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Jul 13, 2026 · Operations

Massive Windows 11 Bug Can Eat Up to 70 GB of C: What’s Happening and How to Fix It

A Windows 11 bug in the Capability Access Manager service can cause the file CapabilityAccessManager.db‑wal to balloon to dozens or even hundreds of gigabytes, filling the C: drive; Microsoft has acknowledged the issue, released KB5095093 to fix it, and users can also delete the file in safe mode as a workaround.