Cannot store more than 100GB on 480GB SSD

[eugene777]

I have 480GB SSD. Both BIOS and Win7 show 480GB but I cannot store more than 100GB.
It says disk full. What could be wrong?

 

[Malogeek]

Was it a really cheap SSD from eBay?

 

[eugene777]

No, it is Crucial BX200 (480GB, 2.5") from a respectable local store.

 

[Malogeek]

No, it is Crucial BX200 (480GB, 2.5") from a respectable local store.

I'd try this tool to see if it detects any issues. Was it formatted by Windows 10 installer?

 

[eugene777]

The only thing I can think of is - initially I created an image of my old 128BG SSD and then extended the partition. Could this be the reason and how to fix it?

 

[Fardringle]

See what the Crucial Storage Executive Tool says about the drive. If it reports problems and the drive is still under warranty, get it replaced.

Edit: If you had not extended the partition after cloning from the small drive, that could be the problem. But if the Windows Disk Management tool says that the partition is using all available space on the drive, then definitely run the Crucial Tool to see if it reports any problems.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

The only thing I can think of is - initially I created an image of my old 128BG SSD and then extended the partition. Could this be the reason and how to fix it?

Yes, that could be the reason. Depending on the dupe tool you used, it might have overwritten the drive "geometry" or whatever. I've had the same thing happen.

Formatting/Initializing the 480GB drive would be the solution. But you'd have to copy your data again, using a different tool.

 

[eugene777]

And thanks for the hint but the tool does not show anything suspicious, except that it shows that 466 GB is occupied

 

[Malogeek]

What did you use to image and clone your previous drive?

 

[eugene777]

What did you use to image and clone your previous drive?

I don't remember exactly, most likely Acronis.

 

[eugene777]

If it reports problems and the drive is still under warranty, get it replaced.

No problem reported and the store refused to exchange the drive as I bought it more than 1 year ago and asked to bring it for repair. Which I believe would not help.

 

[Elixer]

Open Disk manager, take a pic of the drive in question, and show us that pic.
Use http://postimg.org/ to host your pic then give us the link.

It just sounds like you have 1 128GB partition, and the rest is not formatted.
You can also select the drive in question, and select properties, and see what it says--odds are it is 128GB.

 

[eugene777]

It just sounds like you have 1 128GB partition, and the rest is not formatted.

Not really

 

[Elixer]

Hmm, run disk cleanup, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-996f-99e02c7301c2/disk-cleanup-in-windows-10 and tell it to clean system files as well.

Once that is done, I would run WinDirStat (free) https://windirstat.net/ and it will tell you what is eating up all the space.

 

[eugene777]

Elixer you were absolutely right. WinDirStat found that my Windows Temp folder contained almost 400GB. Many thanks!

 

[Elixer]

Hmm, disk cleanup should have cleaned that out.
At least the issue is now solved.

 

[eugene777]

disk cleanup should have cleaned that out

Disk cleanup could not see these files but WinDirStat could.
And after manual delete I have 400GB free space .

 

[VirtualLarry]

If your temp folder was THAT full, then I would do a full system scan for malware. Install Malwarebytes if you haven't already.

It also could be temp files left over from browser-based streaming video, either the browser, or plugins.

 

[bigboxes]

I had a problem with a 128GB SSD on my file server. Nothing I could do would clear up the free space. I'm a pc tech and know what I'm "supposed" to do. A clean install solved the problem. Couldn't tell you why it got all bloated like that. Never cloned the previous drive. It was originally a fresh install.

 

[eugene777]

A clean install solved the problem

I could not afford a clean install, too many things were there installed and configured. So I decided to find a root cause.
Apparently it was C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe (which is Windows Update AutoUpdate Client) that produced that huge amount of .LOG files. I have applied all updates manually and so far it looks good.