SSD filling up

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My Samsung 128 GB 840 Pro according to Magician has 95 GB of used space and 12 GB unused.

Is there a way to increase the amount of unused space? I am trying to preserve this SSD as it has an expensive professional program that I am unable to replace. I deleted a good portion of my stored video, emptied recycle bin--resulted in amt. of unused space unchanged.

Second Q--at what point as unused space fills up will this SSD become unsuable?

 

[mdram]

maybe clone it to a larger one

 

[UsandThem]

Like mdram mentioned, cloning it to a larger drive is the best idea, as outside of running out of space for new files and programs, you will also suffer from decreased performance when they are that full.

In the meantime, you can do this to get some space back:

edited to remove link I attached earlier It recommended using 'Clean My PC' of the infomercial variety, and there is no need for that program as everything can done within Windows.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17421

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Like mdram mentioned, cloning it to a larger drive is the best idea, as outside of running out of space for new files and programs, you will also suffer from decreased performance when they are that full.

In the meantime, you can do this to get some space back:

http://www.howtogeek.com/125923/7-ways-to-free-up-hard-disk-space-on-windows/

I can't even say how my suggestion would be received about this, but many folks use Piriform CCleaner to assist in their PC housekeeping. I usually download the free version, but I purchased a single pro license.

There have been utility suites in a chronology going back to Symantec and a few others, including System Mechanic. The usual advice has been to approach anything within these software programs with caution. I had been much more inclined to use registry-cleaner more than the feature that empties Temp folders, Internet caches, cookies, dump files, etc.

But recently, to prepare a system for a friend, I had to clean up the SSD to prepare for cloning to HDD. I don't want to sell my 840 Pro, and he understands this. The 840 Pro was 512GB. OS and programs had reached a point of consuming 350GB. With nothing to lose (having moved software and files to a new system), I ran the "Cleaner" and chose the file categories with the largest total size. I think about 100GB of "used space" disappeared, leaving me with just over 120GB after uninstalling two suites. There were no adverse effects.

As for the How-To-Geek touting CleanMyPC, if it behaves like CCleaner or better, then it's an equal option.

 

[UsandThem]

I can't even say how my suggestion would be received about this, but many folks use Piriform CCleaner to assist in their PC housekeeping. I usually download the free version, but I purchased a single pro license.

There have been utility suites in a chronology going back to Symantec and a few others, including System Mechanic. The usual advice has been to approach anything within these software programs with caution. I had been much more inclined to use registry-cleaner more than the feature that empties Temp folders, Internet caches, cookies, dump files, etc.

But recently, to prepare a system for a friend, I had to clean up the SSD to prepare for cloning to HDD. I don't want to sell my 840 Pro, and he understands this. The 840 Pro was 512GB. OS and programs had reached a point of consuming 350GB. With nothing to lose (having moved software and files to a new system), I ran the "Cleaner" and chose the file categories with the largest total size. I think about 100GB of "used space" disappeared, leaving me with just over 120GB after uninstalling two suites. There were no adverse effects.

I only really use the Windows built-in disk clean up anymore, but in the past I have used Norton to clean up my disk without any issues as well. The Windows one is pretty decent as long as you know what you are doing. I guess I missed the utilities portion of the link I attached earlier. I thought it was only what to do within Windows. I totally missed the 'Clean My PC' plug at the top, as I would never willingly recommend that product at all. I was on mobile, and I just totally missed it.

So as BonzaiDuck mentioned, I only recommend doing the clean-up steps within Windows itself.

 

[PliotronX]

Make sure hibernation is turned off, the hiberfil.sys file is a hidden file that uses up as much space as there is ram for no useful reason. In admin command prompt run powercfg /h off

Also, run chkdsk /scan /perf if on windows 8 or 10 or chkdsk /f on 7 to see if any error fixing can reclaim space.

Lastly, dism++ cleanup and Wise Disk Cleaner have removed more crud than CCleaner for me but I would set a system restore point before running any third party cleaners because I've seen some funky issues running them.

Aside from trying to make it work, I would go with Mdram's suggestion. After cloning and if the tool you use does not resize automatically, you can go into disk management and resize the partition to take advantage of the larger size. I would get in on one of those 275GB MX300 drives in the HD forum.

 

[lxskllr]

You could compress your files also. Depending on what kind of files you have, it could save a lot of space. I like the clone to bigger drive option though, or perhaps get a big spinning platter for data files.

 

[denis280]

Make sure hibernation is turned off, the hiberfil.sys file is a hidden file that uses up as much space as there is ram for no useful reason. In admin command prompt run powercfg /h off

Also, run chkdsk /scan /perf if on windows 8 or 10 or chkdsk /f on 7 to see if any error fixing can reclaim space.

Lastly, dism++ cleanup and Wise Disk Cleaner have removed more crud than CCleaner for me but I would set a system restore point before running any third party cleaners because I've seen some funky issues running them.

Aside from trying to make it work, I would go with Mdram's suggestion. After cloning and if the tool you use does not resize automatically, you can go into disk management and resize the partition to take advantage of the larger size. I would get in on one of those 275GB MX300 drives in the HD forum.

+1 and also make sure disk clean up,cleans windows update.and did you set up no paging file

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I only really use the Windows built-in disk clean up anymore, but in the past I have used Norton to clean up my disk without any issues as well. The Windows one is pretty decent as long as you know what you are doing. I guess I missed the utilities portion of the link I attached earlier. I thought it was only what to do within Windows. I totally missed the 'Clean My PC' plug at the top, as I would never willingly recommend that product at all. I was on mobile, and I just totally missed it.

So as BonzaiDuck mentioned, I only recommend doing the clean-up steps within Windows itself.

Actually, I forgot to say that, but I should have. Convenience rules! I use registry-cleaner function of Piriform CCleaner every time I have to install software -- before and after. I'd avoided the main "Clean" feature, but have a lot more confidence in it now.

 

[UsandThem]

Actually, I forgot to say that, but I should have. Convenience rules! I use registry-cleaner function of Piriform CCleaner every time I have to install software -- before and after. I'd avoided the main "Clean" feature, but have a lot more confidence in it now.

I've never personally used Piriform, but it looks like it would be a handy utility. A review on it for anybody who comes across this thread:

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/featured-download-piriform-ccleaner-1323821

 

[biostud]

Disk cleanup and include cleaning up windows installation and patches.