To see whats taking up space on your hard drive on Windows 10, you can use the following methods:
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Use Windows Settings: Open Settings on Windows 10, click on System, and then click on Storage. Under the "(C:)" section, you will see what's taking up space on the main hard drive. Click the "Show more categories" option to view the storage usage from other file types. You can also click the "View storage usage on other drives" option to see storage usage for other drives if you have multiple hard drives.
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Use Windows File Explorer: Open Windows File Explorer and click on This PC. Among all the partitions you've created on your drive, identify the ones that contain the most data. Right-click on the Windows Start button and then click Settings. From the left sidebar, select the System tab. In the right pane, click Storage. In this section, you can see what type of data occupies the most space on your currently crowded and other drives. Click on Show more categories to view other categories that occupy the most real estate.
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Use third-party software: You can use third-party software like Windirstat to analyze disk space on Windows. Windirstat gives a colorful visual of everything on your drive, and you can click anywhere in the interface to see what's taking up space on your drive.
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Use Windows built-in tools: You can use Windows built-in tools to free up disk space. For example, you can turn on Storage Sense to have Windows delete unnecessary files automatically, delete files manually, move files to another drive, or uninstall apps you don't use anymore.
By using these methods, you can find out what files, apps, and features are taking up space on your hard drive and free up space accordingly.
