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Gilbert5678
Mar 18, 2014, 08:43 PM
Hello, my system partition C has only 4% of free space left. I have tried to delete some tempt files, empty the Recycle Bin and remove some unnecessary programs and files. But, the capacity of C partition only increases 397MB. How can I increase more space to my C partition? Do you have any idea?

Scleros
Mar 19, 2014, 04:00 AM
What is the capacity of your drive and how much additional space do you need? It may just be too small for your use and require replacement with a larger drive or an additional drive.

To find out if there are any large files you can delete, use Windows built-in search to find files larger than a certain size, say 200 MB.

ScottGem
Mar 19, 2014, 04:35 AM
You refer to your C partition, does that mean you have other partitions? If so, how big? Is you My Documents folder on the C Partition? Are all your programs installed in the Program Files folder?

I generally create 3 partitions on my machines. I leave the C for the OS. I setup a D partition for data (and I move the My Documents folder to it) And I install all programs to a P partition.

Carter4667
Mar 19, 2014, 07:50 PM
Just check whether there is enough free space on the same physical drive that your C partition locates.

If so, you can try to increase the drive space in Disk Management: back up everything important, shrink the partition with free space and “extend” your C partition by right clicking.

But, if the free space is not continuously behind this C partition, the “extend” option often doesn’t work. So, you may try to use some partition resizing tools to extend your wanted drive with success, like IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free, GParted and EaseUS Partition Master, etc.

But, unfortunately, if there is no any free space left, you may have to buy a larger drive for your computer.

Note: Never forget to back up all important data well before the resizing process.