Effectively Solved: SSD Full for No Reason in Windows

The case:  SSD is full for no reason

 

"I've installed a brand new SSD into my system, yet it gives an error of SSD full. I have no clue about what is causing this problem. I have a bulk of data that is to be copied into this hard drive. Sadly, I can't access it because of this annoying error. I want to know quick remedies to solve the issue with my SSD. Secondly, I'm curious to know about the culprits of this issue. I'm hoping for easy and simple fixes in this problematic situation."

- Question from TechPowerUP

What will happen if SSD becomes full?

According to a research report on Wikipedia, a 128G capacity SSD has a steady-state read and write performance that is 6 to 10 times worse when half of the capacity is used and the full capacity is used.

Most SSD on the market are mainly composed of main control, flash memory, and cache. Different from HDD, SSD relies on electrical signal transmission, and the master can access multiple data on different flash memory particles in a very short time, so it is much faster than HDD's read and writes speed.

If the SSD is too full, its read and write speed and lifespan will be affected and will decrease to varying degrees. Even, the PC will slow down, you will not be able to download, install certain programs, and update Windows.

Why is SSD full for no reason?

▸ It may be because the users themselves use backup software, and this backup software will back up your original files and add many new files to occupy the space of the SSD. This kind of operation is automatically generated, but the user does not know it.
▸ It may also be that the SSD has encountered a virus infection. After the computer is infected, some viruses will occupy a lot of space. You can use anti-virus software to completely kill the virus.
▸ You have installed too many programs on the SSD, resulting in insufficient memory of the SSD.
▸ Not completely emptied the recycle bin.

5 solutions for SSD full for no reason in Window 10

Below I will introduce you to five methods to solve the SSD full problem in Windows 10, the first two methods are relatively simple and may solve your urgent need. But if you want to make your SSD maintain good performance for a long time, I think the latter three methods will be more suitable for you.

▏Method 1. Uninstall infrequently used programs

You can find the control panel through the "Start" bar option in the lower-left corner of the desktop and then click Uninstall a program. In this column, you can see all the programs you have installed on your computer. According to your own needs, you can uninstall some infrequently used software to free up available space.

▏Method 2. Empty the recycle bin

The file you delete in the option by right-clicking the icon does not completely delete it, but the discarded file is transferred to the recycle bin, which is a temporary storage location for the deleted files. Therefore, if you want to completely delete files to free up available space, you can click Empty Recycle Bin to free up space.

▏Method 3. Extend SSD C drive free space in Windows 10

Note: If you just have a certain partition on the SSD that is full, the following methods apply to you.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is a professional third-party software, download the disk manager software to extend SSD on Windows with ease.

Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. Then, all disks and partitions will appear on the main interface.

Step 2. In this demonstrator, there is unallocated space behind the C drive. Then, right-click the partition (here is C drive) you want to extend and select "Resize/Move Partition".

Step 3. In the pop-up window, position the mouse pointer on the right border of the partition and drag the border rightwards to extend the partition. Then click "OK". (If there's no unallocated space beside the partition, you could not drag the border).

Step 4. Then it will be back to the main console, and you could preview the C drive that has been being extended. Click the "Apply" on the toolbar to commit the operation.

▏Method 4. Clone the SSD to a larger one in Windows 10

In addition to the above several methods, I think the following is the most practical. When your SSD is full, it is very likely that there is no remaining free space on your SSD. So at this time, I suggest that you directly change to a larger SSD and clone the files on the old SSD to the new SSD, which not only extends the space but also retains the original files. 

Step 1. In the main interface and select "Clone" > "Clone Disk".

Step 2. Choose Disk Clone type, here we choose "Clone Disk Quickly".

Notes: 
"Clone Disk Quickly" only copies the used space of the disk.
"Sector-by-Sector Clone" will copy all sectors of the disk no matter whether it is used or not.

Step 3. Choose the old hard disk(takes Disk1 as an example) that you need to clone and click "Next".

Step 4. Select the new disk and then click "Next".

Tip: You can select "Optimize the performance of SSD" to improve the reading and writing speed of SSD.

Step 5. If you copy the disk contains the system partition, you will receive the following message which guides you on how to boot OS from the destination disk.

Step 6. In the main interface, click "Apply".

▏Method 5. SSD Secure Erase

If you don't want to replace a larger SSD, you can also use the SSD secure erase function of AOMEI Partition Assistant Pro. It can ensure that all data stored on the SSD storage device is cleared so that the SSD will be restored to its original state and ideal performance level.

Conclusion

How do I extend my SSD once for all? You must have found the answer after going through the entire tutorial. AOMEI Partition Assistant Pro can help you quickly get it done. For Windows Server users, you can turn to Server Edition.