At the heart of every PC is a storage drive, which stores the Microsoft Windows operating system and also contains space for your personal data, documents, photos, and applications. Regardless of ...

Windows 11's Storage Reserve is intended to prevent problems with OS updates, but may need to be disabled if you want to install an app and there's no more room on your SSD. You can turn it off using ...

Few things can be more frustrating while using a laptop than running out of storage space to hold all of your files. Where did all that space go, and how can you get it back? Those questions are easy ...

Using a Windows 11 computer is a great experience, but the accumulation of files, apps, and system updates can lead to storage space issues over time. Running out of storage is never ideal, as it not ...

Microsoft PC Manager helps tidy up the inevitable clutter that clogs PCs: remnants of old updates, downloads, big ZIP files that you downloaded, unpacked, and forgot about. But it’s now a general ...

Running out of storage space on your PC can be a frustrating experience, especially when you cannot delete any files or programs. However, there are several effective methods to expand your storage ...

Upgrading storage on a desktop PC is generally easier than a laptop. Determine your budget and compatibility for upgrade options. Consider your needs: photo backups may not need the fastest drives, ...

Unless you’re a die-hard tinkerer, PC maintenance probably feels as much of a chore as servicing your car. Fortunately, maintaining your computer is a lot easier than that — and you don’t get dirty to ...

As a Windows user, OneDrive is your default cloud storage option. It is synced with your desktop; most of us have configured it for daily backups. However, as cloud storage services have storage ...

An ever-growing game collection is a problem for your storage, but it might be bigger than we all realised. The June 2025 Steam hardware survey has some interesting nuggets of data that point to ...