My disk space keeps decreasing

Question

As the title suggest, my disk space keeps decreasing, I havent not done anything and yet it have dropped more than 5GB in just a few days. I tried to run windirstat, nothing unusual as far as I can see anyway. I check for malware but there is none, as far as I can see. Any solutions? I tried disk Clean-up, doesnt help either. I also tried optimizefunction, but it isnt helping. Tried resotre Points too.

Answer 1

Some large programs use very large amounts of data passively, which could be the cause. If you are using such a program you may want to redownload it, or use settings to minimize the space it uses.

Answer 2

System restore is at 3% or so. I used the disk Clean-up(ccleaner doesnt work somehow). I have cleaned up all but my most recent restore Points too. I ran the antimalware test, there are some pup.optional.iminent. I searched on the internet, it dosent seem to be malicious.

Answer 3

Hi,

And look at System Restore allocated space.

Use this free Program to see what is taking up the space.

http://www.jam-software.com/treesize\_free/

Here is how to understand Treesize Screenshots:

http://www.jam-software.com/treesize\_free/screenshots.shtml

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Also check to see how much space System Restore is using and change if necessary:

"How to Change Maximum Disk Space Used by System Protection and System Images in Windows 8 and 8.1"

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4691-system-protection-change-maximum-disk-space-usage-windows-8-a.html

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You can clean up your Hard Drive using these two methods.

"Delete files using Disk Cleanup"

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup#delete-files-using-disk-cleanup=windows-8

Using the Free CCleaner Program:

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

Under NO condition use the Registry cleaning Option in CCleaner

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And download, install, update and scan your System with the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes\_free

Cheers.