Windows spreading and occupying excessive space?

Dohe
Member

11-07-2016, 07:16 PM

Windows is consuming 45 GB of your SSD space. This is unusual for a laptop—normally it stays around 20 GB or less, even with updates. Someone might be helping you resolve this issue.

Dohe

11-07-2016, 07:16 PM #1

Windows is consuming 45 GB of your SSD space. This is unusual for a laptop—normally it stays around 20 GB or less, even with updates. Someone might be helping you resolve this issue.

HdoubleO
Member

186

11-09-2016, 06:18 AM

You're in the wrong place. The only option is to use the cleanup tool and wipe everything, including saved restore points (be careful—this isn't safe). Also, there might be some old Windows.old folders left if you did this. Edited February 14, 2019 by Guest

HdoubleO

11-09-2016, 06:18 AM #2

Viizion_PvPz
Senior Member

670

11-09-2016, 06:40 AM

Times of 64GB boot drives are over. FYI, I deleted the contents of the installer folder after having uninstalled all the programs I didn't use. I did that because after you empty the installer folder, programs won't uninstall nicely. Let's just say that folder has a legitmate use case. Oh and also updates, it won't let you roll back on those either I believe.

Viizion_PvPz

11-09-2016, 06:40 AM #3

WildCandy
Senior Member

675

11-10-2016, 02:45 PM

Click the drive with the right-click. Organize and delete all Windows update log files as well.

WildCandy

11-10-2016, 02:45 PM #4

Click the drive with the right-click. Organize and delete all Windows update log files as well.

SladeYT
Junior Member

11-12-2016, 04:38 AM

The information provided does not specify what File Explorer says beyond the Disk Cleaning tool. It only mentions the Disk Cleaning feature without elaborating on File Explorer's behavior or other functions.

SladeYT

11-12-2016, 04:38 AM #5

mattyman12
Junior Member

11-12-2016, 09:42 AM

I’m going to align with the other person, though. My Windows uses only 4GB and has a 1TB SSD, which feels a bit tight. If they’re using a 256GB EVO drive, it could raise some concerns. I’d suggest checking out https://www.avg.com/en-us/tuneup-utilities—it’s free for 30 days and helps clean up unnecessary files plus other useful features. I’ve used this tool since version 7.0, even before Avg acquired it, and it’s been part of my tech business for a while.

mattyman12

11-12-2016, 09:42 AM #6

BatistaCrafter
Member

11-18-2016, 12:27 AM

Are you running WinDirSat? It displays the size of Windows folders, which is significantly larger than File Explorer. Most of your files are in the WinSxS directory, not in the Installer folder.

BatistaCrafter

11-18-2016, 12:27 AM #7

Are you running WinDirSat? It displays the size of Windows folders, which is significantly larger than File Explorer. Most of your files are in the WinSxS directory, not in the Installer folder.