Problems with Acer Aspire VN7- 591G. Not enough memory to update to windows 10

mouttonnoir

Hi I'm having difficulty upgrading to Windows 10. Late 2015 Aspire VN7 591G.

My C Drive appears to be be filling up yet I only have Windows 8.1 saved  there. Trying to update to Windows 10 it takes hours (terrible broadband connection) before eventually aborting and message " not enough space on destination drive". I'm totally confused and frustrated- C Drive has only 8.33GB free of 44.7GB. I only have Windows 8.1 installed, I've removed all bloatware and other uneccessary programmes/apps yet it just seems to shrink on a daily basis. I previously had to do a clean install as the C Drive became full.

Any solutions in simple  "dummy" terms? Thanks

IronFly

First of all, remember to create a recovery media, so you can always revert back to stock windows OS installation.

http://acer--uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/26286/~/create-a-acer-factory-default-backup-in-windows-8.1

 

Since you have a slow connection, i suggest you to create a bootable media using microsoft download too, so you don't need to download windows 10 upgrade each time.

 

have a read here: 

http://community.acer.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/Windows-10-Installation-Recovery-Media-Creation-and-Use/ta-p/394236

a 8GB USB flash drive is needed

 

I suggest you to do a HDD cleanup too, probably you have some spare files of failed windows 10 upgrade:

windows logo key
type
disk cleanup
click on disk cleanup
click on Clean up system files
let it scan
then tick the files you want to delete, it's safe to do it
at the end press ok and let it clean the HDD for you

 

after disk cleanup, check if the temporary windows 10 folders are still here:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/delete-windows-bt-ws-folders-windows-10

IronFly

First of all, remember to create a recovery media, so you can always revert back to stock windows OS installation.

http://acer--uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/26286/~/create-a-acer-factory-default-backup-in-windows-8.1

 

Since you have a slow connection, i suggest you to create a bootable media using microsoft download too, so you don't need to download windows 10 upgrade each time.

 

have a read here: 

http://community.acer.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/Windows-10-Installation-Recovery-Media-Creation-and-Use/ta-p/394236

a 8GB USB flash drive is needed

 

I suggest you to do a HDD cleanup too, probably you have some spare files of failed windows 10 upgrade:

windows logo key
type
disk cleanup
click on disk cleanup
click on Clean up system files
let it scan
then tick the files you want to delete, it's safe to do it
at the end press ok and let it clean the HDD for you

 

after disk cleanup, check if the temporary windows 10 folders are still here:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/delete-windows-bt-ws-folders-windows-10

mouttonnoir

Thank you for the prompt reply. I will follow your advice, thanks for taking time to help me out- much appreciated!

IronFly

you welcome.