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'System' data usage over 25GB; how do I decrease System data usage?

Anonymous
2023-12-19T21:42:37+00:00

My data usage is currently over 25GB in the last 24 hours. It's the same in the last 30 days too.
I'm wondering how I can decrease data usage in my System, and wondering why and how it's so high. I'm trying to install a game, and it's downloading at around 20 Mbps, when it should be downloading at around 200 Mbps.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Rodrigo Queiroz 76,480 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-12-19T22:46:47+00:00

    Hi,

    I'm Rodrigo and I'll help you.

    The system Data usage is probably high because it is probably downloading some updates, after completing it, it should normalize.

    About your download speed, are you seeing this download speed in Xbox app, Steam or Epic?

    If yes to one of these platforms above, it means that the download speed is correct.

    They show the download speed in MB/s (Megabytes per second) and the connection speed you contract (or in the speed test) is shown in Mbps (Megabits per second), these are different values, and if your download speed for a 200 Mbps connection is around 20 MB/s, it is around the normal values.

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