program files 86x other files taking over 200 gb

[Adolf's little pecker]

when looking at storage it says other storage taking over 200 gb of space

[Satoru]

tahts other programs on your computer. uninstall stuff or delete all the pr0n from your my documents folder

[Cathulhu]

Other is everything that is not Steam or Steam Library. So, things like your OS.

[Adolf's little pecker]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Other is everything that is not Steam or Steam Library. So, things like your OS.

i have 1 game downloaded and i have no other files coming even close that large

[Mad Scientist]

Originally posted by NyxyPoo:

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Other is everything that is not Steam or Steam Library. So, things like your OS.

i have 1 game downloaded and i have no other files coming even close that large

You know you can look at it in groups of folders or individually right?

Find where all of that data is. Keep in mind unfinished Steam downloads do take disk space until fully complete unless deleted.

[nullable]

WizTree can give you a pretty good insight into where the data is. There's lots of apps for this. But it's not really clear if you're asking a question.

It's your system, you admin it, stop treating it like an unsolved mystery... so stuff is taking up space? Ok, figure out what it is and deal with it.

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by NyxyPoo:

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Other is everything that is not Steam or Steam Library. So, things like your OS.

i have 1 game downloaded and i have no other files coming even close that large

Windows 11 comes with a feature which will show you large files.
press windows key + i, search Storage Settings, click on wherever the GB is being used, like "other" and it'll show you what folders are taking up that much space.

[Ben Dover (real)]

Originally posted by nullable:

WizTree can give you a pretty good insight into where the data is. There's lots of apps for this. But it's not really clear if you're asking a question.

It's your system, you admin it, stop treating it like an unsolved mystery... so stuff is taking up space? Ok, figure out what it is and deal with it.

While I understand that I an the admin of my machine, I have come to the conclusion that there is no one file or "small" number of files that is causing all of this less than opportune happenstance. The fact of the matter is, there are probably a vast number of small files causing this issue. As I'm sure you all have gotten out of grade school, you may know that, 200 gigabytes is roughly equivalent to 200,000 megabytes. oftentimes, downloaded files are 2-3 megabytes in size, therefore, if on average, each file is 2.5 megabytes in size, then, logically speaking, there are 80,000 files causing this blockage. I don't know about you, but id rather not waste hours of my time scouring my system to find downwards of 80,000 files.

[nullable]

I'm sorry, who are you? You're not the OP, or are you on an alt account? Seems like you kind of just jumped in with opinions 21 months later like I was talking to you. If you're the OP, and you're just getting back to this, great. You still have the option to use WizTree or a similar program and see how accurate your assumptions are.

Use the right tool for the job, and maybe the job isn't quite so impossible as you imagine. Your choice.

[Ben Dover (real)]

Originally posted by nullable:

I'm sorry, who are you? You're not the OP, or are you on an alt account? Seems like you kind of just jumped in with opinions 21 months later like I was talking to you. If you're the OP, and you're just getting back to this, great. You still have the option to use WizTree or a similar program and see how accurate your assumptions are.

Use the right tool for the job, and maybe the job isn't quite so impossible as you imagine. Your choice.

Ah, My apologies, I was unaware of the age of the post, and I was quite fed up with the whole, hard disk is full shebang, sorry if i appeared hostile in any way shape or form.