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GabrielStone
Dec 29, 2025Iron Contributor
C drive is full. What should I delete to clean up C drive safely?
My Windows 11 laptop has a small size C drive. It only has 80GB in space. Now, only 6GB free space is available and the computer starts lagging these days. Now, Windows 11 keeps warning me about low...
Todd Wake
Dec 30, 2025Copper Contributor
With a drive that small, deleting files may buy you some time, but you may be better served by purchasing a bigger drive especially considering the affordable price of storage these days. Some SSDs come with software to clone your old drive. Does your laptop have a second SSD slot? If so, you could install a 120 GB+ drive and clone your system drive over.
Even if you don't have an extra slot, you can get a USB drive enclosure starting around $15. You can clone your system drive using one of these as the destination as well.
Just a thought...