Next, we will see how to fix hard drive 100% in windows in a simple and definitive way. After this tutorial you won't have to worry about your hard drive anymore and you can increase the hard drive size in a VirtualBox virtual machine.
How to 100% Repair Hard Drive in Windows
The reasons for having 100% hard drive may be different, so we need to investigate and try different solutions until we find the correct one. Let's start, we advise you to have a little patience in this regard.
The SuperFetch service
SuperFetch is a service built into Windows and helps to minimize the time it takes to start your computer. However, not so long ago, several people report that it is one of the main causes why the disk goes to 100%.
Therefore, what you should do is deactivate the service, this is not complicated at all and you can always reactivate it in case it is not the cause of the problem.
For this, what we need to do is open the command prompt as administrator. Just press Start, then type » Command Prompt »Right click and run as administrator.
A dark screen opens. In this screen you will have to write the command " net stop superfetch ". After doing this, you will need to check that the disk drops to normal levels. If that doesn't happen, the problem lies elsewhere.
What to do when the hard drive is 100% on Windows
Check the status of the hard drive
Something we need to keep in mind is that sometimes the file structure can be damaged. To fix it, what you should do is enter the command prompt again as you handle, the same way we did earlier.
So we'll have to write the command chkdsk.exe /f / r. I get a message saying it cannot be run because the computer is in use. Don't worry, as here we will have to press " Y " and then " Submit »The next time the computer is restarted, it will check.
Therefore, we recommend that you reboot immediately so that it performs the verification in question. You should keep in mind that this process can take some time, so you will need to be patient enough.
Beware of temporary files
Another thing that can bring the hard drive to 100% is the temporary files, so you will have to delete them, which you need to do from time to time to free up disk space in Windows 10.
Press the keys Win + R, then type "temp" and press accept. A new folder opens, just select everything with Ctrl + E and then press «Delete» or right click and delete.
Virtual memory restart
Virtual memory is created from the hard drive and it would be something like a way to extend the RAM memory we have in the computer. The problem is that it is saturated sometimes and we have to restart it.
- Fortunately, doing this is not complicated at all and to do it we have to open " My Team «.
- Then we will have to right-click on an empty space and search for " Property «.
- A new window opens in which you need to click on » Advanced system settings «
- In the new window that opens you will have to click on » Advanced options »And then press the button» Settings «.
- Now let's go to another window where we will have to click on " Change »Just the button underneath everything.
- Uncheck the box at the top of everything where we let Windows manage virtual memory automatically.
- Then select the option » No paging files »And click on» Tax «.
- You will be able to appreciate that a message appears, you have to confirm it.
Once your computer restarts, you will need to go back to this same place and leave all settings as they were in the beginning. This way you were able to restart virtual memory.
Remember that you can update Windows 10 even if you don't have enough space on your hard drive or you can also try installing an operating system on an external hard drive.
