That deleted this backup folder and gave me my memory back.
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I found the program "Dell Support Assist Remediation" in the Windows (Settings > Apps) and uninstalled it. How do I turn this function off? How do I delete whatever "backup" you've made?
If I could talk to anyone of value at Dell, I would accuse them of being sneaky here and ask them to come clean. Something is still saving information in there despite telling SA not to backup. The backup file mentioned above contains 20.4GB of data in 97,311 files and was last modified on 12/15. I unchecked the backup option on SA back when I got the computer. The TreeSize program can tell me the stats of this folder, but the folder doesn't show up in the Windows File Explorer and I get an access denied message when I try to open it by the file path (with administrator privileges).įYSA, I have had my computer for about three months. The problem now is that I can't access it. Now I believe I found the folder it's been creating backups into. When I called Dell, the person I spoke to gave me the same vague story that "some of my files" were being backed up into one of the hidden partitions of my SSD. When I first got my Dell, I got the same notifications about a system back up and had the same concerns you all have listed here. The problem folder: C:/ProgramData/Dell/SARemediation/SystemRepair/Backup That's when I realized that my "ProgramData" folder was 20GB larger than it appeared just looking at the folder properties. It accounted for 180GB of my missing 200GB. System Protection > Configure - in case you're curious). It had to do with Windows restore feature (Control Pannel > System.
Using a program called "TreeSize" that I found referenced in a Microsoft forum, I found the culprit folder that doesn't show up in the windows file explorer. After adding up all of the folder sizes on my hard drive (right click, properties) and noticing 200GB missing, I got to searching. I bought a Dell G7 a few months ago with a 1TB SSD and have been watching memory disappear. Perhaps I can add a little more information.