My computer memory steadily increases while playing Fortnite.

I kept refreshing my system memory and when I was doing one of the system updates the memory went from 9 GB to 8 GB then to 7 GB then to 6 GB then it spiked up to 10 GB and is now at 11 GB. this is preeeetty weird. BUT your idea of updating the computer did get me 2 GB back so im gonna restart my computer and get in a few other updates. talk to you soon and thanks again for the help!

If I "Reinstall without the bloatware" will I need to reinstall Fortnite and Adobe Connect and Flash Player and Word and Office and will I lose all of my recorded videos?

(I did the re-image scan and it said it didn't detect any viruses, my CPU speed was good, but my memory was very low, which I already know)

Ok I feel really bad saying this because you have given me lots of useful information but...

I have already uninstalled and reinstalled the game three times over the past two days and each time I reinstall it seems to lose a little bit of memory. (like each time I install it, it creates some file that doesn't uninstall) and the game still takes up memory when I use it. I am wondering if maybe there is some sort of backup file that the game keeps on making over and over again, or maybe there is some sort of log broken in the computer that keeps on spamming an error message every time I play. 

This video seems to match my problem (Skip to 2:00 in the video then go to like 3:01 and that explains all of my problem)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1WocOVkqCM

but I already did what this guy told me to do in his video and that seemed to fix it for a little while but now it has started making memory again

thanks for your time by the way I know you don't have to help me and I appreciate it.

I typed settings into the search bar, clicked on apps and features and scrolled through the apps. I could only find Epic Games launcher in the apps- which is weird because Fortnite is an app, right? I also couldn't find Advanced Settings when I clicked on any of the apps.

Hi Ike. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP here to help you.

You can try resetting the game in Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Fortnight > Advanced Settings > Reset.

If that doesn't fix the fluctuations (which may be bugs or corruption in game or Windows) then you can try uninstalling the game and reinstalling it from the Store Settings under Your Library.

I will give you steps to both manage smaller drive storage and perform version Updates on them manually by the most stable method that requires much less space than Windows Update.

First here are tips for managing smaller drives:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3040404/windows...

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/maximize-stora...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/...

As more space becomes needed, you can move your Desktop, Documents and Pictures folders into OneDrive and then set them to On Demand so they reside in the cloud and only have download links on the PC:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/116029-turn...

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3233488/windows...

You can also offload User folders (Documents, Music, Pictures, etc) to another drive you can install on the same PC (even in the DVD drive bay) as shown in this tutorial, which will not affect speed if C is on an SSD and the other drive is not: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1964-move-u.... I would not move program files or speed will be affected. You could also install a larger SSD/HDD.

This should make enough space to install Windows Updates. But for now I'd focus on the latest Version update since successfully installing it will bring along all Windows Updates and also resolves almost all other problems since it reinstalls Windows keeping your files and programs in place.

Install the Media Creation Tool on another PC to create bootable media or download the ISO to stick or disk, transfer it back to the target PC to open the media or click to mount the ISO, right click Setup file to Run as Administrator. This avoids needing the space to download the Upgrade and it's staging files. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...

Another option is to do the the best possible Clean Install in this link which will stay that way as long as you stick with the tools and methods given, has zero reported problems, and is better than any amount of money could buy: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki....

This will give you back all but 15gb of the drive.

There is also an automated Fresh Start that reinstalls WIndows while shedding corrupting factory bloatware, saves your files, but doesn't clear the drive to get it cleanest: https://www.howtogeek.com/265054/how-to-easily-...

You can also turn off or block Updates if they are bothering you.

There are ways to block Updates here: https://www.howtogeek.com/223864/how-to-uninsta...

If you want you can set a Metered Connection per the above tutorial, then when ready turn it off to install Updates. You can even wait until the twice-yearly Version Updates to run manually from Media Creation Tool which is a more stable method than Windows Update and includes all previous updates rolled into it. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved

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