Acer Aspire V15 C Drive full?

mouttonnoir

Really confused/frustrated. I have recently bought my laptop because it had lots of storage (or so I thought) and have since discovered that almost anything that can should be saved to the D or External drives as the C drive is rediculously small. I've removed as much of the bloatware as I can but still every now and then the machine plays up due to the C Drive becoming full- even though I rarely if ever save any files there. Am I doing something wrong or is this just how it is? Another annoying aspect of windows/pc/acer system. Any solution?

IronFly

that happens because you need to install programs to instead of C:, so you need to set this manually each time you need to install something.

 

44GB on C: is good for windows and maybe 1-2 programs

 

you can also do a clean disk, temporary files and windows update files can use a lot of storage, check also if windows system recovery is using C: or as storage.

 

hibernate also use a lot of storage.

 

to do a clean disk

windows logo key

type disk cleanup

click on disk cleanup

click on cleanup system files

let it scan your SSD, then tick on the list what you want to remove, it's safe.

click OK and wait some minutes

 

system recovery

windows logo + x keys

click on System

on the left click on system protection

under protection settings check if C is used, if so disable and delete restore points, then add as storage for restore points.

IronFly

can you post your exact model?

VN7-xxx

mouttonnoir

Hi m8 the model is Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition, hope this is enough info

IronFly

can you take a screenshot of disk management?

windows logo key + x

click on disk management

wait few seconds and then take a screenshot and post it here.

 

to take a screenshot

windows logo key + Print keys

will be saved under Pictures/screenshots

mouttonnoir

Hi, screen shot attached hope this helps

mouttonnoir

oops- messed up previous screen grab- this is complete picture!

IronFly

that happens because you need to install programs to instead of C:, so you need to set this manually each time you need to install something.

 

44GB on C: is good for windows and maybe 1-2 programs

 

you can also do a clean disk, temporary files and windows update files can use a lot of storage, check also if windows system recovery is using C: or as storage.

 

hibernate also use a lot of storage.

 

to do a clean disk

windows logo key

type disk cleanup

click on disk cleanup

click on cleanup system files

let it scan your SSD, then tick on the list what you want to remove, it's safe.

click OK and wait some minutes

 

system recovery

windows logo + x keys

click on System

on the left click on system protection

under protection settings check if C is used, if so disable and delete restore points, then add as storage for restore points.

mouttonnoir

Fantastic M8! Clear and simple instructions. I appreciate all of your help over the past 2 days. Someone should give you a fulltime job- are you listening Acer? Thanks again m8

IronFly

You welcome.