Windows 11 includes a built-in Reserved Storage feature that can quietly hold back several gigabytes of your system drive for updates and system caches — and, if you urgently need every last byte, you can temporarily disable it to reclaim that space.
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I am in the process of cleaning and neatening up my PC.
My PC has 6 drives:
(C:) - Primary - M.2 - 1TB O.S. Drive - 3 Win Install partitions
(D:) - Primary - SSD - 1TB Installation Drive - 1 Partition
(E:) - Primary - HDD - 2TB Data Drive - 1 Partition
(F:) - Primary - HDD - 2TB Data Drive - 1...
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