Cannot move files to DATA D: disk

[CJMJ]

My C: drive is almost full, so I want to move some files to DATA 😧 drive where I still have almost 1TB available. 

I have some video files I want to move:

It's located in my Images folder, and then in another folders called 'VIDEOS'. I click it, choose 'cut', then choose my DATA disk and choose 'paste'. However, I then get this error:

"not enough disc space available in VIDEOS' (which is the folder in C: that I'm copying these files from). How is it possible that when I'm moving files from C: to D:, I get an error saying C: doesn't have enough disc space? 

Any help greatly appreciated.

[erico · Accepted solution]

The reason is because your notebook's operating system uses a virtual memory file. 

There must always be 10% or more of the Hard disk's total storage capacity available. 

If not, what you are experiencing will be the norm. That is not a good thing.

Eventually the operating system on the C: partition will crash and cease to be useable if you do not free up space in the C: partition.

You can o correct the issue by creating a folder on the 😧 partition.

Start moving the smaller files to the newly created folder and then after verifying they are in the new folder, delete them from the C: user\afbeeldingen folder.

Use Disk cleanup to free more space.

The music on the video at the link is loud, but it does show how to access the Disk Cleanup.

Empty your tmp folder!

[CJMJ]

Hi, thank you for your response! I have created a folder, and I can move files from other folders there, such as from the Downloads folder, but not from the VIDEOS folder. Not even small ones. 

[erico]

See my previous reply.

Watch the videos to see how to resolve this.

[CJMJ]

Thank you! I ended up removing a 5GB video file that I did not need any more, and step by step I was able to move stuff to the 😧 disc. Sometimes cutting and pasting would not work, but most of the time copying and then deleting the original would work just fine. I will also take a look at your videos and clear out the temporary folder, thanks so much!