Earlier this week, Microsoft started rolling out its latest major Windows 10 update, the Fall Creators Update, to millions of PCs around the world.
If you're looking to get the update as soon as you can, keep in mind that it's a rather large download. According to initial recommendations, you should clear out at least 16GB of free space for the 32-bit version and 20GB for the 64-bit version. Unfortunately, it looks like you'll need more than that.
Massive footprint
According to early reports, the Fall Creators Update leaves behind up to 30GB of data on your system when it's done installing. As usual, Windows 10 will keep these files just in case you want to rollback the update. However, this data will be deleted automatically in 10 days.
Why would you want to rollback the update? It depends, but if you encounter any system glitches, driver issues and bugs with the initial build of the Fall Creators Update, rolling back to your old Windows version while waiting for a more stable build is a good option to have.
On the flip side, since the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is mandatory, sooner or later, you will have to install it anyway. If you are happy with the Fall Creators Update and you have decided to move forward with it, you can always delete the massive 30GB rollback data and reclaim that hard disk space immediately.
Disk Cleanup
Here's one way to clear out the files left behind by the Fall Creators Update. On the Windows Search Bar, type "Disk Cleanup." Right-click on the best match then select "Run as administrator."
If you're looking to get the update as soon as you can, keep in mind that it's a rather large download. According to initial recommendations, you should clear out at least 16GB of free space for the 32-bit version and 20GB for the 64-bit version. Unfortunately, it looks like you'll need more than that.
Massive footprint
According to early reports, the Fall Creators Update leaves behind up to 30GB of data on your system when it's done installing. As usual, Windows 10 will keep these files just in case you want to rollback the update. However, this data will be deleted automatically in 10 days.
Why would you want to rollback the update? It depends, but if you encounter any system glitches, driver issues and bugs with the initial build of the Fall Creators Update, rolling back to your old Windows version while waiting for a more stable build is a good option to have.
On the flip side, since the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is mandatory, sooner or later, you will have to install it anyway. If you are happy with the Fall Creators Update and you have decided to move forward with it, you can always delete the massive 30GB rollback data and reclaim that hard disk space immediately.
Disk Cleanup
Here's one way to clear out the files left behind by the Fall Creators Update. On the Windows Search Bar, type "Disk Cleanup." Right-click on the best match then select "Run as administrator."