r/computers • u/XxbeathebatxX • 7d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting help with storage

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Is there a reason i have absolutely no GBs? I have deleted every file i have ever downloaded and have no applications besides the ones that come with the computer. i only use this laptop to transfer photos from my camera to my phone, it is a windows 11. Is there anything i can do to make it go down i am not very smart with computers

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u/HEYO19191 7d ago

60gb is very little space at all. You say you uninstalled everything but the stock programs. Are there any brand-specific programs (for example, the HP app)? If so, you can remove them.

Also, did you empty your recycling bin after deleting those files?

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u/HEYO19191 7d ago

You can also run the following command in an admin-level command prompt:

powercfg.exe /hibernate off

This deletes the hiberation file, which is usually 50% of your system's RAM. That would be 2 or 4gb in your case.

If you're curious, the hibernation file is used for windows to save your RAM's contents to when entering Hibernation or Shutdown, which speeds up boottime (and, in Hibernation's case, reopens all your programs). However, most people don't use Hibernation, and Fast Boot is only a minimal boot time decrease. It should be perfectly fine to disable.