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<h1 style="text-align: center;">FIX-PRB-6421</h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;">PROBLEM TO SOLUTION</h1> <h2>[previously]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>[2016-08-30][00:00] NEW task IN technology-hardware/planning/laptops</strong></li> <ol> <li>] # 6421 - FIX-PRB-6421 - SYS-PRB</li> <li>] PRB - service host local system(18) - was maxing out CPU, x] shut down service using tskmgr,</li> <li>] cause.suspect = ???</li> <li>*] yesterday google sign in challenge</li> <li>x] FREE disk space = ?? GB (red < 10% of 195gb )</li> <li>x] deleteD /downloads/iso ( x] vs-2015, x] win-8-entr trial), *] have copies on external</li> <li>x] FREE disk space = 23 ish GB (no more red, > 10% of 195gb )</li> </ol> <li><strong>[2016-09-03] NEW task</strong></li> <ol> <li>] # # - FREE disk space = < 1 GB (700MB) - WTF</li> <li>*] fan is spinning -> taskmgr shows - win disk space clean up tool running - NOTICE</li> <li>*] "diskspace free" = 700MB, this is down FROM 23ish GB ( a couple of days ago, with nothing new installed )</li> <li>] TRY = empty recycle bin = ( * just emptied this the other day, ) -</li> <li>] RESULT = deleting ... 43,847 files flash by my eyes, shows 30 GB space being free ed up BUT- "diskspace free" = 1.85 gb ( barely changes)</li> <li>] TRY = - deleteD - manually - 2 iso files - mint 1.7 gb, win 10 preview 3.6, NO</li> <li>] - "diskspace free" = 5.85 gb</li> </ol> <li><strong>[00:00] NEW task IN TRY</strong></li> <ol> <li>] CHECKING controlPanel/system&secturity/system - system protection ( as per youtube video, r# # - g.q='windows 8 disk space is disappearing', 'windows search for files by date' )</li> <li>*] shows max usage = 5.2 gb, current = 2.2 gb</li> <li>*] system protected app was locking up on "searching drives", (prev to freeing space)</li> </ol> <li><strong>[00:00] NEW task IN TRY</strong></li> <ol> <li>] browse folders - for large files/dirs/ ] win/temp = 0?, ] win/winSxS 8.95 gb,</li> </ol> <li><strong>[00;00] NEW task IN TRY</strong></li> <ol> <li>] TRY=00n - search datecreated this week - folder by folder, *B/C searching "This PC" - spins</li> <li>] RESULT = -- nothing large and recent detected</li> </ol> <li><strong>[00:00] NEW task IN TRY </strong></li> <ol> <li>x] TRY = check USER PROFILE ewa</li> <li>x] DELETE ie cache</li> <li>x] DELETE recycle bin files ( = 5+ gb, mostly photos copies, videos )</li> <li>*] "diskspace free" = 11.00 gb</li> </ol> <li><strong>[00:00] NEW task IN TRY </strong></li> <ol> <li>] USE disk manager</li> <li>*] shows 18GB recovery partition on disk, 0% used - ?? was this here before ??</li> <li>] USE disk cleanup tool to delete xx MB of temp files ( note shows 6+ GB in windows update files )</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[currently]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>[16:30] NEW task IN UPDATE !!</strong></li> <ol> <li>] was at 11.00 GB @ 10:00 - while working issue</li> <li>] then at 10. 5 GB @12:00 - then checked after going back to "regular" work on PC, then left PC</li> <li>] now at 9.70 GB @ 16:30 - checked again, after PC has been sitting by itself and ... WTF</li> <li>*] tskmgr shows no activity on network tab</li> <li>?? ] possible cause - ] sleep image, ]</li> </ol></ol> <h2>[next]</h2> <ol> <li>] ANA - documenting problems with PC hw - how to</li> <li>] BM , g?</li> <li>]</li> </ol>