My Acer Chromebook R 11 CB5-132T only has 1.5 GB available?

So after trying almost everything I could find, I still cannot get this fixed. I reset this thing who knows how many times. I remember this Chromebook having more than 1.5 GB in it. Unless I'm just stupid. But I reset it (powerwash) at least 4 times trying to figure this out. I can't even install 1 app on the play store (Microsoft word for example) or it breaks the entire thing and puts it in a loop of not responding errors. I do remember installing Linux on this a while ago before I stopped using it (GalliumOS I think?). BUT when I read the wiki, power washing it should have removed it?
I have been trying to figure this out since yesterday, I'm honestly about to give up and just trash it cause I can't even use it. Unless someone else had the same issue before or knows how to fix this, it would be super appreciated if this can be resolved as soon as possible so I can go to bed. And yes I checked to see if something else was sucking up the storage, but no. The only thing taking up space is browser history with only 59.7 MB everything else says 0. I don't have any apps or software on here as of now? I just reset this again so I shouldn't have anything on it.

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JackE

Try cleaning it this way. Press & hold power button for 5-10 seconds to cut all power. Turn it back on. At the login screen, press CTRL SHIFT ALT and R keys. Jack E/NJ

Squidney

JackE said:

Try cleaning it this way. Press & hold power button for 5-10 seconds to cut all power. Turn it back on. At the login screen, press CTRL SHIFT ALT and R keys. Jack E/NJ

Sadly it still did not work. I honestly have no clue on what to do.

christy1

Hi,

Try to reset the chrome browser. follow the below steps.

Click the icon that looks like three stacked lines at the top right of the browser window.
Click on 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the Web page.
Select 'Reset browser settings' at the bottom of the page.

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Squidney

christy1 said:

Hi,

Try to reset the chrome browser. follow the below steps.
Click the icon that looks like three stacked lines at the top right of the browser window.
Click on 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom of the Web page.
Select 'Reset browser settings' at the bottom of the page.

I don't see a setting to reset settings. I tried clearing the browser history if that's what you meant. But that didn't work either.

Squidney

I don't even have 3 stacked lines. I got 3 stacked dots? Not sure if that affects anything.

Balatekie

Hi,

Free up space on your Chromebook

If your Chromebook is running low on disk space, we recommend deleting files you don't need anymore.

Check how much storage is being used

Click your account photo.
Click Settings .
In the "Device" section, click Storage management.

Here, you’ll see how much storage space is left on your device, and how much space is being used by:

Downloads: The files in your Downloads folder
Offline files: Temporary versions of your Google Drive files saved for offline use
Browsing data: Information like your browsing history or saved form entries. Learn how to clear browsing data.
Android storage: Your Android apps and their data
Other users: The files, apps, and data saved by other people on your Chromebook

Errors you’ll see when you’re running out of space

If you're almost out of disk space, a message will show that says, "Device is low on space: Free up space or select data may be automatically deleted."

You might also have problems with:

Downloading files
Loading webpages
Changing or saving settings, like passwords
Adding new user accounts to your Chromebook
Using Android apps

Free up storage space

If your Chromebook is slow or running out of disk space, try the following fixes to free up space:

Delete files you don’t need from your Chromebook. Remember that you can move files to Google Drive if you want more space.
Clear your browsing data and download history.
Uninstall apps you’re not using. Remember, you can always download the app again later.
Remove any extra user accounts from your Chromebook. Don't worry; the actual Google Account or any information connected to it, like bookmarks, won't be deleted. Only files that are stored on your Chromebook will be deleted.