Bookmem Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I have a 128gb SSD with 4 partitions. The normal three Windows uses and one more I use for data. With a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro, the data partition shows 8gb of space used but there are no files on the partition. If I try to format the partition, Win 10 says it is in use. I heard that Win 10 now requires 8gb of space for updating. Is that what is using up the 8gb on my data partition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) This is how my Windows 10 Pro system drive looks. It is an old installation. Good Partition 0 Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #0 Disk Letter E: File System NTFS Volume Serial Number 3ED64937 Size 20 GB Used Space 17.8 GB (89%) Free Space 2.13 GB (11%) Partition 1 Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #1 File System NTFS Volume Serial Number 4EA5C911 Size 593 MB Used Space 39.8 MB (6%) Free Space 553 MB (94%) Partition 2 Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #2 Disk Letter C: File System NTFS Volume Serial Number 4D163830 Size 425 GB Used Space 314 GB (73%) Free Space 111 GB (27%) Partition 3 Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #3 File System NTFS Volume Serial Number 9462F1CC Size 882 MB Used Space 485 MB (55%) Free Space 397 MB (45%) I am using MBR partitioning as well. This is for a 480 GB drive with most of my documents and photo data on a 1 TB HDD. I have some large game files on the SSD. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/much-space-need-run-windows-10/ Edited August 13, 2020 by raymac46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Check if that is what the 8GB is. https://www.howtogeek.com/425563/how-to-disable-reserved-storage-on-windows-10/ Then directions on how to disable the reserved space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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