You are now in the System Protection tab of System Properties, or follow along with the video: Press the Windows Key + R and type in SystemPropertiesProtection followed by the enter key. If you can't use error checking, you could run CHKDSK from the Command-Prompt.Ĥ: Delete System Restore Points and Limit Space Reserved
If Windows reports any errors, back up your important files immediately. Hard drives fail more than any other component of a computer, so open File Explorer, click on the Tools tab and click on Check under Error Checking. CCleaner also has a Disk Analyzer in the Tools section that can see where your space has gone. Of course, if you want to use a third-party drive cleaner, then CCleaner is a good option. We recommend you use Storage Sense on Windows 10. If you haven't cleaned junk files in a while, we've seen lots of wasted space on some computers. We'd suggest SpaceSniffer or MeinPlatz because most other options are neither portable nor entirely free. We want to use a portable app as you'll probably only need the app one time. Your best bet is to use a third-party app. A previous Windows installation comes to mind (windows.old). There are many situations where you could have a large file or folder using up space that you're unaware of. TIP: Hard to fix Windows Problems? Repair/Restore Missing Windows OS Files Damaged by Malware with a few clicks
