My c:\ drive says it's full when it should'nt be

tompilitowski · Jan 2, 2018

When I go to properties after selecting everything inside my C:\ drive it says that there should only be about 50 GB on it but it thinks it's 120 GB are almost filled up.

I dont know what to do.

The Paladin · Jan 2, 2018

goto start, then MY PC, then look at your C: drive... you should see how much free of total space on hdd

example below my c: drive 500GB SSD shows as 446GB drive and it has 358GB free

SoggyTissue · Jan 2, 2018

perhaps you refer to the fact that all the 'visible' folders and files only add up to 50GB? and your file manager reports a full drive?

that wouldpossibly be hidden files + pagefile settings, which are generally not shown in 'zombie mode' (non-admin with no file view permissions).

solve this by: open file manager > (almost top left) organise button/tab > folder and search options > view tab > scroll down and un-tick hide system files etc.

now all those hidden files visible for you to add up.

windows likes to manage your pagefile and puts it on your c drive. you can change this setting to free space by: control panel > system > advanced system properties > advanced tab > performance button > advanced tab > virtual memory CHANGE button > move default location or set your own.

if setting your own pagefile size, it is recomended to be twice the size of your RAM plus VRAM. eg 8GB RAM and 4GB 1050ti = (2 x 8) + 4 = 20GB

tigsounds · Jan 5, 2018

Check for too many entries in the root directory? It is not infinite.

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