--- title: "LOL! Storage Bug on Microsoft Windows 11 Could Eat Up 500 GB Disk Space" url: https://daily.dev/posts/lol-storage-bug-on-microsoft-windows-11-could-eat-up-500-gb-disk-space-k0sqcqgty source_url: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17374380/windows-11-cam-bug type: article source: "It's Foss" published: 2026-07-07T13:01:44.095Z updated: 2026-07-07T13:02:14.707Z tags: ["microsoft", "windows"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # LOL! Storage Bug on Microsoft Windows 11 Could Eat Up 500 GB Disk Space **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Windows 11 bug causes the CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal file — a write-ahead log for tracking camera, microphone, and location permissions — to balloon past 500GB instead of staying a few megabytes. The file sits in a folder users cannot access, and Microsoft support initially responded by suggesting a user buy a new hard drive rather than addressing the issue. Reports of the bug date back over a year, but a fix only quietly appeared in a June 2026 preview update, with full rollout expected in the July 2026 Patch Tuesday update. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your Windows 11 SSD just lost up to 50GB to a new feature you've never heard of — and that's a good thing](https://daily.dev/posts/your-windows-11-ssd-just-lost-up-to-50gb-to-a-new-feature-you-ve-never-heard-of-and-that-s-a-good--rg5o0yson) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft’s June update fixed 208 security flaws and introduced a cascade of new bugs across all Windows versions](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-june-update-fixed-208-security-flaws-and-introduced-a-cascade-of-new-bugs-across-all-win-xki0hlkrs) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk](https://daily.dev/posts/patch-for-windows-defender-0-day-could-allow-attackers-to-fill-hard-disk-idbg5jdx1) · Ars Technica · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Windows 11 KB5101684 update released with 42 changes and fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-kb5101684-update-released-with-42-changes-and-fixes-qdqjrjdeb) · BleepingComputer · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/lol-storage-bug-on-microsoft-windows-11-could-eat-up-500-gb-disk-space-k0sqcqgty)