The Downloads folder is one of the important folders in the Windows operating system. All files downloaded with the help of a web browser like Google Chrome are automatically saved to the Downloads folder. Because the Downloads folder contains all downloaded files, the size of the folder can easily run into GBs quickly. If you […]

The hibernation feature is turned on by default in Windows 10. When the hibernation feature is turned on, Windows creates hiberfile.sys file in the root folder of the drive where Windows 10 is installed (which is usually the drive “C”). As you likely know by now, the size of the hiberfil.sys is approximately 40% of […]

There may be times when you want to free up the disk space on your Windows 10 computer. While trying to free up the disk space, you might want to uninstall programs and apps that you don’t use anymore. Before uninstalling an app installed from the Store or a classic desktop program, you might want […]

The Reserved Storage feature introduced with version 1903 of Windows 10 makes sure that there is always a sufficient amount of free space for updates, apps, and system caches. With default settings, Windows 10 sets aside about 7 GB for Reserved Storage, but it will vary over time based on how you use Windows 10. […]

Starting with Windows 10 version 1903, there is a new feature called Reserved Storage. As the name suggests, Reserved Storage is nothing but a certain amount of disk space set aside by Windows 10 for Windows Updates, apps, temporary files, and system caches. The idea behind Reserved Storage is to always have some disk space […]

The official Netflix app for Windows 11/10 allows you to download select movies and TV shows so that you can watch them even when you are offline. The size of downloadable Netflix videos depends on the duration of the video. An hour-long standard definition (SD) video file roughly takes about 1 GB of space, whereas […]

Most of the programs and games out there do not offer an option to select an install location. They are automatically installed in the drive where Windows operating system is installed. If you have a small SSD or if your system drive is running out of free space, you might want to move installed programs […]

There is a built-in compression tool in Windows 10 to compress drives to free up disk space. The only downside is that you can compress only drives, meaning that you cannot compress individual folders. Using file compression tool (zip tool) in Windows 10 to compress folders is a not a wise idea since it creates […]

Is your Windows 10 PC’s drive running out of free space? Want to compress games and programs to use less disk space without affecting performance? In this guide, we will see how to compress games and programs to free up drive space. CompactGUI to compress games and programs CompactGUI is the graphical version of the […]

The $WINDOWS.~BT and $WINDOWS.~WS folders are located at the root of the system drive, which is usually “C” drive. These folders are hidden by default. You need to configure the File Explorer to see them. The $WINDOWS.~BT and $WINDOWS.~WS folders are created on your Windows 10 PC when you upgraded your Windows 10 installation to […]