Hard Drive Help!
Hard Drive Help!
I've observed that my hard drive is almost full, with just 10GB left. I've checked various folders and found that the "system 32" folder is consuming around 5GB. I haven't opened it yet, but since it's located in the Windows folder, it likely contains pre-installed software. I'm unsure what its purpose is and plan to delete it to make room for my Steam library.
Yeah, system32 is pretty much safe to wipe. /sarcasm Don't delete it
It's an external storage device and your computer lacks a native internal hard drive.
The computer lacks an HDD or SSD, so I installed a separate external hard drive with Windows set up.
It doesn't change much. System32 contains your core operating system files. Deleting most of them isn't really possible because they're essential and used constantly. After deleting certain items, you might not be able to boot into Windows since those files are tied to loading or shutdown processes. Some files are safe to remove—like Temp/temp/TEMP, pagefile.sys, and hibernation.sys. I recommend setting up the configuration yourself for those. Programs you've uninstalled often leave behind files in Documents and AppData folders. You can clean them manually or use tools like CCleaner, though they're not as thorough as doing it yourself. Since you're new to this, it should help to take your time.