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11-16-2020 10:54 PM
HP Stream
Space Free 70.5 MB
Total Size 27.8 GB
File System NTFS
I think I have deleted everything which is safe . I cIean this constantly and I can only take off a few MB at a time. I am afraid that if I can't "fix" this soon, the computer will fail. I have a USB hub with 2-256, 1-32, and 2-128 storage devices. Can anyone help me with this ? I have all pictures, Mp3s and Mp4's (including all .mov, .avi, and .mkv, files) moved to some of my storage devices.
11-17-2020 08:34 AM
Sorry, but these new PCs that come with only 32GB of storage use an M.2 SSD -- which is actually a stick of memory configured to act like a storage device.
There are serious problems in trying to replace these with larger SSDs:
1) Have to completely disassemble the PC in order to get at the SSD -- no longer a simple matter of removing a screw in a an access latch
2) Lack of External USB-to-SSD adapters -- so you can't hook up a new M.2 SSD to your PC and migrate your existing setup to the new SSD.
You're basically stuck with what you have.
Here are some things you can do to recover some of the disk space:
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3012-disk-cleanup-open-use-windows-10-a.html
http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-clean-up-winsxs-folder-in-windows-10/
Also, the community Win10 Forums has the following suggestions:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/83441-free-up-drive-space-windows-10-a.html
Finally, there is a freeware app known as Wise Disk Cleaner. I use it every day to get rid of junk files: https://www.wisecleaner.com/wise-disk-cleaner.html
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