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So I was told that I can use the storage on an external hard drive to update Windows 10, which would make sense. I even saw on other Windows Community Forums that it is possible, however there aren't any tutorials or anything online that I could find. I've tried but the update page tells me I need more space, I really hope I didn't waste money on an external hard drive, it would have taken 3 weeks for an internal. So if it is possible to use the space on the hard drive to update Windows please guide me through.
Thank you.
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Hi Adam,
There will be an option to use an external drive to temporarily extend the storage space of your computer while the update is being installed if your device doesn't have enough space for the update. We recommend that you check this article as a guide on how to use an external storage device to install updates for your Windows 10.
Let us know whenever you need further assistance.
Thanks for your reply, but for the sake of saving money since I had just retired, I bought A HP stream notebook. This thing only has 30 gb of memory and 28 is taken up by installed programs necessary to run the software.
Even when I took half the programs off it only left me with about 5 gb and then with the updated it would be useless. I should have known better and stuck with Dell.
Now I have to get another laptop and give this piece of junk to a kid do they can play games on it. Lesson learned, it usually pays to spend a few extra dollars then to have the hassle of going with a piece of junk.
Dell sold us a 30gig laptop too. It's not just HP. MS should have required manufacturers to provide OS drives that have enough storage to update. This is a scam with them trying to compete with the Chromebooks on price and then the OS can't be updated.
I get the "checkmark" to use the external storage, then it tells me to "go to Part A" but I don't have enough to use Part A. It won't refresh AND I NEVER get the "Continue" button!!!!! I have 29 GB on the external storage ... do I really need more than that to install a update? Heatherpm
...the option ain't working
I have a external cd player that I want to use to install a program on my laptop. I run the CD and the laptop does nothing and the screen does not change for the program.
