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Follow these steps to gain space.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
As others have mentioned, use windirstat or treesize free to check as to which folders are taking up space. Meanwhile running through these steps will definitely help you free up a lot of space on your computer.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Most of your space should be sitting in system restore points. Follow these steps to recover space on your drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default sets it to 50%.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
You an also run Windirstat or Tree Size Pro to check, which folders are hogging up space.
Copy pasting my comment in the last few hours for the third time today.
>Anyways, most of that supposedly missing space must be used by system restore points. Delete all the system restore points except the last one and reduce the amount of space that windows allocates to system restore points. This will help in preventing such massive space loss in future. Additionally run through these steps to gain more space -
>* Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
>* Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
>* Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
>Im thinking it might be because my SSD is almost full
Performance will take a hit if the drive becomes full. Always try to have at least 10% free space. More is better.
Run through these steps to gain space on the SSD.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. These contain the windows updates backups and are safe to delete (unless you want to uninstall an update at a later date).
Also check that you do not have unwanted programs at startup.
Do you also have a secondary HDD?
Run through the following steps to gain space on the C drive. Hopefully your problem will be resolved.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
Yes. You can safely delete the contents of the temp folder.
. You can follow these steps to try and gain more space on the SSD.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
You should be able to see most of that missing space if in windirstat you go to options and select 'Show unknown files'.
Most of that missing space should be sitting in system restore points. Follow these steps to gain space.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Here's my standard reply for missing space problems.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. (Control Panel > System > System Protection > Configure. Select 'Turn off system protection' and also click on delete).
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
I went here: https://singularlabs.com/software/system-ninja/download-system-ninja/
I got the Installer version. As far as I can see there was no checkboxes or options presented.
Running through the install procedure again, I notice that there is an OpenCandy EULA tacked onto the bottom of the regular EULA. Accepting this EULA is mandatory to proceed with installation of the program. After that, there is no indication that OpenCandy is being installed.
Follow these steps to gain space on your SSD -
Delete system restore points.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Move the pagefile from SSD to HDD.
You can move the following folders from your SSD to the HDD -
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Local,
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Locallow,
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Roaming,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Documents,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Music,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Pictures,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Videos.
Right Click on each of these folder names and select properties and then go to location tab. Change the default path from your SSD to a folder on your HDD.
Cancel defrag. It may takes hours if not days to complete (ie if it ever does) on a drive with just 350MB of free space.
Allow Disk Cleanup to complete the scanning. It will take time. Alternatively via File explorer go to this location - C:\Users<your username>\AppData\local\Temp and delete everything in there manually. Now run Disk cleanup again.
Once that completes, run these
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. These contain the windows updates backups and are safe to delete (unless you want to uninstall an update at a later date).
If you do not gain significant space by doing so, run [windirstat]() to check which folders/files are hogging up space.
Run through these steps to gain space on the SSD.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. These contain the windows updates backups and are safe to delete (unless you want to uninstall an update at a later date).
If you do not gain significant space by doing so, run [windirstat]() to check which folders/files are hogging up space.
You can also reinstall the programs on your secondary drive. Almost every program allows you to select the install location.
Run through the following steps to gain space on the C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
I'm not into gaming but have come to know from this sub that Steam Folders can be safely moved to the HDD. Google or post another question on this sub.
As regards the downloads folder, change the default location to your HDD and move all downloads to the HDD. Disable hibernate file if you do not use it. It occupies too much unnecessary space. In a couple of minutes, I'll edit this post and mention other steps to gain space on your SSD. You can install the new games on the HDD instead of SSD. Every installer gives you the option of changing the install location. Hopefully you'll be fine.
Run through the following steps to gain space on the C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
Run through the following steps to gain space on the C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
You can run windirstat to check where the missing space is.
In that case run through these steps
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Before deleting/moving your personal data files, you can follow these steps to delete junk and unwanted files from your system. Move/delete your data only if, this does not create enough space.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Temp files, page file and hibernation can make this happen. However, even with 14GB free you do not really have much space left on the SSD. Follow these steps to try and gain space
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
60GB is less for C drive. Get another internal HDD for secondary storage.
