For more information on how to have Disk Cleanup button or cleanmgr. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Note Under the VolumeCaches registry key, the Offline Pages Files registry sub key doesn't have the stateflags values. Running Disk Cleanup at least once a month is an excellent maintenance task and frequency.
As the image shows, Disk Cleanup can delete temporary Internet files associated with Internet Explorer , downloaded program files, and offline webpages. Disk Cleanup also allows you to empty the Recycle Bin , delete temporary files, and delete thumbnails. Once Disk Cleanup opens, the initial window asks you which drive you want to clean up.
Select the appropriate drive and click OK. But, it seems that the files in it are not critical for Windows Defender. They are some temporary files and you can remove them without scruple. This folder includes ActiveX controls and Java applets that are downloaded from the Internet when you use Internet Explorer to view certain web pages.
You can delete them without influencing your computer. Actually, they will be re-downloaded when visiting a web page that needs the files. These files are the browser caches that are generated when using Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. With these files, the web browser will load the previous opened website faster in the future.
But beyond that, there will be no other influence. You can directly delete them in Disk Cleanup. Some other Windows web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will maintain the current situation.
These are the thumbnail images for videos, pictures, documents. If you delete them, Windows will re-create them when you access a folder that contains those files again. The followings are some files that appear in the old Windows versions or related to some certain types of files. Except for the Windows ESD Installation files, if you are not going to roll back a device driver, uninstall a Windows update, downgrade Windows version, or fix a system issue, it is safe to delete almost all files in Disk Cleanup.
If you mistakenly delete some files, such as the files you want to restore in Recycle Bin, you can use free data recovery software to get them back. MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a good choice. This software is a special file recovery tool that can be used to rescue files from hard drives, SD cards, memory cards, and more in different situations.
As long as the deleted files are not overwritten by new data, you can use this software to rescue them. It has a trial edition. You can first use it to see whether it can find the files that need to be restored. You can press the following button to get this freeware. Free Download. The following is a guide on how to use this software to scan your computer hard drive and find your needed files:.
You can see all drives on your computer. They aren't required for operation and are safe to delete. Delivery Optimization files are previously-downloaded files used for installing updates and are safe to delete. Recycle Bin is a folder that contains the files you've deleted. You should only select this option if you are sure you won't need to restore files from your Recycle Bin later. Temporary files are simply temporary files created by various apps on your computer.
They are not meant to be permanent, so don't worry about losing anything by deleting them. Thumbnails are cached images of pictures and videos on your computer that appear when you browse for files. Deleting them is fine and they'll just be automatically created again when necessary. A confirmation message will appear, asking if you are sure you want to permanently delete the selected files. Click Delete Files to confirm.
This erases all of the selected files. Disk Cleanup will close automatically once the selected files are deleted. Re-open Disk Cleanup if you want to delete more files. If you're an administrator on your PC and want to delete even more files, you can use Disk Cleanup again to delete system files.
Click Clean up system files. It's the button in the lower-left area of the window. This scans your drive and calculates how much space you may be able to save by deleting additional files. You may be prompted to select the drive again after clicking this button. Delete old system restore points optional.
Windows automatically creates images of your computer it can restore in the event of an emergency. If you're running low on space, you can free some up by deleting old restore points that have been replaced by newer ones. To do this: Click the More Options tab at the top. Click Delete to delete all but the most recent system restore point. Return to the Disk Cleanup tab when you're done to continue. Select files to delete. In addition to the same sorts of files you were able to select earlier, you have some more options: Windows Update Cleanup files can take up a significant amount of space and are only used to install Windows Updates.
Windows will automatically download the latest update files in the future, so you probably won't need to keep these older ones unless instructed by an admin.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus are non-critical files used by your antivirus program that can safely be deleted. Device driver packages, Language Resource Files , and Temporary Windows installation files are all meant to be temporary and can be deleted without issue.
A confirmation message will appear. Once the files are deleted, Disk Cleanup will close automatically. Method 2. Open your Windows Storage settings. Windows keeps track of the types of files consuming space on your hard drive and makes it simple to delete the ones you no longer need. The Windows Storage tool makes it easy to find personal files and apps that you no longer need. Type storage into the search bar. Click Storage settings in the search results. Find the files consuming the most space on your hard drive.
Once your storage settings load, you'll see the name of your hard drive e. Each category is a type of file, and each has its own bar indicator telling you how much space is being used by that file type. To view all categories, click Show more categories below the list.
Click a category to view its details. This shows you how much space is occupied by files in this category, and gives you options depending on the type of files you chose. For example, if you selected Temporary files , you'll see a list of all files meant to be temporary on your computer. If you choose Music , Pictures , or Desktop , you'll see how much space is consumed by the files in those specific folders.
You can click the View button inside to see the actual files.
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