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Computer Help and Support

Lithos

(26,573 posts)

1. Fine for someone

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Mon Sep 8, 2025, 11:18 PM

Monday

TBH, I would still do a hardware check, and if it passes fine, then do a complete wipe and reformat. Should give the space back.

If the hard drive is having issues and is not soldered in, getting a cheap SSD replacement should be feasible. This would breathe a few more years into the system. (More if you can add more RAM.)

Personally, if I had an extra laptop, I probably would reformat it with Linux and just have it around as a backup.

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