Storage full

[colhonk]

For about the last year there have been popup boxes,beeps and all sorts of other warnings that I have not enough storage space left to download all the updates that are trying to do.
What can I delete? safely, and more to the point HOW, not even enough space to do a Restore point. What the heck has filled it up I do not know as I knowingly do not download stuff.

 

[J B]

Phone? Make and model?
Computer? Operating system?

Need more info, sorry

 

[colhonk]

desk Computer, windows, firefox.

 

[Renaultman]

The latest Windows updates are massive, I gave up and bought a new laptop as it was virtually impossible, for me to work out how, to create enough space on my old one. Must say it was a good investment. Was running SSD tablet type ones before that.

 

[Dry Rot]

Get an external drive.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Could be a virus imitating a device full notification to try and get you to download a third party program to repair it.
Have you right clicked on the c drive in file explorer and gone to settings to confirm it is definitely full?

 

[J B]

desk Computer, windows, firefox.

So, in Windows explorer (press the windows key and E together)
Down the left, do you just have C drive, or D as well?
If just C, right click and select properties and tell us how much used space and free space you have.
If you have D as well, do the same and report back

 

[penntor]

What version of Windows.
I had a similar thing on my computer earlier this year. I removed all my documents, pictures etc. off the hard drive onto USB sticks but still kept getting the same message.
I phoned my computer guy and he said it was due to me still running Windows 7, it was doing something in the background that was storing lots of small files on my hard drive.
He took my computer and upgraded it to Windows 10, fitted a new SSD drive and gave it a general service. Then he put back all my files I had removed and gave it back. Now working fine and faster than ever, all for £200.
One thing he did suggest was to do a restart ( not a power off and back on) once a week.

 

[colhonk]

C 52mb free of 118gb
D data 2.70TB free of 2.71tb
E recovery 1.23gb free of 11.9gb
F dvd drive
H samsung t3 108gb free of 232gb

Looks like the problem is D should be C , but what is C?
H is my outside ssd.

windows 10.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Looks like C should be your windows system drive and all your personal files should be stored on D.

 

[Kidds]

Looks like the problem is D should be C , but what is C?

My guess is your hard drive C has been partitioned to make C and D and C is too small. You should be able to increase C by reducing D as it is the same physical drive.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

My guess is your hard drive C has been partitioned to make C and D and C is too small. You should be able to increase C by reducing D as it is the same physical drive.

Or remove the partition, I had a computer that 'off the shelf' came with a partitioned drive - I assume one partition for file storage and the other for program files. Problem is without changing default directory lookups this split structure will cause software to throw up errors.

 

[J B]

My guess is your hard drive C has been partitioned to make C and D and C is too small. You should be able to increase C by reducing D as it is the same physical drive.

That's what I wondered!
Not sure why PC's are set up this way, but hey ho, it is, so we need to change it somehow ....
Would this help?

C Drive Full, D Drive Empty - What Should You Do?

What shoud you do when C drive is full D drive is empty? It is advised to transfer free space from empty D drive to full C drive or move apps from full C to empty D.

www.diskpart.com

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Try this:

 

[colhonk]

Think that is beyond me.

 

[J B]

Think that is beyond me.

Do you have children or grandchildren who could attempt it? Or perhaps a more 'geeky' friend or neighbour?

 

[colhonk]

Sadly not now. The chap who built my computers for years now has poor health and is unable to look after it anymore. This is a PC world one about 4 years old.
What is best to save all my photo`s on and my farm plans field data files on as I do not want to loose them if I attempt anything.
thanks so far.

 

[Alchad]

Adjusting the ratio of the C and D drives could probably be done remotely by someone with adequate PC skills but you would need to trust them - so either a friend who is PC savvy or a reputable online company. Personally I would ask around locally by word of mouth or say a FB neighbourhood group for the best local PC repair man and take it along to them. It’s a 10 minute job for an expert.

Alchad

 

[colhonk]

Now the stupid bl**dy thing has made me upgrade utube on firefox and all my bookmarks have gone. Is a hammer the best tool to sort it all out?