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rzemanfl

(30,274 posts)
Tue May 22, 2018, 03:23 PM May 2018

Windows 10 update nightmare Part Duex.

Last edited Wed May 23, 2018, 07:50 AM - Edit history (2)

Ever since the Windows 10 update I have gotten a "low disk space" message for Drive D, which is a partition from Acer that has recovery files. It was transferred to the solid state hard drive I had to have put in when the original failed. It never showed up as a drive before the long update last week. Hours of trying to deal with Microsoft finally resulted in a call today (three hours late) wherein I was told my laptop was "not compatible" with Windows 10 and I needed a new motherboard. I have been running Windows 10 on this laptop since 2015. I think what I was told is Indian technical support language for, "Fuck you, we don't know how to fix it. Buy a new laptop."

One thing I did discover is, in addition to the damn message, Windows puts an icon in the hidden icons in the system tray, when I click on it, I'm told I can free zero bytes of disk space by doing something. I tell it to go ahead, do that and don't get the warning again until I reboot after shutting down.

I am trying to figure out how to make the D: partition bigger and have downloaded Minitool Partition Wizard. The technical support guy at Microsoft said making the partition bigger might work. I am tempted to just delete the partition. Any words of warning? Should I just put up with the problem? Any advice other than "replace the motherboard" or "buy a new laptop" would be appreciated.


ON EDIT- I just did something that is supposed to turn the warning off. So far, so good. If it worked I will post a link to the instructions tomorrow. I dove far deeper into the laptop than I am comfortable with. Fingers crossed.

Edit-that didn't work.


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saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
1. My Toshiba,
Tue May 22, 2018, 03:41 PM
May 2018

old school laptop has been in for repair since the first attempt to upgrade. Mr. Gates, you can do better.

exboyfil

(17,984 posts)
2. I have three Windows 7 machines
Tue May 22, 2018, 04:21 PM
May 2018

None will be upgraded. My last computer purchase was a Chrome book. That is what I think of Microsoft.

rzemanfl

(30,274 posts)
4. Ah, but I am a polyglot (couldn't resist). I don't see any language files.
Tue May 22, 2018, 04:54 PM
May 2018

Explorer says the D: drive is empty and I can't drill down with the partition software past the three folders in WindowsRE.


Thank you for your suggestion.

rzemanfl

(30,274 posts)
5. The free version of the software doesn't do anything. It is $39 for the version that does things.
Tue May 22, 2018, 05:02 PM
May 2018

So there's that. I am going to explore turning off the warning in Windows.

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