Decrease the size of the page file - will free up disk space almost equal to the size of your RAM
The page file represents an area of your hard drive, which is used by Windows 7 in case your computer runs out of memory (RAM). If your desktop/laptop has enough RAM (4 GB or more), you can safely decrease the size of the page file. Some people even advise to disable the page file completely, but I don't recommend this, as some programs need it and may crash if it is disabled. Here's how you can decrease the size of your page file in Windows 7 and 8:
Click the Start button, right click Computer and then click Properties in the left pane click Advanced system settings.
In the window that opens click the Settings button in the Performance group box and select the Advanced tab page.
Click the Change button and select the drive where you page file currently is (by default C:)
Select Custom size and fill the initial and maximum size of your page file to be the same amount of space - 512 MB is more than enough if you have more than 4 GB.
When ready click Set and then OK.
Upon restart, your computer will use a page file with the size you have set, not one with the size of your RAM, which will free up gigabytes of space on your SSD.
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