How to solve an almost full C drive issue?

[ern815]

Hi all,

It seems that my C and D drives are not partitioned equally and now my C drive is almost full.
To avoid any mishaps from happening to my ACER laptop, what should I do to my C drive and how should I go about to repartition both drives or combine both drives into 1? Any suggestions are welcomed! Thanks!

 

[samuria]

You have the option of shrinking d then increasing c into the free space or if you can loose the data and make it one big c drive. Its simpler to do it with free partitioning software you have to shrink d to then move it to the left so free space is in front then you can increase c they have tutors and the software Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

 

[ern815]

You have the option of shrinking d then increasing c into the free space or if you can loose the data and make it one big c drive. Its simpler to do it with free partitioning software you have to shrink d to then move it to the left so free space is in front then you can increase c they have tutors and the software Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

Hi samuria,

Thanks for the tip but I still can't figure out how to move my space from 1 disk to another. Here's the attachment printscreen I am facing right now.

 

[sml156]

EightForums has a tutorial written by Brink on how to gain more space on your root drive (C)
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[ern815]

I did the cleanup but not a lot of space are freed up. I am now at 1.65gb. Any other suggestions that may help? Thanks!

 

[strollin]

From the screenshot you posted from Mini-tool, it looks like you have maybe a 128GB SSD as your C: drive and your D: drive is a separate physical 1TB drive. That means that you won't be able to re-partition to add move space from the D: to the C:.

If you absolutely can't shrink the C: drive any further or perhaps move some data from the C: drive to the D: drive, you might consider getting a larger SSD (maybe 256GB) and cloning your current C: drive to it.

 

[samuria]

Didn't realize it was two drives untill saw partitions.you could mount d as part of c but it's not ideal

 

[ern815]

Thanks for the advice guys! I tried uninstall some programmes to free up some space but it only gave me 500mb extra, How do I transfer files to my D drive then? Would some programs be unable to run after I made the transfer? I need some help as the problem doesn't seem to be easy as it looks. Let me know what can I do or what printscreens you require me to provide. Thank you.

 

[strollin]

If you're talking about data files such as documents, pictures, videos, etc... you can simply find them in File Explorer then click and drag them from the C: to the D: drive. If you're talking about installed programs then you will need to uninstall and re-install them to move them to the D: drive.

 

[samuria]

Assign a mount point folder path to a drive you could mount d to give you more space on c

 

[ern815]

^ Thanks for the tips guys. Just a question, is it advisable if I transfer my 'users' folder to my D drive? I realised half of my space are taken up by it. Would it have any adverse effects on my laptop if I were to transfer my folder over? Thank you.

 

[RolandJS]

...is it advisable if I transfer my 'users' folder to my D drive...any adverse effects...?

It can complicate OS partition restore attempts later on. If the OS ever crashed badly enough to force a restore; you might have to restore both the OS and the Data partitions, whether you want to or not.