Free up storage memory taken up by Windows 7

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williamsham

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Hi,
I got a 64GB SSD. I installed windows 7 on it. and it took up a whooping 14GB of the 64GB. SSD storage is expensive, and I have only 1 GB left two days into using the computer. Is 14GB normal for windows 7, any way I can eliminate unnecessary stuff installed by the system (I have got rid of everything unnecessary that I am aware of )
Thanks.
William
 
williamsham said:
Hi,
I got a 64GB SSD. I installed windows 7 on it. and it took up a whooping 14GB of the 64GB. SSD storage is expensive, and I have only 1 GB left two days into using the computer. Is 14GB normal for windows 7, any way I can eliminate unnecessary stuff installed by the system (I have got rid of everything unnecessary that I am aware of )
Thanks.
William
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Yes, that is normal for Windows.

The only things you should have on your SSD are:

Operating System
A few frequently used programs/games

and nothing else. Everything else, music, pictures, documents, general software etc should be on a storage drive, as these do not get a great enough benefit from an SSD
 
williamsham said:
SSD storage is expensive
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^^ thats the key, its not for storage.


Here's a couple guides. You may want to secure erase(equiv. to format) the ssd and start over.(back up data)

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?63273-*-Windows-7-UltimateTweaks-amp-Utilities-*

http://ssdtechnologyforum.com/archive/index.php/t-781.html

http://www.overclock.net/ssd/664738-how-setup-ssd-boot-drive-secondary.html

http://www.blackviper.com/Windows_7/servicecfg.htm
(this 1's optional ^, but looks handy to keep a couple things from running all the time)
 
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