I need to make my C drive larger so I can download/install Windows Update

MurrayBrown · ‎12-04-2019

I am trying to download Windows 10 Update. My C drive doesn't have enough room to accommodate the upgrade. I have absolutely no idea how to make my C drive larger.

Lil_Boy_Blue · ‎12-05-2019

Hi

Try

START

Windows Administrative Tools

Disk Cleanup.

MurrayBrown · ‎12-05-2019

Yes, I have done that. But it only freed up a few MBs. I need at a minimum 8GB. I'm guessing that I need to make the C partiiion bigger, but I have absolutely no idea how to do that.

Lil_Boy_Blue · ‎12-06-2019

Hi

Well with the lack of details from your-self I can only hazard guess.

SKU: would help.

One of these?

https://support.hp.com/gb-en/product/hp-pavilion-595-p0000-desktop-pc-series/19390512

with 2 Hard drives

512 GB PCIe NVMe TLC M.2 Solid State AND A

1 TB Interface: SATA Size: 1 TB Speed: 7200 RPM

So what / which is the C: ????

ELSE

https://www.paragon-software.com/free/pm-express/

MurrayBrown · ‎12-06-2019

Thank you ... especially for the links. MOST helpful!
2 HDD, as you said

HDD 0

partition 0 ... 260 MB ... 260 MB FREE

partition 1 ... 118.01 GB ... 1.57 GB FREE

HDD 1

partition 0 ... 878.91 GB ... 811.8 GB FREE

partition 1 ... 16.03 GB ... 1.85 GB FREE

C = WINDOWS ... 118GB ... 2.72 GB FREE

D = DATA ... 878GB ... 811GB FREE

E = RECOVERY ... 16GB ... 1.85 FREE

Lil_Boy_Blue · ‎12-07-2019

Hi

So HDD 1 has over 800 GB of free space?

So, personally not knowing what you are trying to achieve, I have my Web Browsers set to a download area called Downloads

on my large storage drive.

So if you got Chrome/Safari/Edge whatever to download everything there and move any download areas on C: you may get the result you want.

Directory of S:\

30/11/2019 12:38 <DIR> DOCandODTetc
06/12/2019 19:36 <DIR> Download
06/12/2019 19:35 <DIR> Downloads
0 File(s) 0 bytes

AND the first thing to download there would be Paragon Partition Manager.

MurrayBrown · ‎12-07-2019

Appreciated. I deleted Corel and Adobe. That created enough room to download the Windows update. Once that was done, I had Corel Support Staff work with me in re-installing the Corel software, and I was able to download/iinstall the Adobe software myself with no issues.