[Translation] How to solve the issue of the C drive constantly filling up in Windows Server 2012/2016/2008?

"We have a server in our company where the database runs on drive E. Drive C is taking up around 2-3 GB per day, and I'm running out of space, but I can't seem to find the reason why it's consuming so much. Since I started monitoring, only the Windows folder size has increased. Additionally, the pagefile.sys is 9.5 GB. Is this normal?"

As mentioned earlier, some users find their C drive filling up for unknown reasons, affecting PC startup speed, software loading, and more. Don't worry. It's easy to fix the annoying issue of low disk space on Windows Server 2012/2016/2008 C drive. We'll help you identify the cause and provide solutions.

4 Ways to Solve Insufficient Disk Space on Windows Server C Drive

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Why is my Windows server disk constantly filling up?

No add-ons are to blame, but your Windows Server C drive is full. Or you may often receive the "low disk space" warning after adding some data, and the Server C drive is running out of space due to System Restore points, temporary files, hidden files, etc. You can check how much space has been occupied as follows, and then move on to the part of cleaning up the C drive.

How to check disk usage on Windows Server:

Log in to the server computer as an administrator. Then, go to the top-right corner and choose Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management.

4 Ways to Fix Insufficient Disk Space on C Drive in Windows Server (UTF-8)

The previous part explained the reasons for low disk space on C:. In this part, we will introduce some useful methods to free up C: drive space. Some users may think, "Again, Disk Cleanup and deleting temporary files?" Don't worry; besides these common methods, we will explain another solution. Let's get started!

1. Clean Up Your System Disk with Todo PCTrans Tool

Too much junk files will slow down your computer's performance. A reliable disk cleaner tool can help you easily free up space. To quickly get rid of junk files, the Todo PCTrans Tool comes with a “System Cleanup” feature that regularly cleans up junk files like system files, browser caches, app junk files, and more, making your server computer feel brand new.

A detailed guide to cleaning your C drive:

Step 1: Launch the Todo PCTrans tool on your computer. Click “System Cleanup” and then hit the “Scan” button to proceed.

Step 2: When the scan is finished, a list of junk files will be displayed. Select the ones you don't need. Be careful not to delete anything that might affect your computer or software from running normally.

< strong > Step 3. Click the “Clean” button and confirm the cleanup. You can use this feature regularly to free up disk space.

2. Free up C drive space with Disk Cleanup

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Step 1: Click on "This PC." Right-click on the C drive and select "Properties" from the menu.

You should see an option for “Disk Cleanup.” Click it.

Step 2: Select to clean Temporary Files and the Recycle Bin. Click OK.

Windows also automatically deletes data from temporary files and the Recycle Bin.

Step 1: Go to Settings > Storage > and under Storage sense, check the Storage Sense option.

Step 2: Click the Storage Sense button.

Step 3: Configure the cleanup schedule.

Move a large program from the C drive to another drive in utf-8 format

If Disk Cleanup doesn't work for you, try using the "App Migration" feature of Todo PCTrans to change where your installations are located. Since Disk Cleanup didn't free up enough space, I'd recommend checking if your software installations are taking up too much disk space. With Todo PCTrans, you can migrate two programs for free. Need to move more? Upgrade for more options.

How to Move Files from the C Drive to Another Drive:

Step 1: Run Todo PCTrans on your computer

Go to "App Migration" and tap "Start" to continue.

Select the app migration transmission mode

Step 2. Select the programs you want to move from Drive C to another drive

1. Select the C drive and check the programs you want to move (labeled "Yes").

2. Click the triangle icon and select another disk on your computer as the target location, then click “Transfer” to start the process.

Select the apps to transfer

Step 3: Make the transfer

Wait for the transfer to complete, then click “OK” to confirm.

When done, if necessary, reboot your PC. This will preserve all changes made to the computer and allow you to run the program from another hard drive without having to reinstall.

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The last case is that the temporary files have been cleaned up, and there are no other large files on Drive C. However, the drive still mysteriously fills up. The reason could be that the size of Drive C is limited. A server computer also needs more free space for hibernation paging. You can use a third-party tool – C Drive Partition Increase utility Partition Master to extend the C drive space. It manages drive space quickly and efficiently for better performance.

Conclusions

A full C drive on your Windows Server 2012/2016/2008 can be caused by many factors. Hence, we've picked both manual methods and two third-party tools for you. Todo PCTrans is a great disk cleaner with lots of practical features. Apart from freeing up C drive space, this software also has the function to transfer files between two PCs.

If the above methods don't work for you, please contact us via live chat. We offer 24/7 support. Start to get more space and download Todo PCTrans:

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