Disk cleanup in Windows

Created by Shahil Ahmed, Modified on Fri, 14 Oct, 2022 at 9:29 AM by Shahil Ahmed

To delete temporary files:

  1. In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results.

  2. Select the drive you want to clean up, and then select OK.

  3. Under Files to delete, select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.

  4. Select OK.

If you need to free up more space, you can also delete system files:

  1. In Disk Cleanup, select Clean up system files.

  2. Select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.

  3. Select OK.


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