There is not enough space to do a backup. Is it possible to completely wipe the hard drive and start over?
I am not very tech savvy so detailed instructions would help me greatly. Thank you in advance.
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You can please create backup and saved it to other drives or NAS in case of getting target="_blank">Best Free Backup Software for Windows 10 Windows 8 1 8 Windows 7 Vista XP
Sure but you'll lose all your programs, files and documents, etc. Unless you are using W10, your best bet is to buy a new drive ($20-50) rather than wipe and reformat the existing one. You don't say how old it is but you could do that, just to have the current hard drive fail later.
1. Get the new HDD and use free software to "clone" the old hard drive to the new.
2. Or start over, install the OS - (W7 recommended) then use the File & transfer settings to move - only your documents and files, not your programs - to the new HDD. You'd need to reinstall any other programs you have on the old drive.
Here's a great link - don't be intimidated - if you print out the directions and follow them (or get a friend to help) it's not that difficult.
http://www.howtogeek.com/199068/how-to-upgrade-your-existing-hard-drive-in-under-an-hour/
Good luck!