Windows 10: Apps and features storage size is 195GB, but when I open it up the biggest file is only 6gb...

Hey there Microsoft support, you already know why I am writing this so I'll get into it.I mainly use my laptop for gaming and things of the such, I wanted to install a game to play with friends which is 115gb, So I tried, not enough space, I check what has so much space in it and its apps and features, but none of the apps listed down are more than 6gb, the list is mainly 6gb, 2gb, 1gb, 1gb, 1gb and then just a lot of small >900mb size files! So I am a bit confused on why I have 170gb+ storage taken up when I don't have anything visibly there, so if anyone knows why I have so much space tak

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Apps & features disc space doesn't add up to storage use listed

Under "Settings," and "Storage," my OS_Install (C total size is 238 GB.

Under "This is how your storage is used and how you can free up space," it says...

Apps & features....98.8 GB

Yet even a cursory total of all programs listed (by size) under Apps & features reveals a total of about 1.5 GB.

And, a bunch of programs are listed at the bottom (including at least one that needs a lot of storage space) without *any* numbers.

Should I presume that the Settings -> Storage utility is incapable of listing ALL programs and all of the space they require?

Why the massive difference (98.8 GB vs 1.5 GB)?

 

App download size keeps growing

Hi TravisStremkowski,

It seems that the game installation got corrupted that's why it keeps increasing the game size in the Windows Store. Let's try to troubleshoot this issue by performing the following steps:

Step 1: Reset the Windows Store from Settings.

1. Press the Windows key, then select the gear icon to access Settings.
2. Go to Apps.
3. Under Apps & features, locate the Store app.
4. Click the Store app, then click Advanced options.
5. Click Reset.

Step 2: Delete Temporary files on your computer.

1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard, and then click the Settings icon.
2. Select System, and then select Storage.
3. Select This PC and click on Temporary files.
4. Select Temporary files.
5. Click Remove files.

Step 3: Reset the Windows Store cache.

1. From the Cortana search box, type "cmd" to open Command Prompt.
2. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
3. Type wsreset.exe, and then hit Enter.
4. Restart your computer.

Please respond to this thread to let me know how the issue progresses. Similarly, if you have more questions, please inform me by replying to this post.

 

Why does Apps and Features say it’s taking up more storage than the sum of the apps?

I’m trying to make room on my computer and noticed that Apps and Features in storage settings says it takes up 134GB. I went through all the apps to try and figure out how the heck that happened and noticed that:

1) there are a bunch of apps that don’t list a storage size beside them (this includes things from Epson, Dropbox, Norton Security, Spotify, Steam, etc). I also uninstalled Spotify to see how much it would make a difference and nothing changed, even after
a restart.

2) if I add up everything manually, including my best estimates for these files without the storage size listed, I come at most to 50GB. Are there other apps in this section that aren’t shown or why would this be happening?