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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    spamjim, I want to give you a special shout out. I see that you are an instructor and you are no doubt well suited for that role because you stuck with me through thick and thin (or bloat). I purchased a two TB external drive, as you suggested. It took a whole day for the computer to move the...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Re spamjom: "Buy a second 2TB drive for under $100 to attach internally or externally to this computer...then set up your Dropbox folder on that. Any other configuration with this much stored data on a single tiny drive is asking for trouble." Very good points. Thank you! Bill
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Hi, Re: spamjim: "To understand the difference, you'd need to observe the output of WinDirStat before and after this action." I have WinDirStat open on my computer, showing all the stats. Below is my first attempt at an action plan for following your advice, spamjim. Please correct this...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Re: spamjim: "You could have a Windows 10 installation/upgrade/update filling up space in the background." Finally got around to checking this out. I went to Disk Cleanup for C. No Temporary Backup Files were shown. A total 5.34 GB of disk space is available to free up. Most of that space is...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Thanks for the "Spyware Discussion" lead. I'll do that. Great minds.... I installed MalwareBytes yesterday and will try it out today. Overnight I ran Windows Defender Custom Scan for Drive C. No threats were found. This morning, I ran the Offline Scan, which, as advertised, took only about...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Hi, A quick update. I've gone through most of the steps recommended in this thread. For example, I've installed WinDirStat and am viewing what appears to be a very well done YouTube tutorial video. I followed mikrom's four steps. Steps 3 and 4 don't appear to be an issue. I realize now that...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Excellent suggestions. I'll report back after following the leads you all have provided. Really appreciate the help. Bill
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Thanks for the suggestions. I will look into these resources. Meanwhile, I'm wondering if anyone can explain why there are no changes in the used space showing on my C drive after I remove several gigabytes of files from my computer. Does it have anything to do with the fact that most of my...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Hello, I have the latest iteration of Windows 10 on my laptop computer. "Properties" for Local Disc C shows a capacity of 567 GB. The free space is just under one GB. Naturally, I want to reduce the amount of used space. Most of my files are in my Dropbox account, synced to my laptop and other...
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    Trying to Reduce Used Space on My Windows 10 C Drive

    Hello, I have the latest iteration of Windows 10 on my laptop computer. "Properties" for Local Disc C shows a capacity of 567 GB. The free space is just under one GB. Naturally, I want to reduce the amount of used space. Most of my files are in my Dropbox account, synced to my laptop and other...
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    Problem Getting from Word-Document Link to the Linked Website

    Hello, In a Word 365 document on her Windows 10 desktop PC, My wife has placed a hyperlink to a website. When she clicks on the link, she gets the following message: On the other hand, if she opens the link directly from Google Chrome, it works (i.e., there is no advisory message). She has...
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    Refrigerator Safe for External Hard Drive Storage?

    Right. A small box hidden somewhere deep in the bowels of the house, protected by a burglar alarm system, gun, two large dogs and an ill-tempered cat. Among the nasty things that might happen in my future, theft of that box seems low on the list. Thanks everyone. This as been both educational...
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    Refrigerator Safe for External Hard Drive Storage?

    Thanks, Chris. Based on the conversation, I've crossed the refrigerator idea off my list. In fact,I just ordered a fireproof, water-proof, fart-proof security box from Amazon, along with some reusable desiccant packs. Now, of course, we'll go the next twenty years without fire or flood. I say...
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    Refrigerator Safe for External Hard Drive Storage?

    I discovered that when I changed my search description from "fireproof safe" to "fireproof security box," I found products closer to what I'm looking for. For example, SentrySafe Fire Safe, Waterproof Fire Resistant Chest, .17 Cubic Feet, Extra Small, H0100CG. At Amazon, among many places...
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    Refrigerator Safe for External Hard Drive Storage?

    Re: "The locking feature is almost the most important feature of the entire safe." Good point. I meant to say a combination lock. I'm not familiar with ammo boxes, not having served in the Army, but I assume they have latches that would suffice. Opinions on that? (This is a fascinating and...
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