Solved Windows Drive(C:) shows Low disk space error while its not actually

[dhru2010]

Hello everyone,

From last few days I am suffering from Low Disk Space error for my C drive where windows is installed. I tried disk clean up...its works for few mins and again my disk gets full.

My total Hard drive space is 640 GB(I am using Lenovo Z570 laptop) where C drive is with 97.5 GB...I know its there is no more than 16-17 gb data in my C drive but still it shows this error and I am unable to download data, stream videos and so on.

I've attached screenshot of what error I am getting...what is my disk space(97.5 GB) and what is total size occupied(16.3 GB) by my data in C drive(I select all folders in C drive and calculate total size actually occupied).


Error

Disk Size Status

Actual Size

Can anyone help me regarding this? How can I fix this issue.

Thanks in advance

 

[Sir George]

Hello everyone,

From last few days I am suffering from Low Disk Space error for my C drive where windows is installed. I tried disk clean up...its works for few mins and again my disk gets full.

My total Hard drive space is 640 GB(I am using Lenovo Z570 laptop) where C drive is with 97.5 GB...I know its there is no more than 16-17 gb data in my C drive but still it shows this error and I am unable to download data, stream videos and so on.

I've attached screenshot of what error I am getting...what is my disk space(97.5 GB) and what is total size occupied(16.3 GB) by my data in C drive(I select all folders in C drive and calculate total size actually occupied).


Error

Disk Size Status

Actual Size

Can anyone help me regarding this? How can I fix this issue.

Thanks in advance

Do you have any hidden files/folders?

 

[dhru2010]

No according to my information I've not placed any hidden file or folder in my C drive.

 

[seavixen32]

How much disk space is allocated to shadow storage and system restore?

 

[dhru2010]

@seavixen32 Sorry but how to check that? I've no idea how to check "How much disk space is allocated to shadow storage and system restore"...

 

[seavixen32]

Press the Win+Pause key combo to open the System window then click System Protection.



You can also run Disk Cleanup, as explained here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

 

[dhru2010]

Ok thanks for your guidance... disk space allocated is 21%(20.49 GB)...let me know.

 

[Sir George]

No according to my information I've not placed any hidden file or folder in my C drive.

I am not sure if we are on the same page. See the screen shot and be sure you have "Show hidden file, folders and drives" selected.

 

[seavixen32]

Ok thanks for your guidance... disk space allocated is 21%(20.49 GB)...let me know.

Windows 7's default for shadow storage is 10% of the drive space, but if you're not too concerned with how many restore points you need you could easily drop the setting to 5%.

If you intend creating regular system image backups you could in fact dispense with system restore altogether and regain all the drive space it's currently taking up.

The choice is entirely up to you, just remember that if you are using system restore, the oldest restore point gets deleted when all the allocated space is used up.

 

[dhru2010]

No according to my information I've not placed any hidden file or folder in my C drive.

I am not sure if we are on the same page. See the screen shot and be sure you have "Show hidden file, folders and drives" selected.
View attachment 205465

Hidden files and folders are already viewable as you can see my screenshot...where I've selected all folders in my C drive you can see some hidden folders are also selected.

Thanks

 

[AddRAM]

You could try a system restore back a week or so.

 

[thomas15v]

Its ma by thumb to ask.

• how many space you have reserved for pagefile? (Virtual RAM memory)
• Is there an antivirus installed (its be possible that a virus has copied all your folders again and again, and hided him with secured windows files)
• have you try to download a large file with a torrent client (This problem happen when your client is set pre-allocate disk space on)

 

[dhru2010]

@thomas15v I am using torrent and may be it happened because of it...so how can I check it and solve it?

 

[thomas15v]

• Remove unfinished downloads
• untick
  
  

 

[dhru2010]

• Remove unfinished downloads
• untick
  
  

I already have removed unfinished download it means there were no unfinished download in my torrent before you indicate and also option you already show is already untick. Let me know if still another way if you have.

Thanks

 

[thomas15v]

Untick this and give us a screen shot of your harddisk.
srr it is in dutch.

• secured operating system files
• hided files and folders

 

[Duzzy]

Don't know if it will help but you could install WinDirStat and see if anything stands out.

 

[dhru2010]

@thomas15v ok here is the screenshot...sorry if I've selected wrong options because I don't understand dutch.

 

[thomas15v]

untick hide secured operating system files and tick show hided folder. And give me a screen of that. I think that a virus has copied your files and hided them on this way.

normaly windows wil give a message if you untick this, press yes.

 

[gladson1976]

you can try WinDirStat - Windows Directory Statistics as Duzzy suggested or you can use TreeSize Free - Quickly Scan Directory Sizes and Find Space Hogs to find out which folder is using how much space.