Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 storage is full or nearly full

The checks in more detail

Start in Windows Settings, System, Storage, which breaks down what uses the space. Look first at Apps and features and sort by size, then at the game libraries: Steam, Epic, Xbox and others each have a storage manager that lists installed games with their sizes, and a game you have finished can be uninstalled and reinstalled later. Steam lets you move a game to another drive. Look at the Temporary files category and clear the Windows Update cleanup and downloads.

The shader cache of the graphics driver can grow large, and clearing it in the NVIDIA control settings frees space, though games rebuild it. Then the big hidden items. Gameplay recordings made by Xbox Game Bar, GeForce Experience or other tools are large; review the Captures folder and move keepers to an external drive. Windows.old, left by a feature update, can take many gigabytes and can be removed through Temporary files. Hibernation keeps a file as large as the memory;

with 32 gigabytes or more, turning hibernation off frees that space if you do not use it. Use WinDirStat or the Settings view to find the largest folders. If the Legion has a free second M.2 slot, adding a drive is the best solution, and Lenovo's support site shows the supported drives; a technician can fit one. Keep at least 15 percent of the main drive free for speed. Back up before deleting. Quote the machine type and serial number if you contact Lenovo.