Once you have that, move all your personal files to the HDD and make it a point not to save any personal stuff on the SSD. Meanshile, you can try and free space on the SSD by following these steps.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Once you have the new HDD, post another question and we can then look at moving a few folders from the SSD to HDD.
Also note that your SSD is very low on space. Very soon you wiill start getting space shortage messages and your OS will slow down. Use the following methods to gain space on the SSD.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Here's my standard checklist for gaining space
Most of that missing space should be sitting in system restore points. Follow these steps to gain space.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
My standard process for clearing up junk
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Rnsure that you do not select to install crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
System restore points is usually the biggest culprit if it is turned on and the usage is set to a high percentage (by default windows sets it to 50%). Other than this, junk files (old setup files of Chrome is one to watch out for) also have a role to play. Follow these additional steps -
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Pay special attention to the crapware that system ninja will want to install and unselct them before you proceed with the installation.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Copying and pasting my comment from another post today.
Follow these steps to gain space.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Follow these steps to gain space on the SSD.
Delete system restore points.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
You may have already tried some of these. This is my standard run/checks for gaining space on C drive.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete system restore points.
Try these.
Delete system restore points (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Do not try to remove IE even if you are not going to use it. A lot of background processes use the IE engine. Try to free up space on your SSD by removing junk/not necessary files. You can follow these steps.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete system restore points.
You can move the following folders from your SSD to the HDD -
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Local,
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Locallow,
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Roaming,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Documents,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Music,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Pictures,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Videos.
Right Click on each of these folder names and select properties and then go to location tab. Change the default path from your SSD to a folder on your HDD.
Follow these steps to gain space on your SSD.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete all system restore points except the last 2-3.
> I noticed his windows SSD was close to max capacity, so I've cleaned it up some.
This may very well be the issue. A HDD/SSD should ideally have at least 15-20% free space. What are the figures on his SSD now?
I mention below a few tips by which you can gain more space on the SSD (if you have not already done that). Additionally, if he has a secondary HDD, some folders can be moved from the SSD to the HDD.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Run System Ninja. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete all system restore points except the last 2-3.
Install CCleaner. Then copy over this file winapp2.ini into the CCleaner installation directory. Running it will clear off a lot of junk files. Remember to select the programs that you have installed in the Applications tab of CCleaner. You will know what I mean when you get into that tab.
Type Disk cleanup in the windows run window and start it. Select your C drive for cleaning. Select all the options that the utility shows. This should free up some more space for you.
Download and run System Ninja.
Delete old system restore points, leaving just the last 2-3.
System Ninja
https://singularlabs.com/software/system-ninja/confirm-download/
Why not actual Cleaner ?
Obviously after Avast bought out Pirifom it's been getting a little shittier, but it's still free and you can disable all the bullshit during installation
By "Adds" do you mean "Ads" short for advertisements?
It sounds like Malware. download ADWCleaner by Malwarebytes, scan and delete all items, then download Malwarebytes and scan and Quarantine all items
Download System Ninja Scan and delete all temp files it finds.
Do not mess with those files if you are not sure.
Run through the following steps to gain space on the C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
Well you only have a 60GB partition/Drive and are bound to run out of space if you do not use the system pragmatically.
What is the default location of your downloads folder? If it is on C drive then delete/copy the contents of the download folder and change the default save location on all browsers to a location other than C:
You can run through the following steps to gain more space on the drive
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
You can run through the following steps to try and gain space on C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
Move your personal files to another partition/disk
Delete/Move the contents of the Downloads folder if you have not changed the default location for downloaded files in your browsers.
You can run through the following steps to try and gain space on C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder.
Move your personal files to another partition/disk
Delete/Move the contents of the Downloads folder if you have not changed the default location for downloaded files in your browsers.
Run through the following steps to gain space
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
You can have files in system restore points even if it is turned off. Try turning on "show unknown files' in windirstat.
