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WilliamHuang
Aug 28, 2026Iron Contributor
Windows 11 update suddenly filled up my C drive
After installing a recent Windows 11 update, I noticed that my C drive has much less free space than before. I haven't installed any large programs recently, and clearing the usual temporary files di...
SmoothGaming-4739
Aug 28, 2026Tin Contributor
Follow these steps:
1. Press Start, type Disk Cleanup, and open it.
2. Select C: and click OK
3. Click Clean up system files.
4. Select items such as:
- Temporary files
- Windows Update Cleanup
- Previous Windows installation(s) or Windows.old if shown (This is likely the main cause)
- Delivery Optimization Files
- Recycle Bin if you want to empty it
5. Click OK and then Delete Files.