storage space warning

Question

How do I see what exactly is taking up space in my Windows desktop?  I keep getting the warning that I'm about to run out of storage space, and it shows up as "other."

Answer 1

Hi Mshultz_5555, Windows Explorer is useless when it comes to working out where your hard drive space is being used . . .

Click the link below to download a small free utility called Treesize. Using that tool, you will instantly see where this space is being used

https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/

Once you have worked out where this space is being used, please let me know so I can advise on what is safe to remove . . .

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Answer 2

You can execute following to gain space on your computer

1. Use Storage Sense to delete unnecessary files

Type Storage in Windows Start Search Box > Click Storage > Click Change how we free up space > Down below there is button Clean now under Free up space now which you should press

2. Use Disk Cleanup

Type Disk Cleanup in Windows Start Search box > Click Disk Cleanup > Check relevant options (you can also clean system files)

3. Analyze disk space

You should analyze your existing space with help of third party softwares and remove un-necessary files. TreeSize is most popular one but my personal favorite is WinDirStat.

TreeSize Freeware version - https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/

WinDirStat (Released under GPL license) - https://windirstat.net/download.html

4. Check for log files in CBS directory

Go to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS > Check the size of CBS.Log and if size is huge >

Type services in Windows Start Search box > Click Services > Scroll down to find the Windows Modules Installer service and double-click on it > Set its startup type to Manual > Reboot your computer

Go to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS > Delete all of the files in the CBS folder (or rename and move to a backup drive) > Reboot your computer > Then go back into the Services App and set Windows Modules Installer Service back to Automatic Startup (Note CBS log files contain information about windows update.

5. Microsoft has also some suggestions to improve disk space.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12425/...