I distinctly remember that there was a Windows 8.1 folder that stored previous versions of nVidia drivers I had installed. It kept getting bigger and bigger, even though System Restore was turned off. I do not remember the location of that folder, but I do remember deleting those previous nVidia drivers and saving myself quite a bit of space. Could someone please, let me know which that folder was and where it would be located?
Nope, not that one. I don't even have a folder like that. I am talking about a system folder. I think it was DriverStore or something, but I checked it and nVidia folder is small. Something keeps eating away my space!!!
Even with options to show (most) hidden system files enabled, some still won't show up. Hiberfile.sys, although visible sometimes ignored, is one huge one among them. Additionally i would always check Shadow volumes and System Restore Points both don't show up anywhere but can consume a vast amount of (invisible) space . EDIT: Reminds me that in Vista times i got a laptop from a friend that asked me to check what is consuming the disk space. Interestingly it was the paranoid system itself by very regulary creating Restore Points for each Software/Driver Install and on a general schedule. Summed up to ~80 GB on that machine . On a 250 GB drive indeed a number .