Get 4 Gigs to 16 Gigs extra free space on C Drive with this trick.

 

I just got an extra 16 gigs on my C Drive. Garmin needs 10 Gigs to install maps. Change the size of the Drive C Paging File. Follow the instructions here:
https://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/6-ways-to-free-di...
Do not delete the Page File, but shrink it instead.

Another option to free up disk space is to use install the map updates with an old computer. Delete all the old apps and just use the old computer to run the updates.

I was not looking forward to repartitioning since the computer is used constantly.

disable hibernation as well

Another space hog is hibernation which creates a file called hiberfil.sys. This file is often 10 to 20 GB in size and isn't needed, especially if you are running an SSD.

Instructions for turning off hibernation and deleting the file are at https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15140/what-is-hiberfil.sys-a....

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John from PA

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John from PA wrote:

Another space hog is hibernation which creates a file called hiberfil.sys. This file is often 10 to 20 GB in size and isn't needed, especially if you are running an SSD.

Instructions for turning off hibernation and deleting the file are at https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15140/what-is-hiberfil.sys-a....

The article in OP's post mentions hibernation. It's a quick solution to gain free space. For a more long term solution, I would just create an image backup of the hard disk, get a larger hard disk and restore the image. Then expand the volume.

Extra Drive Space

Thanks for the tips!

I'll going to have to try it.

It seems like I often run up against the dreaded "Not enough free space" message when trying to load maps.

OP's link is from 2009

chewbacca wrote:

The article in OP's post mentions hibernation. It's a quick solution to gain free space. For a more long term solution, I would just create an image backup of the hard disk, get a larger hard disk and restore the image. Then expand the volume.

That article is from 2009 and addresses options for Windows 7, which by the way won't be supported by MS after January 20th 2020. Although much of the discussion is the same, how you might go about making the changes in Windows 10 are different. In addition, what you might want to do with a SSD running Windows 10 might be altogether different.

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John from PA

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John from PA wrote:

That article is from 2009 and addresses options for Windows 7, which by the way won't be supported by MS after January 20th 2020. Although much of the discussion is the same, how you might go about making the changes in Windows 10 are different. In addition, what you might want to do with a SSD running Windows 10 might be altogether different.

It doesn't matter. The command to disable hibernation is the same across all Windows version (XP, 7, 8, 10)

powercfg -h off

I believe Windows 10 already takes care of hibernation settings (which is Disabled by default).