With SSD prices rising recently, upgrading storage isn't a fix I'd be in a hurry to try. From system bloat to tweaking how Windows handles local files, I was able to free up enough storage and put off buying a new SSD. Finding the low-hanging fruit in under two minutesWizTree pointed straight at files I'd genuinely forgotten existedAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOClose Afam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOAfam Onyimadu / MUOI started as most people would: open File Explorer, right-click folders, wait for the size to calculate, observe how much storage they occupied, move to the next, rinse and repeat. The results it presented instantly gave me an idea of what was taking up the most space on my SSD. After Windows updates a system file, it doesn't discard the old version, so it's possible to roll back the update if needed.