C Filling Up, Office Not Working, PC extremely slow

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Im on an Asus T100. I know it has limited resources and capabilities but all i want from it is office, internet browsing, and PDF. It was great when i first bought it but slowly its performance started weakening, so i decided to refresh.

After refreshing:
- C keeps filling up all the way until there is just 20 mb left. If i restart most of its capacity will return (not all of it) but it will start losing storage again.

- Performance is horrible, even when i open a single window

- Microsoft Office won't work anymore. I've tried solutions on the internet and by Microsoft, but they either don't work or can't work because C doesn't have enough space

- I run Windirstat but to no avail. I can't find anything to delete, except windows updates, but when I delete them itupdates again and we're back to step one.

It has turned from a laptop I absolutely admired and loved, to a completely horrible one.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
There's no information about the Notebook/Laptop in you System Specs so it's hard to determine what kind of performance you should get. I'd suspect an infection of some type is at play and may be difficult to remove when performance is bad.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WinXP, WinVista, Win7, Win8.1, Win10, Linux Mint 20
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2 Customs and 12 OEM/Brands
    CPU
    AMD and Intel
Berton said:
There's no information about the Notebook/Laptop in you System Specs so it's hard to determine what kind of performance you should get. I'd suspect an infection of some type is at play and may be difficult to remove when performance is bad.
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Storage
up to 128GB eMMC

Asus - Transformer Book
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
As a working Computer Tech, I get that same story, or some version of it, at least once a week.
Computers that get NO Maintenance, will eventually load up with crap and die.
Windows itself is a horrible housekeeper!

The solution is NOT an easy fix, but a multi-faceted one.
First I disable Hibernation, and that gets rid of that HUGE Hyberfil.sys file in the root directory.
Then I install "Temp File Cleaner" in the startup folder, so that it runs and cleans out all temp files on every boot-up.

Then I shut down all the programs starting up on Boot, that don't absolutely HAVE to be starting at Boot-up.

Then I shut down all the redundant Services that don't need to be running all the time.

Then I install and run "WinUtils" to remove all junk files and clean the registry.

Then I install and run "Revo Uninstaller" to get rid of all those 'PUP's' and unused programs that may have crept into the HD, or that came with the computer and are never used.

Then I perform several 'proprietary' registry tweaks to greatly increase computing efficiency.

When I get done, my customer will say something like, "WOW! It didn't run that fast when it was New!".
All I can say is "yeah, I know". I've spent 36 years perfecting my ability to clean up and speed up a PC.
It's what I do.

Finally, Install and run "Super Anti-Spyware", which I've seen remove as many as 14,000 tracking cookies, on just one PC.

Good Luck!
TechnoMage :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-8.1/Pro/64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer X-1200
    CPU
    AMD 2 Core
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    Crucial, 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 9200
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Hard Drives
    Sandisk, SSD 500GB
    PSU
    Acer
    Case
    SFF Slimline
    Keyboard
    emachines 101 key
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    5 Meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64
What was this part? that's not a utility right but an assortment of utilities?

Then I install and run "WinUtils" to remove all junk files and clean the registry.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo g750
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Some Chinese Crap..
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 755
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
TechnoMage said:
As a working Computer Tech, I get that same story, or some version of it, at least once a week.
Computers that get NO Maintenance, will eventually load up with crap and die.
Windows itself is a horrible housekeeper!

The solution is NOT an easy fix, but a multi-faceted one.
First I disable Hibernation, and that gets rid of that HUGE Hyberfil.sys file in the root directory.
Then I install "Temp File Cleaner" in the startup folder, so that it runs and cleans out all temp files on every boot-up.

Then I shut down all the programs starting up on Boot, that don't absolutely HAVE to be starting at Boot-up.

Then I shut down all the redundant Services that don't need to be running all the time.

Then I install and run "WinUtils" to remove all junk files and clean the registry.

Then I install and run "Revo Uninstaller" to get rid of all those 'PUP's' and unused programs that may have crept into the HD, or that came with the computer and are never used.

Then I perform several 'proprietary' registry tweaks to greatly increase computing efficiency.

When I get done, my customer will say something like, "WOW! It didn't run that fast when it was New!".
All I can say is "yeah, I know". I've spent 36 years perfecting my ability to clean up and speed up a PC.
It's what I do.

Finally, Install and run "Super Anti-Spyware", which I've seen remove as many as 14,000 tracking cookies, on just one PC.

Good Luck!
TechnoMage :cool:
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Wow, ima do this.

The problem is I've installed windows from zero once again, but the problem still persists! I really don't understand.

Also, how can Revo help? I use Revo to uninstall softwares, other than that how can it help?

Interestingly I also have a huge hibernation file, but i don't have hibernation option, although I actually like hibernation. Deleting hibernation.fil is only a temporary solution. Something is filling up the space that goes away when i shut down the computer.

And, why don't i have the same problem on our PC or father's laptop?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
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