SSD problem

Gers

pappa_golf wrote: »

have you run winsatdir https://windirstat.info/ and looked for huge files in the folders , something sticking out like 10g , havev you also done what I suggested and deleted all but the most recent windows backup/restore thing?


have you run the system clean and deleted temp file , and clicked on advance and cleaned system files


when those are done , return with the figure then

Doing everything now, see last post.

Thanks

GunJack

Gers wrote: »

Couldn't switch off hibernation - in the command prompt I got a message saying not a recognised command.

Have done the pagefile thing, laptop now restarting though it's gone into running nine updates. :mad:

easiest way is probably go into the power options, and set the machine never to sleep or hibernate, tell it to shut down when you close the lid or press the power button...

Gers

pappa_golf wrote: »

you have removed the 5 yrs worth of "windows backups" and restore points , and (machine = 2011) checked that you have not got a copy of win 10 sat waiting to be installed ?

Removing the restore points now - gosh, it's slow going!

Getting through the list.

pappa_golf

and each one is how many gig?


are there any folders in explorer with funny names , like $BT

Gers

After removing restore points and updates I've now got 31.5gb free of 91.2gb HUGE difference!

I've also run https://windirstat.info/ and got:

C drive = 60.3gb
Windows = 31.6gb
and everything else moves from 8.6gb down to little numbers of mb.

Freeing up space may just help!

pappa_golf

ok start looking at those 8.6g files , we are talking about files not directories


also

explorer / c: drive , windows/ temp delete all


users (user name) appdata /local/temp delete all , although that folder will be hidden and you will have to set task bar view hidden folders


then run system cleanup and run defrag , if the machine is slow at booting , you might want to see what is starting as it fires up , you use msconfig for this

Gers

pappa_golf wrote: »

ok start looking at those 8.6g files , we are talking about files not directories




explorer / c: drive , windows/ temp delete all


users (user name) appdata /local/temp delete all , although that folder will be hidden and you will have to set task bar view hidden folders

Thanks - I'll go back to it shortly - just running the Samsung Magician software which indicates another 58 mins. Figures from that (whilst running) suggest that the SSD is 128GB (119GB) - no idea why there is a discrepancy - and then has two 'barrels' one saying Free space 30GB and the other Used space 61GB.

Where's the rest?

pappa_golf

another thing you can look for is any mp4 or avi films that are stored , explorer / c: search *.mp4 and *.avi

Gers

Samsung Magician software tells me that I've not got a Samsung SSD in my Samsung 900x but a SanDisk!

pappa_golf

don,t worry about it , you have a ssd , full stop