Run through the following steps
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
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There are no unknown (basically system restore points) files on your system. The disk usage goes up and down as windows and programs can keep on writing to temporary folders. Follow these steps to try and gain more space on your SSD.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
- Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder). Then reinstall the pending/failed updates. Instead of installing all updates automatically, choose to install them manually and select 4-5 updates at a time. This generally prevents issues of failed updates.
In addition to the above, you can run through these steps to try and gain additional space on the C drive
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Run through the following steps to try and gain space on the C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete the contents of this folder).
Run through these steps
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. 3-5% is usually more than enough. Windows by default allocates 50% for System Restore points. (Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > System Protection > Configure > Delete)
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
First off update flash.Run these that I linked .What browser.If you can install Disconnect addon/extension and ublock
https://singularlabs.com/software/system-ninja/ http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/malwarebytes-anti-malware/
aslo run sfc scannow and update graphics drivers.
Pull card reinsert.clean uninstall/reinstall drivers http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html
This may or may not fix problem but its a good start.
You can also run memtest 86 from bootable usb/cd
Run sfc /scannow
Use this to clean up some junk while your at it,although unrelated to current problem
OK lets start by taking the slower approach.
Check the programs that are enabled at startup and disable any unwanted ones.
Clear off junk files. Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds. Be careful to deny installation of crapware while installing this program.
Let me know the amount of free space that your SSD currently has.
Follow these steps to gain space on your C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Run through these steps to gain space on the SSD.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. (Control Panel > System > System Protection > Configure. Select 'Turn off system protection' and also click on delete).
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
You can run windirstat or tree size free to check which folders are occupying space. Try these steps to gain space on your C drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore. (Control Panel > System > System Protection > Configure. Select 'Turn off system protection' and also click on delete).
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Most of your space should be sitting in system restore points. Follow these steps to recover space on your drive.
Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads folder. (This contains installation files for Windows updates and you will not be able to rollback an update if you delete this folder).
Run these aswell.If you email alot I would suggest using a portable email clent.
https://singularlabs.com/software/system-ninja/ http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Security/Secure-cleaning/Windows-Portable-Applications-CCleaner-Portable.shtml
portable email http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/thunderbird_portable
Most of the missing space should be in System restore points. Follow these steps to gain space.
- Delete system restore points and reduce the amount of space that Windows allocates for System Restore (by default it is set to 50% of your partition size).
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Follow these steps to create space on your SSD and to move non-essential folders to your secondary HDD.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete system restore points.
You can move the following folders from your SSD to the HDD -
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Local,
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Locallow,
C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Roaming,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Documents,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Music,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Pictures,
C:\Users<Your Username>\ My Videos.
Right Click on each of these folder names and select properties and then go to location tab. Change the default path from your SSD to a folder on your HDD.
Do not delete that folder itself, but yes you can clear all the contents of that folder. A better way is to run CCleaner. It will clear up your temp folder plus a lot of other junk from your computer. Here are some additional ways of clearing up junk.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete all system restore points except the last one.
Follow these steps.
Delete all system restore points.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Yes you will need to do that. Transfer any personal files to another media or your D drive which is currently empty. You can also follow these steps and see if it frees up space for you.
Delete all system restore points except the last 2-3.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Follow these steps to create more space on your SSD.
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete all system restore points except the last 2-3.
HD sentinel will not crib about the used space on your HDD. Even if it is 100% full the HDD's health can be good. It's windows that will have issues running properly. Follow these steps to gain space on your HDD
Type Disk Cleanup in your start windows and press enter. Select your C drive and let the scan to complete. Under 'Files to delete' check everything and click OK.
Download and install CCleaner. Now download winapp2.ini and copy it over to the CCleaner installation location. Start CCleaner and go to the Applications tab. Select the checkboxes under various programs (be careful when selecting anything under Windows) and click on analyze. Delete whatever junk CCleaner finds.
Download System Ninja and run it. Delete everything that it finds.
Delete all system restore points except the last 2-3.