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kitpzyxmsir said:

I rebuilt the index and got the space back, but in the 3 days since I've again lost 1.5g.

If i disable indexing, will that take care of it for good? I have an ssd. Do I really need indexing?

i dont use indexing, i have not any problem,
searching is slow but i am using a program called "EVERTHING" for file searching,

I disabled indexing and got all my space back and a little more. Everything ok until a few days ago.

Then, I lost 5g in space, no explanation. Like before, tried every disk cleaning method without success. Indexing, still deactivated, not a factor.

Today, the 5g has unexpectedly returned. No clue as to how or why, but I did have to reboot to complete a driver Windows Update, so maybe that had something to do with it?

windows updates, automatic program updates can do your size changing
i am cleaning my hard disk with bleachbit, cleanmgr plus, wise disc cleaner
update files, log files, debugging files, temp files can decrease your disc space

Feuer said:

windows updates, automatic program updates can do your size changing
i am cleaning my hard disk with bleachbit, cleanmgr plus, wise disc cleaner
update files, log files, debugging files, temp files can decrease your disc space

I've been using cleanmgr+, very helpful, and thanks for the mentions about bleachbit and wise disc cleaner. I will be using all three in the future.

With indexing off, no problems since my last post.

it is nice to hear that you have fixed your problem.

Feuer said:

it is nice to hear that you have fixed your problem.

Thanks, but here we go again.

Yesterday I again got that dreaded message, "your running out of space". My available space was "0".

I ran TreeSizeFree, and the one thing that stood out was the page file was 4.8g. I know that doesn't seem extreme, but I didn't remember seeing it at that size before, and nothing else drew my attention.

I decided to turn it off, at least to temporarily get some space back. My available space jumped to 14.5gb. How does removing 4.8gb turn "0" into 14.5gb?

I re-enabled paging. Currently, recommended page file size 2904mb, allocated size 4945mb, which is what it was before disabling. Available space is 9.8gb.

For 3 weeks, everything was ok, then this stuff all over again, or at least if it's not the same thing, similar symptoms.

I thought maybe it's a result of turning indexing off? Maybe the page file system is compensating for that? But it starts happening after 3 weeks of normal behavior?

Nothing has been added to the system in terms of software, only windows updates.

you can make "pagefile size" stable, i use custom 1280mb-1280mb

so it will not change

Manage Virtual Memory Pagefile in Windows 10
it is a detailed tutorial here

Feuer said:

you can make "pagefile size" stable, i use custom 1280mb-1280mb

so it will not change

Manage Virtual Memory Pagefile in Windows 10
it is a detailed tutorial here

Yes, thanks, I'm aware of that. But what are the consequences of choosing a page file size 1/2 the size of recommended?

With 16GB of memory you can get rid of your page file.