SPECS:
OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 64-Bit and Linux (dual-booting on separate hard drives)
CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K
RAM: 32GB
Motherboard: MSI Z3-90-A PRO (MS-7B98)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
SPECS:
OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 64-Bit and Linux (dual-booting on separate hard drives)
CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K
RAM: 32GB
Motherboard: MSI Z3-90-A PRO (MS-7B98)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
16 Comments
L3s@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 223d
For space: Check what your largest files are, then see if its safe to remove them. Tools like TreeSize are great for this specific usecase.
For performance: Narrow down exactly whats causing it to hit 100% usage. To do that, open task manager, then click the hard drive column. Sort it so they most utilize process is at the top, and that will be whats causing it to max.
Another thing you could try is running these two commands in an elevated powershell/cmd window (right click start, select "run cmd as admin"):
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 223d
EDIT: Thank you for correcting, L3s!
L3s@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 223d
That's 931GB, so about 1TB.
I would do TreeSize then, make sure to run it as admin (there's an option once you open it in the top left). Have that scan all your folders on that drive, then expand the biggest folders to see what's eating all that space up. If you lookup any files that you aren't sure if they're important, usually you'll find some discussions about whether that file is critical or not (for example, if they're in c:\windows\system32). Comb through each large folder and see what you can clean-up, and that'll give you some space back hopefully, or at least show you what you're storing that's eating it all up.
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 223d
Just don't delete all of System32?
BCOVertigo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 223d
Grab a program that lets you easily check what parts of the file tree have the most volume. If it's not apparent what you should clean up from the results, please provide some of the bloated folders so others can provide opinions.
Auster@thebrainbin.org · 4 pts · 223d
In case you don't need Windows updates, maybe use Windows Update Blocker? It's a registry editor to block the update services even in editions that don't fully support disabling the services.
LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 223d
Windows is stupid AF when it comes to multiple drives and it tends to create swap on all of them.
I think Advanced settings -> performance should get you on the tab with swap settings.
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 223d
I have WIndows 10 - where is that on the settings?
LNRDrone@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 222d
Control panel -> View advanced system system settings -> Performance -> Settings -> Advanced -> Virtual memory -> Change
Make sure the "Automatically manage..." is nit selected and you should be able to set the paging file for each drive separately. System managed for the main OS drive (usually C:) and any other SSDs you run apps from is fine. Old hardrives and other drives that are just for storage should have "None", otherwise that drive may be used for paging file. Also make sure the main drive always has a good bit of free space (20GB+ should be more than enough), so it should be prioritized for the paging file.
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 2 pts · 223d
could try: start -> disk cleanup -> hit the 'clean up system files' button bottom left
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 223d
Other than that
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 223d
It's probably WinSXS.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/clean-up-the-winsxs-folder?view=windows-11
dgriffith@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 223d
Yeah, I had a surface laptop that had 60GB in there. Real handy when it's only got 128GB of storage.
I used PatchCleaner and it did the job.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 223d
What have you done so far
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 223d
Whenever I reboot Windows 10, the hard drive I use for that jumps back to 40 GB capacity.
Fecundpossum@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 223d
Install Linux.