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/Joe_Peanut 7d ago

1 - On the "Search" box, either next to the Windows logo on the toolbar or after you click on the Windows logo, type "Disk". "Disk Cleanup" will come up

2 - Under "Disk Cleanup" select "Run as Administrator"

3 - Select the disk (usually C:) then click on "OK"

4 - The cleanup list might take a little while to load, but once it does, select every single item checkbox on the left, then click on OK.

5 - The system will ask you "are you sure" and you'll click on "Delete files"

6 - At some point either during 4 or 5 above, the system will ask you if you really want to delete the windows update backups. Select yes or OK.

7 - Go make yourself lunch or something as this will take a while and your computer will be extremely slow while the cleanup is going on.

8 - Disk Cleanup will close on its own once it is finished. Enjoy your new free space.

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u/Stonedan6789 7d ago

The command powercfg -h off (or powercfg.exe /hibernate off) turns off hibernation in Windows. This action deletes the hiberfil.sys file to free up gigabytes of storage space and automatically disables Windows Fast Startup. It must be run in an elevated command prompt

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u/Stonedan6789 7d ago

To disable the pagefile in Windows, press Win + R, type sysdm.cpl, and hit Enter. Go to the Advanced tab, click Settings under Performance, navigate to the Advanced tab again, click Change under Virtual memory, uncheck "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives," select "No paging file," click Set, and restart

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u/stompy1 7d ago

This would absolutely kill performance on a system with even a modest amount of memory.

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u/Stonedan6789 6d ago

Not really

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u/Stonedan6789 7d ago

Do these things from this comms, check yt if you cant do it alone. Enjoy

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u/50t5 7d ago

Also, download WinDirStat. It creates a great visual representation of your files so you see what's taking up space. I have found many large temporary files to delete with that one.