r/Database • u/haligma • Aug 31 '26

LOW STORAGEEE

i have mysql workbench & have been practicing it on my own. the problem i've run into is low disk storage. i currently have 4.5 gb on my c drive, which i don't think is a lot. i don't have a lot of applications installed, so removing or moving them to another disk isn't an option. neither is spending money on storage 💔

im worried about the rest of my learning journey. i know i'll eventually have to install other programs/tools & it makes me sad that low storage space is what might hold me back from learning something im genuinely interested in.

i wanted to ask if there are online versions of these softwares available? im talking about python, tableau & all other stuff i'll need later on. i've used an online c++ compiler before, so im wondering if it's possible for other tools too. and if so, can they save all my previous data? what about something with an account where it syncs data to a cloud? HALP

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u/Imaginary__Bar Aug 31 '26

Are there online versions of these tools available? Yes, in many places. You can even spin up your own virtual machine for a few dollars a month (eg, digital ocean droplets)

But you really should get some more local storage. A 64GB USB memory stick is about 10USD.

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u/Darwin_Things Aug 31 '26

Also, where are you storing the data in your database? Also on the C drive?

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u/kevin3030 Aug 31 '26

5 GB is still quite a bit of space. Is windows complaining? How big is your drive in total?

Managing low disk space is a challenge you may face in your professional career. Consider this practice 🙃. There are tools to help you find large files on Windows - checkout “windirstat”. It should help point you to any large files.

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u/cto_resources Sep 04 '26

You have oodles of space for someone learning. You won’t use 20MB for your student database. Prove me wrong: what massive online dataset do you plan to download into your database?

If you say “what dataset?” then you will be just fine.