Disk Space Vanishes by Uninstalling files improperly

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  1. Posts : 7
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    Disk Space Vanishes by Uninstalling files improperly


    Hey guys,
    Recently I've uninstalled nvidia drivers from file repository through cmd commands. I deleted almost 15gb space worth of previous nvidia drivers but those space doesn't add up on drive. I run windirstat and it says 76.2gb space is used but when i check through drive properties it says 88.1gb. Is there any way to fix this..Disk Space Vanishes by Uninstalling files improperly-e2.pngDisk Space Vanishes by Uninstalling files improperly-e1.jpg
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  2. Posts : 8,102
    windows 10
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    Welcome to the forum. Have you run disk cleanup that should sort it out
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  3. Posts : 7
    Win 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yes I have. But it doesn't fix it.
    I uninstalled couple of old nvidia drivers which keeps on adding after each nvidia driver update.
    I kind of find a way to do that through command prompt, but now i have no access to couple of GB of my harddrive.
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  4. Posts : 8,102
    windows 10
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    Try uncleaner that's safe and shifts a lot others don't can't post link on phone you will find it on Google
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  5. Posts : 14,005
    Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint
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    A couple of things Windows has is to press the Windows key + R and type %temp%, opens that folder and most things in it can be deleted [a few will be in use and can't be] and empty the Recycle Bin. Could also resize the amount of space assigned to the bin if disk space is critical. Another is to reduce the size of the Virtual Memory/swapfile/paging file but if the computer is running everything okay I'd leave it alone, most times increasing that file size is needed, not reducing it. The paging file is on the boot drive [but can be moved] used to offload lesser-used items from RAM/Random Access Memory when running programs that need more.
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    aakash12 said:
    ... I run windirstat and it says 76.2gb space is used but when i check through drive properties it says 88.1gb. Is there any way to fix this..
    Try Windows own tool in Settings > System > Storage. You can double-click on each item in the list to drill down to a more detailed breakdown. I suspect you may find the space is being used by 'This PC (C:) > System & reserved > System restore'.
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  7. Posts : 7
    Win 10
    Thread Starter
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    Samuria said:
    Try uncleaner that's safe and shifts a lot others don't can't post link on phone you will find it on Google
    I tried Uncleaner but it still doesn't free up those hidden spaces.
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  8. Posts : 7
    Win 10
    Thread Starter
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    Berton said:
    A couple of things Windows has is to press the Windows key + R and type %temp%, opens that folder and most things in it can be deleted [a few will be in use and can't be] and empty the Recycle Bin. Could also resize the amount of space assigned to the bin if disk space is critical. Another is to reduce the size of the Virtual Memory/swapfile/paging file but if the computer is running everything okay I'd leave it alone, most times increasing that file size is needed, not reducing it. The paging file is on the boot drive [but can be moved] used to offload lesser-used items from RAM/Random Access Memory when running programs that need more.
    I've cleared all the junk and temporary files but still there is no way to locate those missing spaces. I've tried these all, but still cannot find the way out.
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  9. Posts : 7
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    Thread Starter
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    Bree said:
    Try Windows own tool in Settings > System > Storage. You can double-click on each item in the list to drill down to a more detailed breakdown. I suspect you may find the space is being used by 'This PC (C:) > System & reserved > System restore'.
    There is no disk space occupied by System Restore. those disk space are no longer usuable and i cannot locate what have occupied those spaces. I just literally lose around 14gb of my disk space through improper uninstallation of files.
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  10. Posts : 31,622
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
       #10

    aakash12 said:
    I just literally lose around 14gb of my disk space through improper uninstallation of files.
    Then if you can't find the space listed anywhere as being in use, time to run chkdsk /f and see if there are any lost clusters.
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