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I just noticed today that I have a user profile of 5.4 GB. Is it normal to have such a huge profile?
This is Windows 10, profile under System\Properties\Advanced.
yky
Posted 2019-09-15T07:15:34.397
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Windows 10 user profile 5.4 GB normal?
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Can it be normal? Definitely! It all depends on what you as a user put in there. If you keep your movie collection in your profile, 2TB could be considered normal. Is it normal for a brand new, still unused profile? Probably not.
It's good to know what windows keeps in your profile. It's basically everything that's personal to you as a user such as:
- Your personal settings
- Your document libraries such as documents, videos, pictures, etc.
- Whatever data or cache your installed software decides to put there.
- Applications and apps that are installed in your user profile instead of the Program Files folder such as some versions of Chrome.
BloodPhilia
Posted 2019-09-15T07:15:34.397
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1Why do some people wear red shoes? Whats normal for some, is not for others. – Keltari – 2019-09-15T07:49:12.747
@Keltari: Your comment only makes sense if you assume that OP already knows that the profile stores all of their personal files, and not just internal Windows data. – user1686 – 2019-09-15T08:08:31.493
Yes, it's normal... also not sure why moderators have marked this as opinion-based, considering it's a fact the
%UserProfile%directory will reach well over 10GB, let alone 5GB. Any that believe this question is opinion based, please execute the following powershell command:cd ~ ; $totalsize=[long]0;gci -File -r -fo -ea Silent|%{$totalsize+=$_.Length};$totalsize– JW0914 – 2019-09-15T13:39:59.047Asking if anything is normal is unanswerable. – Moab – 2019-09-15T13:47:24.610