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Windows computer Storage full Issues
I am currently experiencing issues with my Windows computer's storage being completely full, which is causing significant performance slowdowns and preventing me from saving new files or installing updates. Despite attempting to free up space by deleting unnecessary files and uninstalling unused applications, I am still struggling to manage the storage effectively, and I would appreciate any advice or solutions that could help me resolve this problem and optimize my system’s storage capacity.
You can Run Disk Cleanup, Microsoft Windows has an integrated tool that deletes temporary files and other unimportant data. To delete temporary files using Disk Cleanup in Windows:
- Click Start.
- Search for Disk Cleanup, and click to open the application.
- If the computer has multiple drives or partitions, use the Drives drop-down menu, and select the drive (C:).
- Click OK.
- Click the Cleanup system files.
- If the computer has multiple drives or partitions, use the "Drives" drop-down menu, and select the drive (C:).
- Click OK.
- Check all the content that you want to delete to free up space, including:
Note: The list of items may vary in your installation.- Windows Defender anti-virus
- Windows upgrade log files
- Temporary Internet files
- System-created Windows Error Reporting files
- DirectX Shader Cache
- Delivery Optimization files
- Device driver packages
- Language Resource files
- Previous Windows installations
- Recycle Bin
- Temporary files
- Temporary Windows installation files
- Thumbnails
- Click OK.
- Click Delete Files.
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You can Run Disk Cleanup, Microsoft Windows has an integrated tool that deletes temporary files and other unimportant data. To delete temporary files using Disk Cleanup in Windows:
- Click Start.
- Search for Disk Cleanup, and click to open the application.
- If the computer has multiple drives or partitions, use the Drives drop-down menu, and select the drive (C:).
- Click OK.
- Click the Cleanup system files.
- If the computer has multiple drives or partitions, use the "Drives" drop-down menu, and select the drive (C:).
- Click OK.
- Check all the content that you want to delete to free up space, including:
Note: The list of items may vary in your installation.- Windows Defender anti-virus
- Windows upgrade log files
- Temporary Internet files
- System-created Windows Error Reporting files
- DirectX Shader Cache
- Delivery Optimization files
- Device driver packages
- Language Resource files
- Previous Windows installations
- Recycle Bin
- Temporary files
- Temporary Windows installation files
- Thumbnails
- Click OK.
- Click Delete Files.