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Discussion in 'Computers & Technology' started by Drain, Jan 26, 2018.

  1. Drain
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    ok wtf is going on lol

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    having my disk space going from 95 to 100% is annoying me. does anybody know the reasoning of this? thanks in advance. shouting out pc expert

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    Happen to me before turned out my disk was bad quality
    like myles said get SSD and make sure it's a good quality
     
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    @Myles @PASi

    I have a laptop so wouldn't it be hard installing a new SSD? I don't want to mess up since I'm slightly retarded when it comes to laptops.

    also, I did some of the steps in the link. My disk space is currently super unstable. Now it's low again, but sometimes it will go up regardless of how much a program uses.
     
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    Any SATA SSD should fit
     
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    Give the "slightly" away, then it should be fine
     
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    Download a trial of HDtune and see if there are errors listed on the 'warnings' tab. If so do a 'bad block' scan.

    Does this happen when you boot in Safe Mode aswell?
     
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    Have you tried stopping start up programs and cancling programs you do not need in services?

    If not I suggest you should as background tasks can sometimes use an absurd amount in your hard drive.

    Do a google search on how to disable services and google one before you stop it, so you don’t stop one you need.

    If you don’t use the program anymore uninstall it. I would recommend a program called revouninstaller.
     
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