medium
confirmed
Windows · AGN-KB-WIN-0005
Out of disk space or a nearly full drive
Windows and GTA V both need working room on the drive. When it runs out, symptoms look random.
What you see
- Downloads fail part-way
- The game stutters badly or crashes at random
- Windows warns about low disk space
What usually causes it
- The drive holding GTA V, FiveM or the Windows page file is nearly full
- A very large FiveM cache
- A fixed, undersized page file
Worth checking first
- Check free space on every drive involved: Windows, GTA V, FiveM data
- Check the FiveM cache size
- Check whether the page file is system-managed
Safe steps, one at a time
- Keep at least 20 GB free on the drive holding the game and the FiveM cache
- Clear only the FiveM server cache if it has grown very large
- Empty the Recycle Bin and use Windows Storage Sense or Disk Cleanup
- Leave the page file system-managed unless you have a specific reason not to
These are suggestions, not instructions. Do only what you are comfortable with, back up anything important first, and stop if a step does not match what is on your screen. Advice, risk and responsibility.
When to stop and ask staff
Never an AGN issue.
Looks like
Player computer
What staff will need
- Free space per drive
- FiveM cache size
Applies to
Independent of AGN version.
Last reviewed Fri Sep 18.
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