Windows 10: Windows 10 Storage on C Drive - Other Files Storage

HiMy C Drive storage is getting full. When I look at the storage I see a category "Other" that says it has 8.55 GB in it.When I open "Other" I see no large files at all. The largest being 118 MB.How do I find out what all these "Other" files are and if I can delete some/all of them?Thank youAndrew

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storage is running out on C drive by itself and windows storage settings are lying to me

Hi, JanekTanel

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.



This seems like a tricky situation, but don’t worry, we can try to troubleshoot it. Here are some steps you can follow:

1. Check for Hidden Files: Sometimes, the storage is taken up by hidden files, which may not be visible in the Storage settings. To view hidden files, open File Explorer, click on the ‘View’ tab and check the ‘Hidden items’ box. Then navigate to your C drive and see if there are any hidden files consuming your storage.
   
2. Clear Temporary Files: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type “%temp%” and press Enter. This will open the Temp folder containing temporary files. Select all files (Ctrl + A) and delete them.
   
3. System Restore Files: Sometimes, system restore points can take up a significant amount of storage. To delete them, search for ‘Create a restore point’ in the Start menu, select your C drive, click on ‘Configure’ and then ‘Delete all restore points’.
   

With the increase in the length of time the computer is used, the C disk is indeed occupied more and more, which cannot be avoided, for me, if the occupation is really too much and do not know which files to clean up the time, I will choose to directly reinstall the operating system, which can be freed up a lot of space at once, in addition, reasonable partition is also convenient to better choose the location of the storage of the software and important files, so as to better allocate the space.

If you're willing to accept a reinstall, let me know in the next reply and I'll provide you with the exact steps to take!



Best Regards

Martin | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Reinstall Windows 10 on C: killed my Storage Space

My "C" Drive crashed. Purchased a new one and Installed a clean Windows 10 Pro. When I search for my Storage Space, which was my work Drive with a lot of recent data, it was not displayed in Explorer. I can see the Drives in Disk Management just fine. They are listed as Storage Pool. Here is a list of Steps that led me to this issue:


1. My Main C: crashed and needed to be replaced. So, I replaced it and reinstalled Windows 10 Pro.
2. When I was done installing Windows, I connected the two Drives that are part of the Storage Pool.
3. They were not visible anywhere, except in Disk Management, where they are listed simply as Storage Pool. I am not sure if that is the RAW definition that I read in the articles.




4. After seeing them on Disk Manager, I launched the Storage App and did not see any activity. so, I tried to create a Pool. I received a message stating that there are no available Disks that can be added.




I launched PowerShell and ran some search calls"



Drives #2 & 3 are the Storage Pool Drives.
Technically, my Storage Pool Drives did not fail. Only the Windows OS drive failed and needed to be replaced. there must be a way to get the OS to recognize the drives so the Pool can be reinitiated. I think PowerShell has some process, I just don't trust myself with experimenting and delete something.

This is my Windows 10 Information:





Is there any way to get them reactivated and get my Storage Pool back up without damaging my Stored Data?

 

3tb internal storage windows 10

I am having some drama with the new Windows 1607 update NOT recognizing my external drives. Searching around online, this seems to be a big problem. I have all my personal photos, files, etc on these drives. I would like to back them all up. First I thought I lost everrything after the update.

I would like to add a big storage drive to my new to me pc, (6700k, gigabyte z170 d3h mobo, kingston32gb ddr4, m.2 boot drive, 240gb crucial as storage(came with pc).

I have read that windows doesnt like drives over 2tb. Is this still the case with windows 10? I just want to use it as storage

I was looking at the wd 2tb green/blue? 5400. Think the blue and the green are the same now??

Thanks