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How to free up disk space in windows 11 laptop?
Hi all, My budget Lenovo laptop has only 128 SSD and it is almost full now. There is only 6 GB free space left and the computer runs very slow now. Is there any simple way to free up disk space in W...
- Use Storage Sense
- Go to Settings → System → Storage
- Turn on Storage Sense
- Click “Temporary files”, check items like:
- Delivery Optimization Files
- Temporary Files
- Recycle Bin
- Thumbnails
- Click “Remove files”
- You can also click “Run Storage Sense now” for an instant clean-up.
- Uninstall Unused Apps
- Go to Settings → Apps → Installed Apps
- Sort by Size to see the biggest apps
- Uninstall apps you no longer use (e.g., old games, trial software)
- Delete Large Personal Files (or Move to Cloud/External Drive)
- Open File Explorer
- Go to your Downloads, Documents, Videos, and Pictures folders
- Sort files by Size or Date modified
- Delete or move files to:
- External Hard Drive / USB
- Cloud storage (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox)