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C: drive running out of space
About my desktop computer , Windows 24H2, is showing C drive has 5 GB free of 103 GB . E drive 918 free of 930 I have selected in storage to have new downloads etc. sent to E drive but hardly anyth...
Run Disk Cleanup. This is Windows' classic tool for removing junk.
- Press Win + R, type cleanmgr, and press Enter.
- Select your C: drive and click OK.
- Select all the boxes you're comfortable with (especially Downloaded Program Files, Temporary Internet Files, and Recycle Bin).
For even more space, click Clean up system files. You will need to select the C: drive again. This adds options to delete Windows Update Cleanup and Previous Windows installation(s), which can be several gigabytes or even tens of gigabytes.