Comparison of the speed of execution of operations on similar computers

Question

On a home network, there are two similar computers running Windows 10. On one computer, operations execution is noticeably slower (by eye) than on the other. By operations I mean: 1) calling pages from the network at the same address, 2) opening text files and images of approximately the same size, 3) opening help and maintenance windows (for example, Settings).

A significant difference between computers is that the first computer stores more user files - pictures, clips, sound and text files than the second. As a result, the volumes of the C: \ Windows and C: \ Users \ <user name> partitions vary greatly on computers:
On the first: Windows - 26.4 Gb, <user name> - 92.3 Gb (165.847 files)
On the second: Windows - 18.9 Gb, <user name> - 34.4 Gb (76,120 files)
(It is difficult to calculate the difference in the size of user files due to their scattered across disks.)

It would seem that files stored on hard drives do not use performance resources and their presence should not affect the speed of operations execution.
Could the above difference in the amount of stored information be the reason for this slowdown? Or do I need to look for other reasons?

Answer 1

Hi ,

When your hard drive memory is full, it slows down your computer because the operating system doesn’t have enough free space to work adequately. You can free up space on the storage drive by deleting old and unnecessary files. Delete temporary files to make room for new ones. Uninstall programs you no longer use.

You could free up some disk space and revitalize your machine by using the Disk Cleanup tool.

For your reference:

How to Do Disk Cleanup to Make Your Computer Run Faster

Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Optimize Windows for better performance

Best Regards,

Candy

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Answer 2

Thanks, Candy. I keep a close eye on the health of the hard drive partitions, periodically clean them up and expand them if necessary. I know this is especially important for the system partition. In each section I have at least 20% free space. So it's something else.