista. There is a folder called Windows.Old in the C: drive which occupies about 2.5 GB of disk space and I badly need the space.
Do I really need the ...
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Make 3TB hard drive appear as two (2TiB+750GiB) with MBR
Some manufacturers of external hard drives with capacity exceeding MBR partition capacity seem to sell them pre-partitioned to a 2TiB partition and one with the remaining capacity.
Tools are ...
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What are some tips on reducing the disk space used by Windows 7?
Does anyone have any tips on reducing the space used by Windows 7? So far I've got:
Empty Recycle Bin
Run Disk Cleanup Wizard
Use 'Programs & Features' control panel to uninstall unneeded ...
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Windows 10 Huge windows PageFile, how to limited it
My Windows PC alerted me with low harddisc space, and when I scan hard drives with TreeSize tool, I realize that windows keeps a huge pagefile.sys file, that is 18.2 GB and keep growing.
Why is this ...
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running low on disk space
I am using Windows 7 installed on a 120 Gb SSD.
Today I have noticed, that there is only 2GB of free space left on it, so I started to clean things up.
I realized that only my user profile takes ...
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How to clean Windows\Installer folder in Windows 10? [duplicate]
My C:\Windows\Installer folder is huge: 14 GB. My understanding is that this is where failed updates go to die, and it should not be this big. What is the correct way to clean it on Windows 10?
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Windows 8 disk space usage vs Windows 7
The official Microsoft Windows 8 (64 bit) disk space requirements are the same as Windows 7: 20 GB.
In actual practice, how does Win8's disk space usage compare to Win7's? Specifically, how does disk ...
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What if I checked the box "Compress this drive to save disk space" on an SSD?
I was wondering how it would effect an SSD if this was checked:
I was just curious whether it would save my SSD disk space?
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How can I disable the low disk space warning on a single drive in Windows 8?
Id like to disable the low disk space warning, ideally for a single drive in Windows 8.
My gut feeling is that is it will be an all or nothing change.
Any ideas?
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