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    How much free space on a hard drive is best?
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    It depends on how much space you need -- that is, on what you use your computer for. Gamers need much more space than the average user who simply uses a word processor occasionally and checks email does, for example.
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    How can I do this on Windows 10?
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    Go to File Explorer, and go to "This PC". Look for your default hard drive, which by default is (C:), and from there you can check your total space, and how much you have used.
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    Is there an application for Windows to check how much space a folder is taking?
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    You can do that by right clicking the folder or file you want to check the space of and then clicking on Properties. After you do that, Windows will start calculating the space occupied by the folder/file. It may take some time if the file is large.
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    I have a "C", "D", "E", and "F" drive on my hard disk, do I add all 4 of them to give me Total HDD size?
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    Probably. You'd add all 4 of them then divide by how many drives you have on your computer. But since the C drive is more likely the mandatory drive in your computer, you'd just follow these methods.
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    I had 750 GB on my hard drive, partitions C (150 GB) E (500 GB) and F (100 GB) appx. After I merge all three, why can I only see the C drive with 150 GB?
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    You may have to do a hard reboot to see the changes.
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    How can I check my hard disk space on Chromebooks?
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    Chromebooks don't have hard disks, so you don't need to check such a thing. However, you can find out how much space you have on the Google Drive page on Chrome.
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    How do I create more space on my computer?
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    By adding another hard drive. You can buy an external hard drive from any computer/electronics retailer.
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