Microsoft recommends that you release space for Windows 10 updates

Microsoft yesterday released a new support article on "Windows 10 Update Issues on Low Storage Devices."

Microsoft released an important article before the upcoming Windows 10 version 1809 update, also known as the October 2018 update. updates may fail if you have little space on your disk and provide suggestions on how to free up space.

The solution Microsoft suggests to avoid the issue is to run a series of operations that will free up the required disk space on you.
Specifically, Microsoft proposes:

  • To the temporary files. Do this from Settings > System > Storage > Click on This PC > Click on Temporary files.
  • To τα ληφθέντα αρχεία. Κάντε το από Ρυθμίσεις > Σύστημα > Χώρος Αποθήκευσης > Κλικ στο Αυτός ο υπολογιστής> Προσωρινά αρχεία> Στοιχεία Λήψης> Προβολή λήψεων.
  • Empty the Recycle Bin. Make it from Settings> System> Storage> This Computer> Temporary Files> Recycle Bin> Empty Recycle Bin (tip: you can also reduce the available storage space for the Recycle Bin )
  • Remove apps that don't now. Do this from Settings > Apps > Apps & features.
  • Transfer files to a USB drive or another drive. Select the files you want from “Browse ” και στην συνέχεια κάντε κλικ στο “Μετακίνηση σε” στην επάνω μπάρα και κάντε της επιθυμητής of movement.
  • Save the new files to another drive.
  • To keep only certain files on the system in OneDrive. To do this, right-click on the OneDrive icon and select Settings> Select Folders and deselect the folders you do not need on your computer to free up space.

These instructions are very simple and look more like an advertisement for using the Settings app. Maybe more the first four and less the next three. It is of course possible to empty the Recycle Bin using Microsoft's recommended method, but it is just as possible, easier and faster to right-click on the recycle bin icon on the surface to empty it from there.

Some users may also use the Disk Cleanup tool for some of the suggested features, but Microsoft has revealed that it has been removed. While it is still available, it seems it will eventually be removed.

In terms of scrolling, we assume that using menubar is the easiest way, but most users will probably either use the "Cut" right-click menu or hold down the Shift key to move the files instead of copying them. to another drive.

However, the reason for Microsoft's article seems to be the issues caused by the small disk space during upgrades, as Microsoft's minimum requirements for the initial installation of Windows 10 allow manufacturers to limit the space and cost of of me.

Microsoft's Surface tablets come with 64 Gigabytes of storage, which isn't much anyway, but some manufacturers produce devices with 32 Gigabytes of storage. With a large portion of the space already taken up by Windows.

Microsoft, on the other hand, confirms that "Windows Update, before initializing, does not check systems for sufficient space requirements." THE it does not explain why Windows does not check for sufficient storage before preparing updates. Doing so would certainly help users, as Windows could “tell” them to free up a certain amount of disk space before running the installer.

While it is certainly helpful for users to regularly clean their files on their devices, such as temporary files or old downloads, it should be the responsibility of the developer to apply the appropriate controls when launching updates.

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