Free up space disabling Reserved Storage on Windows 10

 Free up space disabling Reserved Storage on Windows 10

Windows 10 includes a feature known as "Reserved Storage," which sets apart several gigabytes of space for updates, system cache, and temporary files. When new updates are available, the system will automatically clean up the storage to prevent problems during other updates.

Although this is a useful feature to minimize problems during updates and upgrades, it takes away several gigabytes of space that you could use to store more important files. If you understand the feature and prefer not to use it, you can disable the Reserved Storage to free up some additional space.

However, there's a caveat. Once you disable the feature, you won't see the additional space until after installing the next release of Windows 10.

Important: Only use these instructions if you understand the feature. Otherwise, it is not recommended to disable Reserved Storage because the chances of coming across issues during an update will be higher.

To disable Reserved Storage on Windows 10, use these steps:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for PowerShell, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.

3. Type the following command to confirm if the feature is enabled and press Enter:

   Get-WindowsReservedStorageState

4. Type the following command to disable the feature and press Enter:

   Set-WindowsReservedStorageState -State disabled

After you complete the steps, Reserved Storage will disable on Windows 10, allowing you to reclaim around 7GB of space after the next feature update of Windows 10.

In addition to all these different ways to free up drive space, sometimes malware can also be why your device runs out of space. If you notice strange behaviors and the hard drive is running low in storage, a virus may be causing the problem. If this is the case, you can use these instructions to scan, detect, and remove any malware causing storage issues.

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Masud Rana