When file system gets corrupted, it will report the free space incorrectly, which looks like something is taking up disk space. This does affect their computer performance and prevent them from saving more files. In addition, some users also added another strange thing in forums: if they right-click on the C drive and view its properties, it will show that the hard drive is almost full. Here is a true example we extract from answers.
Although they don't store any more files on the drive, and even if they delete some files, their C drive keeps filling up. While browsing Windows forums, we find many users report their hard drive space disappearing. In additon, you may consider upgrading to larger hard drive with the help pf MiniTool Partition Wizard.
How satisfied are you with this response? This site in other languages x.Here after reading this post, you might get some clues on why does Windows keep on eating my hard drive space and how to free up some disk space with multiple solutions. Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Content has been published with information about this issue. I have the same question Replied on September 5, Microsoft Employee. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. The image below shows my temp folder Thanks in advance.
Hi The problem started when I updated my Windows 10 to the latest version I think and then after one day my C drive was almost full my drive is Gb and I always try to keep at least GB freeI ran disk clean up but it just could free around Mb then I start by uninstalling some application and it kept getting full again, Then I installed WinDirStat to see where the problem is, then I noticed that TEMP folder is around GB!!!!! Tell us about your experience with our site. April 14, Keep in touch and stay productive with Teams and Officeeven when you're working remotely. I even tried deleting the folder content in safe mode, but as soon as I restart my computer it started to make these files again!ĭid this solve your problem? Yes No. The problem started when I updated my Windows 10 to the latest version I think and then after one day my C drive was almost full my drive is Gb and I always try to keep at least GB freeI ran disk clean up but it just could free around Mb then I start by uninstalling some application and it kept getting full again, Then I installed WinDirStat to see where the problem is, then I noticed that TEMP folder is around GB!!!!!Īfter few days the same problem occurred again. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a Microsoft Agent or Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an official Microsoft global customer service number. Learn how to collaborate with Office Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services.
Change orientation of itel feauture phoneĭo we know why this even happens? Has anyone tested that script that M Boyle provided? It looks good but I am no Powershell Pro VM that just stopped responding because disk was full.Keep in touch and stay productive with Teams and Officeeven when you're working remotely. How to Fix (Permanently): Hundreds of Cab_XXX Files in C:\Windows\Temp I wrote a powershell script that fixes this issue on a remote computer. Deleting the files is a great bandage but is far from the solution to the root cause. If you read the article linked by Michael, this is a symptom of a larger problem and not just a byproduct of installing applications.
Just throwing this out for search engine purposes. The only time deleting them can become a problem is if you ever have to uninstall one of those updates. This files are temporary files created by different Windows operations, like installing updates. Any idea what would be making these files and is it safe to delete everything in this folder? Brand Representative for Netwrix.