I need right SD card for Stream 14 laptop

[Zinke]

Hello, My son's HP Stream laptop 14ax is running low on space and he can't even do a Windows update. I want to buy an SD card but I need advice about, if it's important,  what is the maximum gigabytes SD card I can put into the slot. On a side where is a slot it says only "SD"? Can I use a memory stick to free up space so I can finally update Windows and my son can install new software? Thank You. Z

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

You could install up to a 256 gig SD card but that is way overkill. Just get a 64 gig and focus on buying one as fast as you can get. They cost a bit more:

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-Elite-Performance-Memory-P-SDX64U395-GE/dp/B00WWBCSG4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&...

but will peform better. You can move music video docs, downloads to the SD card but not applications so how much free space you can make kind of depends on what is filling up the drive now. Have you tried a disk cleanup and select the "clean up system files" option? 

https://www.windowscentral.com/best-7-ways-free-hard-drive-space-windows-10

I have posted a tutorial on how to make a Stream with a 32 gig eMMC storage disk work and update Windows to the latest Build. It can possibly involve a Windows reinstall. 

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/Updating-Windows-10-OS-on-an-HP...

Post back with any more questions.