Learn how to run a disk cleanup in Windows including deleting temporary and system files to free up disk space.

Learn how to clear disk space on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 device with Storage Sense, Cleanup recommendations, and other tips. Find out how to avoid low disk space errors and update Windows smoothly.

Open Storage settings. Select the temporary files, unused files, files synced to the cloud, or unused apps you want to remove, then select the Clean up button for each section. Move files to another drive. Connect your removable media to your device.

Learn how to use Disk Cleanup and other tools to clear up space on your Windows PC. Find out how to uninstall apps, archive or delete files, reduce the size of the WinSxS folder, and more.

This article describes how to start the Disk Cleanup tool and specify the hard disk to be cleaned by using the command line.

This article describes how to start the Disk Cleanup tool and specify the hard disk to be cleaned by using the command line.

Defragment your Windows 10 PC. Windows 10. Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster. To optimize them: Select the search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. Select the disk drive you want to optimize. Select the Optimize button.

If you need help freeing up space on your PC, see Disk cleanup in Windows or Free up drive space in Windows. Disk Management in Windows helps you perform advanced storage tasks like initializing a new drive and extending or shrinking volumes.

This article provides an update to clean disk space for Windows 10 cumulative updates, and it fixes some disk space issues. Before you install this update, note the restart requirement.

Get the latest Windows update. Learn how to free up space for Windows update including deleting nonessential files, using an external hard drive, and updating your hard drive.