how to increase/upgrade storage on this pc

[Kski35]

how can i increase the storage space on this machine.  it only has 32 GB of storage which isent event enouph for windows.  It appears it doesn't have a hard drive or SSD but an eMMC.   is there any way to increase the storage?  if yes, how.     THANKS

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Unfortunately, there is no way to easily upgrade the storage since the 32 GB eMMC drive is an integral part of the motherboard.

You would have to replace the motherboard with one listed in chapter 3 of your notebook's service manual for the one that comes with a 64 GB eMMC drive.

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FWIW, you may want to consider storing your files on a SD card.

Have you run the Windows disk cleanup utility > cleanup system files option?

If not, that should free up a couple GB of storage space due to old Windows update files.

I also use the free Wise Disk cleaner utility that keeps the junk files down to a minimum.

Wise Disk Cleaner - Free Disk Cleanup and Defrag Tool (wisecleaner.com)

[Kski35]

Thanks Paul,  

You answered my primary question, can upgrade eMMC space easily.  

Even with everything (files, apps, etc.) off the PC, except windows, there is only about 4-5 gig left.  not even enough room for windows to perform some windows updates. 

I'll give Wise Disk Cleaner a try. 

Was thinking of the possibility of running windows from a USB.  That would leave enough room for windows to do its things and i could then use the on-board storage for local storage.  THOUGHTS?

Kski35

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Unfortunately, I wouldn't know how to run Windows from a SSD.

If you know how, I guess that would be an alternative solution.

You would have to press the F9 key everytime you wanted to use the notebook to boot from the USB drive though.