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  1. Posts : 2
    Win 10
       #1

    What can I do with these partitions, I`m getting low disk space...


    Hi,

    I keep getting a low disk space warning on the system reserved D drive.
    This laptop was originally a family member.

    I`d like to have a partition for just the OS/programs and then another for downloads, what`s the best way to go about this?

    I`ll post a screen shot of my partitions..

    Thanks.What can I do with these partitions, I`m getting low disk space...-how-tidy-partitiions.jpg
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  2. Posts : 42,734
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Superficially it looks as if Disk 1 was at one time used for a Windows installation.

    Could you please confirm that if you remove/disconnect disk 1 your laptop still boots?

    A System Reserved partition shouldn't normally have a disk letter either- and you appear to have one on each drive.

    Another issue is the remarkable size of your recovery partition, which I'd expect to be around 500-600Mb, say, at most.

    Is E: simply a data partition?

    I`d like to have a partition for just the OS/programs and then another for downloads, what`s the best way to go about this?
    You can define your own folder, of course.

    If you really wanted to define a separate partition, which imposes limits on its size, then you could, provided you can succeed in setting all browsers use to make use of it by default.

    When taking over a second hand laptop, normally I'd recommend a clean install, ensuring no leftovers remain.
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  3. Posts : 240
    Dual Boot Windows 11 & 10, usually latest version
       #3

    Mloc33 said:
    Hi,

    I keep getting a low disk space warning on the system reserved D drive.
    This laptop was originally a family member.

    I`d like to have a partition for just the OS/programs and then another for downloads, what`s the best way to go about this?

    I`ll post a screen shot of my partitions..

    Thanks.What can I do with these partitions, I`m getting low disk space...-how-tidy-partitiions.jpg
    Hi, and welcome to the forum. Here are some ideas: Low disk warning - Use disk management to remove the drive letter only. You can also shrink Partition C or E to create a new partition for downloads.

    Gary
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  4. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #4

    Which drive is giving you a warning?

    It looks like you need a bigger drive. C: and E: are quite full.

    Have you run disk cleanup on C:
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  5. Posts : 42,734
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #5

    Good point- soon it's likely to be pretty much unusable. Even if you save space from the recovery partition that's so large -assuming it's a Windows recovery partition- you wouldn't have enough free space to process a Win 10 feature update (upgrade).

    Assuming you don't wish to clean install, you might try
    Free Up Drive Space in Windows 10

    Quite a few things need doing otherwise.
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  6. Posts : 240
    Dual Boot Windows 11 & 10, usually latest version
       #6

    Caledon Ken said:
    Which drive is giving you a warning?

    It looks like you need a bigger drive. C: and E: are quite full.

    Have you run disk cleanup on C:
    I guess I must be confused. I thought the OP E drive showed 87% free and the C drive 94% free.
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  7. Posts : 2,487
    Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
       #7

    Garyw said:
    I guess I must be confused. I thought the OP E drive showed 87% free and the C drive 94% free.
    Exactly.

    I think if one of the system reserved partitions is running low on space, Windows may arbitrarily expand it as necessary.......but I'm not sure how that works.
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  8. Posts : 42,734
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #8

    But the complaint is about the one with a drive letter on disk 1
    - whereas the O/S is on disk 0.

    That's why I want to check if there's a bootable O/S on a single disk.

    If so, D: can be deleted.

    And far easier and appropriate to clean install if it's an inherited PC with nothing now of interest on it.
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  9. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #9

    Thanks for correcting me. Staring at screen to long.
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  10. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #10

    Open a Command Prompt (Admin) run:
    diskpart
    select volume D:
    remove letter=d
    exit
    exit


    Your low disk warning should go away.
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