I should have known better than to post an AI created solution without testing it first... this of course is an example of the typical runaround one gets consistently from AI chatbots. Here is the revised “solution” for what it is worth:
Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator
Press the Windows Key on the keyboard, type cmd, and locate Command Prompt in the search results.
Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Step 2: Run the Reset and Deletion Commands
Copy and paste the following commands into the Command Prompt window one line at a time, pressing Enter after each:
DOS
:: 1. Stop the Capability Access Manager service to unlock the file
net stop camsvc
:: 2. Take ownership of the folder for the Administrators group
takeown /f “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager” /a /r /d y
:: 3. Grant the Administrators group full control permissions over the folder
icacls “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager” /grant administrators:F /t
:: 4. Force-delete the bloated .db-wal log file
del /f /q “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager\CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal”
:: 5. Restart the service to let Windows generate a fresh, normal-sized database file
net start camsvc
Once the final command runs, the database log file will be recreated at its default size (typically under 2 MB), instantly restoring the missing storage space. Proceed to install update KB5095093 via Windows Update to permanently prevent the file from growing again.
It is possible this will work for you, but I expect the OP to have further difficulties because this is obviously fitting a familiar pattern when one tries to follow AI generated instructions.
I have found the same: AI certainly knows the Win OS but it didn’t prioritize things well, having me check a dozen things before getting to what might be the real fix.
I’d hear over and over from AI such as “[my name], that tells me everything I need to know; there’s only one thing it can be, this will definitely solve it” and then provide the script for the next fix try.
Later, it was “[my name], that tells me everything I need to know; there’s only one thing it can be” again.
Rinse & repeat. Eventually, the issue was fixed but I know I did the same things over and over during those days. As the issue was a Windows problem, I was using Copilot.
Yep :-)
> 2. Take ownership of the folder for the Administrators group
takeown /f “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager” /a /r /d y
3. Grant the Administrators group full control permissions over the folder
icacls “C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\CapabilityAccessManager” /grant administrators:F /t
Yep, that's what I would have done next if I weren't somewhat allergic to permanently taking ownership and changing access of system objects to "fix" something that shouldn't have broken in the first place. I'm a Sr.DevOpsEngr and have been doing IT for two decades officially after doing it unofficially for three previous decades in which my title was "Sr. System Design Engineer", LOL.
So yeah, in the immortal words of Richard Nixon, "We could do that. But it would be wrong, that's for sure." I can afford to wait for the official fix, which in my case isn't available yet. My Win11 Pro is policy-blocked at 23H2 and the official Microsoft patch for this bug is only currently available for 24H2 and 25H2, so I get to unblock and upgrade first....