Disk Space Increases after disk cleanup

Question

So i recently decided to install updates on windows 8.1 however did not have enough space. I decided to then use disk cleanup & deleted 7GB of data, I emptied my recycle bin as well yet when I tried to install the updates yet again, there still was not enough. I went to my C drive & realized that I did not gain any disk space. I've been running disk cleanup continuously as well & only ended up with more disk space than before. I have no idea what's going on, please help.

Answer 1

Install TreeSize Free and analyze which folders are using the most disk space.

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

Answer 2

Hi there,

You would need a minimum of 8 GB free space in your OS drive for any updates, if not the only option would be a clean install.
This might help you in getting from free space
Tips to free up drive space on your PC
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tips-to-free-up-drive-space-on-your-pc-4d97fc4a-0175-8d49-ac2f-bcf27de46d34

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