Once you complete the steps, you can determine the storage usage to focus on the locations to free up space. For example, inside the "System & reserved" category, you will see how much space the installation, virtual memory, hibernation files, and system restore are using and how much space the system is reserving for updates. The combination of update path and features means there’s a wide range of free disk space required to complete an update. Here are a few examples for PCs updating to Windows 10 version 1803: Cache, temp, and log files: While running, your system would store all kinds of temporary, cache, and log files to provide a faster experience. All of this would be stored in the C drive. There are multiple ways to access the Disk Cleanup app. One of the easiest ways is to look for it from the start menu. Please note, you can find and remove photos that exist in Google Drive but Filerev does not currently find files in Google Photos.

Display resolution: High definition (720p) display greater than 9-inch diagonally, 8 bits per color channel. Now, go to My Computer > C Drive and browse the data you wish to get rid of. Cut it from here and paste it on the hard drive. For the saved system data, you can remove them by deleting all in File Explorer or directly wiping the system drive. But you have to reinstall your Windows to make your computer running properly again.Sometimes, you might want to delete the confidential data saved in your system and restore your Windows settings to the default status for some special reasons. Across each of these update paths, the total amount of free disk space required will vary, depending on the optional content installed and other updates that apply to your PC. For example: If you have been using your Windows system for a while now, then it must have accumulated a lot of unwanted applications. To start with, you can review all the installed applications on your system and get rid of all the "junk" programs that you no longer need. If you want to know what kind of data is stored in your system's C drive, then just go to its Settings > System > Storage. This will list an in-depth bifurcation of what is taking how much space on C drive.

Eventually, if nothing else works and you need more space, you’re only left with the option to install a new internal or external drive on your PC. If your SSD is the boot drive in the PC you are wiping, the easiest way to securely erase it is through your motherboard's UEFI BIOS. On each brand of motherboard, the secure erase feature may have a different name and a different location in the menu structure. Before we start, it is important to note that we have referred the "C" drive as the partition where Windows is installed. While the drive letter might vary, in most cases, Windows is installed on the "C" partition. Apart from the usual content, it can consist of the following things: Options include One Pass Zeros, One Pass Random, or US Department of Defense DoD. Generally, the more passes you choose, the longer the process but the more secure the erasure. Active KillDisk Freeware Type the following command to confirm whether the feature is enabled and press Enter: Get-WindowsReservedStorageStateStorage Sense is the automatic cleaning option that you can also find in Windows 10. If you don’t set it up, it will only be triggered when your disk space is low. OneDrive uses 200 MB of your storage space to sync your files to the cloud. However, you can make some files and folders online-only. These files and folders only appear on the cloud, and your local drive no longer stores them. After the preparation instructions, you will be ready to proceed with the clean installation of Windows 11. Please note that you can find and remove photos in Google Drive, but Filerev does not currently find files in Google Photos.

Under the "Windows" section, confirm the activation. If the computer has been properly activated, you'll see one of these messages: System Restore is a protection feature that allows creating restore points or snapshots, which your system can revert to if you encounter any issues. Your system allocates a maximum of specific storage space to store the restore points.To create an installation media using the Media Creation Tool, connect a USB flash drive of at least 8GB of space, and use these steps: The method and capabilities vary for each manufacturer's software. For example, we had a Kingston Rage Fury M.2 NVMe SSD but found that Kingston's software would only secure erase the company's SATA drives. From here, you can just disable this feature. Apart from that, you can also adjust the space that is allocated to this feature on the C drive. Once you complete the steps, the computer should be able to boot from the Windows 11 USB flash drive.