How to free up disk space in windows 11 laptop?

To free up disk space from Windows 11, one very good trick is to find and delete the large file in Windows 11. Or you can backup the large file to external drive and delete them from the computer.

Method 1: Using Built-in Storage Analysis

1. Open Settings (Windows key + I)
2. Go to System > Storage
3. Click on your main drive (usually C:)
4. Under "Storage usage," click Show more categories
5. Look through categories like Apps & features, Documents, Pictures, etc.
6. Click any category to see the largest files within it

Method 2: Find Large File Using Command Prompt

Open Command Prompt as Administrator

Run this command to list files >500MB:

forfiles /S /M * /C "cmd /c if @fsize GTR 524288000 echo @path @fsize"

(Change 524288000 to adjust size threshold in bytes)

Method 3: Using Detailed Search Filters

1. In File Explorer, go to the folder/drive to search
2. Click the search box > Search tab in the ribbon
3. Click Size > choose a size range (like Gigantic)
4. For more precision: Click Advanced options > enable "File contents" and Use size:>1GB to find files over 1GB

Once these big files was deleted, you will free up disk space in windows 11 dramatically.