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Issue with saving data

Issue with saving data

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inderkiller24
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12-07-2025, 12:40 PM
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Your 500GB drive is displaying as 232GB, which likely means space is being consumed by files, partitions, or system data. After reinstalling Windows, this could be due to corrupted partitions, hidden files, or incomplete cleanup. Check your disk usage with Disk Management and ensure no unnecessary files are taking up space.
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inderkiller24
12-07-2025, 12:40 PM #1

Your 500GB drive is displaying as 232GB, which likely means space is being consumed by files, partitions, or system data. After reinstalling Windows, this could be due to corrupted partitions, hidden files, or incomplete cleanup. Check your disk usage with Disk Management and ensure no unnecessary files are taking up space.

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_ImDustin
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12-08-2025, 04:44 AM
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I can't take or display screenshots directly. However, you can view Disk Management by opening the Disk Management utility on your computer and checking it there.
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_ImDustin
12-08-2025, 04:44 AM #2

I can't take or display screenshots directly. However, you can view Disk Management by opening the Disk Management utility on your computer and checking it there.

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12-11-2025, 10:55 AM
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12-23-2025, 08:41 AM
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You can access the available options by right-clicking on your one partition.
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Sonic63899
12-23-2025, 08:41 AM #4

You can access the available options by right-clicking on your one partition.

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12-23-2025, 10:20 AM
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It seems the drive was copied from a smaller one. When cloning drives, partitions retain their original size and location on the disk. To resolve this, you can either create a second separate partition if you're okay with it, or format the RAW drive as general storage. For full utilization of space on C:\, you'll need partition management tools to relocate the Recovery Partition to the end of the disk and expand your C:\ partition into the available space.
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LaBreezy2544
12-23-2025, 10:20 AM #5

It seems the drive was copied from a smaller one. When cloning drives, partitions retain their original size and location on the disk. To resolve this, you can either create a second separate partition if you're okay with it, or format the RAW drive as general storage. For full utilization of space on C:\, you'll need partition management tools to relocate the Recovery Partition to the end of the disk and expand your C:\ partition into the available space.

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