How to disable the
Windows low disk space warning
The Microsoft Windows operating system
provides low disk space warnings, to help alert users when their computer hard drive has 200 MB, 80 MB, and 50 MB of free space remaining.
If a computer has multiple disk drives (e.g., C: and D:) or partitions, the low disk space warnings are
provided for each drive and partition.
Some computers have a hidden partition for storing files needed
to restore the computer to the original software and settings. The hidden restore
partition is often large enough to store all the needed files, leaving less
than 100 MB of free space. Unfortunately, the low disk space warning will
pop-up frequently for the restore partition, and there is no way to increase
the space for that partition.
If you want to disable the low disk space
warnings, especially if your computer has a hidden restore partition, follow
the steps below.
1. Open the Windows Registry Editor.
2. Navigate
to the following registry key.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. In the
right side for the Explorer key, right-click in a blank area and select New > DWORD
Value.
4. Type NoLowDiskSpaceChecks as
the name for the new DWORD value.
5. Double-click
the new DWORD value and set the value to 1.
6. Close
the Registry Editor.
7. Restart your computer for the new DWORD value to take effect and disable the low disk space warnings.
