For more info, see Low Disk Space error due to a full Temp folder. Storage Sense can automatically free up drive space for you by getting rid of items that you don't need, like temporary files and items in your Recycle Bin. For more info, see Manage drive space with Storage Sense. If your system doesn't have Storage sense, you can use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary files and system files from your device. In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup , then select it from the results.
Select the check box next to the type of files you want to delete. To view a description of each type of file, select the name. Be sure to clear those check boxes if you don't want to delete those files. To free up even more space, select Clean up system files , and then select the type of system files you want to delete.
Disk Cleanup will take a few moments to calculate the amount of space that can be freed up. If you need to free up drive space, you can delete it, but keep in mind that you'll be deleting your Windows. If you delete your previous version of Windows, this can't be undone. You won't be able to go back to your previous version of Windows.
Selecting this option compresses the drive on which Windows is installed, helping you gain extra space to install important updates. This action does not delete the contents of this drive, and you shouldn't experience problems opening and saving files from the compressed drive.
After you install the update, you can manually decompress the OS drive at any time. Right-click or tap and hold the OS drive usually disk C , and then select Properties on the shortcut menu. Windows 11 may indicate that it needs more space to get the latest Windows 11 feature update.
You can use an external storage device to help you complete the update. To learn more, see Free up space for Windows updates.
Personal files such as videos, music, photos, and documents can take up a lot of space on your device. To see which files are using the most space:. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and find the files you want to move.
Under This PC in the menu on the left, select a folder to see what files are saved in it. If there are files you no longer need on your device, you can either delete them or move them to an external storage device like a USB drive or an SD card. Note: If you delete any files, remember to empty the Recycle Bin to completely remove them from your device and free up space.
To move photos, music, videos, or other files that you want to keep but don't use very often, consider saving them to an external storage device like a USB drive or an SD card. You'll still be able to use them when the drive is connected, but they won't take up space on your PC. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and go to the folder that contains the files you want to move.
Select the files, then select Cut on the ribbon. Navigate to the location of the external storage device you connected, then select Paste. Instead of saving all your new files to the default drive, you can save some of them to a different drive that has more free space. Open Storage settings. For each content type, select a drive from the drop-down menu. If the drive you want to use isn't listed there, make sure it's connected to your PC. Important files like those are seldom for use, so it's a good idea to transfer those files to an external hard drive or USB flash drive:.
Cloud is also a good place to save large files, to reduce disk usage, at the same time, a very good backup location for your valuable data files. Let's see how to free up low-space disk capacity:. So, when installing programs, customize another location instead of choosing the default C drive. As for the installed applications, you can transfer them to another local drive so as to free up the disk space.
The Windows recycle bin is for holding deleted files and folders for the long term if you need to recover deleted files someday after deletion. But the recycle bin folder with too many files would also take up plenty of disk space. Regularly cleaning up the recycle bin will help prevent the drive from filling up and running out of free space.
You can manually empty the Recycle Bin on your own or set an automatic Recycle Bin clean up a plan with the following steps:. Click "Change how we free up space automatically", set a plan "Every day", "Every week", "Every month", etc.
It's inevitable to produce duplicate files. Do not let many copies of the same file eat up your valuable hard drive space. As we know that, sometimes, malware or virus infection may also cause a situation that the system that warns low disk error but the disk actually has enough free space.
To avoid this issue, we also suggest you run antivirus software to clear viruses and malware on your computer regularly. On this page, we explained what does Low Disk Space means and what will happen if you have this error popping up on your computer. To get rid of this issue, you have two options: one is to extend the disk which is having low disk space. And the other option is to free up disk space.
It's easy and efficient. For daily regular prevention, avoid the low disk space issue from popping up, we suggest you try the other 8 ways listed in Part 2 for help. Although complex but indeed helpful. The less space that you have left on the drive, the more frequently you will receive the low disk space warning notification. In general, there are three degrees of warnings for the same error message.
Refer to the following table. Is your hard drive full for no reason? Computer users encounter Windows 7 low disk space warning, which will be shown in red as below:. If you get Windows 7 low disk space warning system tray balloon notifications, from time to time, you may have to consider the option to free up some disk space. Here are some steps you may take to reclaim disk space in Windows 7. It's a hidden file on the root directory of your system drive.
Open Control Panel. Type Hibernate in the search bar. It is bothersome when Windows 7 runs in low disk space. The above methods could only solve Windows 7 low disk space problem temporarily. The easiest and fast way to solve Windows 7 low disk space problem is to extend the system partitions with partition manager software. Click to select "Show hidden files and folders" 4. Uncheck the next three items: Hide empty drives Hide extensions from known file types Hide protected operating system files 5.
How do I remove the Windows. That contains all your files from your previous installation. If you need any files you can copy them to a different folder then delete Windows. If you don't need anything in the folder it is safe to delete. You might be able to re-size your partitions, but be careful if you do.
Tuesday, February 2, AM. Exception: Create a new partiton with a new drive letter on the primary drive and backup to that logical drive.
That would defeat the purpose of backing up in the case of a drive failure of the OS drive. Backup procedures, managing drive space and more Good luck!
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