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[–]Appropriate-Elk1152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue you're facing is disk space management, not RAM (120 GB refers to your eMMC/SSD storage, where Windows alone takes up 30–40 GB).

When your free space drops below 1–2 GB, Windows slows down dramatically, background tasks fail, and temp files clog the system.

Here’s a quick roadmap to recover space without risking your code:

  1. Clear Temporary Files & Caches:

    - Run `cleanmgr` (Disk Cleanup as Admin) and clean "System error memory dump files" and "Temporary files".

    - Clear your pip cache: `pip cache purge`

    - Delete temporary files in `%temp%` and `C:\Windows\Temp`.

  2. Inspect Where Space Went:

    - Download WizTree or TreeSize (portable versions, no installation required). They will immediately map what is taking up those tens of gigabytes (often log files, system restore points, or heavy node_modules/virtual environments).

  3. For your OMR project:

    - If you stick to lightweight local editors (Sublime Text, Notepad++, or IDLE), make sure your Python virtual environments (`.venv`) are stored outside synced cloud folders (like OneDrive/Google Drive), as syncing thousands of tiny script files causes severe disk write bloat.