I am having disc space issues

[KxNG]

I am running low on disc space and I don't have enough memory to download the new update. This laptop is about 5 years old and means a lot to me, I also need it to run properly so that I can continue my online school. Please help me?

[banhien]

@KxNG 

Please use the following guide

          https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebooks-Knowledge-Base/Updating-Windows-10-OS-on-an-HP-Stream-with-3...

Regards.

[WAWood]

@KxNG 

Reading Huffer's excellent TKB article about updating the Streams should give you an idea of how terribly difficult it is to update these "netbooks".  They were designed and sold in a time when MS was only putting out minor updates, so disk space was not really an issue.  Then, MS decided to come out with the semi-annual Feature Updates, some of which were HUGE and the Streams failed regularly on these.

My own advice is the following: Feature Updates -- do NOT do them.  The current update provides almost nothing useful, like all Spring updates, and you risk trashing the PC in the process.  If you feel you MUST keep current, no matter what the risk, then at least read the material below about making an image backup PRIOR to forcing the update.  At least that way, you will have something to restore FROM if the update trashes your PC:

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I personally prefer to use third-party Backup solutions as they tend to be both more flexible and more reliable than any built-in solutions.

Macrium Reflect (MR) provides a FREE version that can be used to image and restore partitions or entire drives.

What I recommend is the following:
1) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
2) Run MR and choose the option: "Create an image of the partition(s) required to backup and restore Windows" to write a full backup to an external drive or USB stick
3) Use the option to create a boot USB stick or CD

My experience is that MR, when using the High Compression option, typically can compress the saved image file to about 60% of the USED space in the OS partition. This means if you have an 80GB OS partition, and 40GB is used, MR only needs about 24GB to store the image file.

I use this all the time and it typically takes less than 15 minutes to do the image backup and about the same time or less to do a restore.

Plus, MR has the option to Add a Recovery Boot Menu entry. This allows you then to boot into WinRE, and you can then use that to do a restore -- when you can't boot into Windows!

NOW, you have the means to restore a full working system from the external drive or USB stick in only a few minutes.