Trying To Download Windows 10, But Its Insisting On More Space From My C Drive

[piggynose]

is there a simple solution? I've tried removing everything, and it still wants more space!!

[Buenchico]

How much space is actually shown as free (and what's the total space shown as available), please?

You can find out by going to Start > Computer. (On my modest machine, for example, it's showing 20.1Gb free of 62.6Gb).

[piggynose]

hold on, i'll just check

[piggynose]

the c drive is showing..used space..12.4GB + free space..9.99GB

[Buenchico]

If your computer uses '32-bit architecture' you need 16Gb of free space. If it's '64-bit' you require 20Gb. So you're well short of what's required.

Further, as your machine seems to be quite old, I'd be worried about whether it's got enough RAM to run Windows 10. You need 1Gb for 32-bit systems and 2Gb for 64-bit systems.

You can check whether you've got a 32- or 64-bit system, and how much RAM you've got, by going to Start and thenquote[right]-clicking on Computer and selecting 'Properties'.

However, if your computer is correctly reporting the size of its hard drive, I doubt that you'll be able to run Windows 10 on it. You could possibly try inserting a high-capacity memory stick into a USB port (see under 'Important Notes' here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-10-specifications ) but I can't really see that working very well, if at all.

Unless you install a second hard drive (and can then persuade the Windows 10 installation process to use that drive as your boot drive, instead of drive C), I doubt that you'll be able to run Windows 10 on your computer. (Don't worry though; simply join the millions of people, including me, who're sticking with Windows 7 or 8.1 anyway!)

[piggynose]

thanx chris, i'm a tad miffed, been trying all day to sort this out, with little joy, was told by the computer shop to just remove a few files, and you'll be sorted, rubbish!!! i'll take yr advice and stick to windows 8.1, so even though its barely a week old, its an old laptop?

[hc4361]

Is your hard drive partitioned? Can you see a Drive D, Drive E etc?

[SlackAlice]

Make/Model No of laptop.

That's quite a small HDD. As hc4361 intimates has the HDD been partitioned. You probably have a hidden partition as a 'recovery' partition.

[Buenchico]

Now that we know that it's Piggynose's new laptop (rather than, as I'd assumed, an ancient PC) that we're dealing with, we definitely seem to have lost some disc space as the Asus Aspire 11 is shown on the manufacturer's website as having 128Gb on a solid-state drive:
http://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/model/NT.L69EK.002

Perhaps, as has now been suggested, the drive has been partitioned?

[piggynose]

partitioned, that doesn't sound good? sounds some sort of punishment

[hc4361]

Most hard drives are partitioned and it's a GOOD thing :)

[piggynose]

so how do i know if i've got 128GB?

[Hypognosis]

Surely Windows 10 downloader tests your hardware, to assure it can run and will fit in the available space?

I'm puzzling as to how an out of doace situation could arise.

My laptop is over 5, upgraded RAM and passed Win 10 tests but I can't be harrised and still waiting for news of which old favourites won't run under Win10.

[SlackAlice]

Click on 'My Computer' or 'This Computer'. What's it reporting for drive letters and capacities?

A W10 installation is about 21-22Gb in size roughly. Your problem is where to store the installation files you need, afterwards they can be deleted.

[piggynose]

so am i wasting my time trying to download w10?

[SlackAlice]

That's entirely your call.

If your single drive has been partitioned it is possible to adjust the partitions. By doing that you can make more room on the Primary partition to enable you to d/l the install files to convert to W10.

[pinkyboyid]

To find out the total physical storage capacity of your Hard drive and to assess if there is more space available, try the following check procedure:-

- 'RIGHT-Click' the Windows Start icon
- Select 'Disk Management'
- A Disk Management Window will Open. Down the left-hand side of the window in Bold Text you will see the word 'Drive 0' and / or maybe 'Drive 1'. Displayed next to / beneath the 'Drive 0' text will be the total physical capacity of the Disk.

What is the Total capacity shown?

(You can now close the Disk management window)