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How to free up hard drive(SSD) space on Windows 10?

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– Using Windows 10 Disk Management.

  1. In the search box on the taskbar, type Disk Cleanup, then select it from the results.
  2. Select the check box next to the type of files you want to delete. (To view a description of each type of file, select the name.) By default, Downloaded Program Files, Temporary Internet Files, and Thumbnails are selected. Be sure to clear those check boxes if you don’t want to delete those files.
  3. To free up even more space, select Clean up system files, and then select the type of system files you want to delete. Disk Cleanup will take a few moments to calculate the amount of space that can be freed up.
  4. After you’ve selected the types of files you want to delete, select OK, and then select Delete files in the confirmation window to start the cleanup.

– Delete temporary and downloaded(historical) files.

Go to Windows 10 Settings > System and click on Storage on the left panel. Click Temporary files from the list that shows you how your storage is being used on the C: drive and check the boxes for the type of temp files you want to jettison before clicking the Remove files button to delete them.

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