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Stanley_Hf
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

invalid Free space due to backup

I have 2Gb of space and 1.9 Gb taken by backup so I have only 144 Mb left for storage. Whats going on there and how to get all my 2 gigs?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    Stanley_Hf wrote:

    I have 2Gb of space and 1.9 Gb taken by backup so I have only 144 Mb left for storage. Whats going on there and how to get all my 2 gigs?

    You've either backed up an external drive or enabled the backup feature for certain key folders on your computer. Check your Backups page.

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Rich
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2 years ago
Stanley_Hf wrote:

I have 2Gb of space and 1.9 Gb taken by backup so I have only 144 Mb left for storage. Whats going on there and how to get all my 2 gigs?

You've either backed up an external drive or enabled the backup feature for certain key folders on your computer. Check your Backups page.

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    Stanley_Hf
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    thanks, this helped.

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