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Storage saver, then sweep Yadullah Abidi switches backup quality from original to storage saver, which resizes photos above 16MP down to 16MP and videos above 1080p down to 1080p, then works through the unsupported videos page, because those files still count against the quota even when Google Photos cannot process or play them, and finally clears the screenshots, blurry shots, and oversized videos the storage manager flags; he is clear about two limits, that the quality change applies only to future uploads and that emptying the trash is the last step, since Google Photos keeps deleted items for up to 50 days.

Power Options, one box Abhinav Raj found a 12.5 gigabyte hiberfil.sys file sitting on his C: drive and traced it to Fast Startup, on by default since 2012, which hibernates the kernel and drivers instead of shutting the machine down, so updates, driver and firmware changes, and peripherals that need a real shutdown quietly misbehave; he clears it through Control Panel, Choose what power buttons do, Change settings, and the Turn on fast startup box, while granting that laptop owners get the most out of the feature and that the speed it buys is negligible on a modern SSD.