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Remove Unwanted Files On Windows Using Disk Cleanup

The document provides a step-by-step guide on using the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows to remove unwanted files. Users are instructed to select the drive, review file types for deletion, and avoid deleting Windows ESD Installation Files. After selecting the files to delete, users can confirm the action to clean their PC.

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Remove Unwanted Files On Windows Using Disk Cleanup

The document provides a step-by-step guide on using the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows to remove unwanted files. Users are instructed to select the drive, review file types for deletion, and avoid deleting Windows ESD Installation Files. After selecting the files to delete, users can confirm the action to clean their PC.

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Rem ove Unw anted Files on W indow s Using Disk Cleanup

To begin cleaning yourPC,launch the Disk Cleanup tool.You can do thatby opening the "Start"m enu,

searching for"Disk Cleanup",and selecting the app in the search results.

Disk Cleanup w illprom ptyou to choose the drive to clean.H ere,since m ostofyourtem porary

(unw anted)files are stored on the W indow s installation drive,selectthatdrive.You're free to choose

anotherdrive ifyou w ant.

Then,select"OK."
W aitforthe toolto scan yourdrive and find unw anted files.This can take som e tim e depending on your

drive's size.

Once the scan is finished,you'llsee the file types thatyou can rem ove from yourPC.Click each file type

and you'llsee m ore details aboutit.

N ote thatthe toolm ay recom m end deleting "W indow s ESD Installation Files,"butyou shouldn'tdelete

them .This is because W indow s uses those files to help you resetyourPC.

H ere's w hateach file type m eans in Disk Cleanup:

 Dow nloaded Program Files:These are tem porary ActiveX and Java appletfiles thatw ere

dow nloaded to letyou view yourcontent.You can safely delete these files.

 Tem porary InternetFiles:These are the cache files forM icrosoftEdge and InternetExplorer.You

can delete these files w ithoutany issues.N ote thatthis w on'tdelete yourChrom e orFirefox

cache.

 W indow s ErrorReports and Feedback:These are various W indow s errorreports and feedback

generated on yoursystem .You can delete them .

 Delivery Optim ization Files:These files are used to upload W indow s Updates to otherPCs.Feel

free to rem ove these files.

 Recycle Bin:Choosing this option deletes the files currently sitting in Recycle Bin.

 Tem porary Files:This option deletes yourapps'various tem porary files.Itonly rem oves the files

thathaven'tbeen used recently.

 Thum bnails:These are the thum bnails ofyourvarious file types.You can delete them and

W indow s w illrecreate them w hen you open yourfolders.


W hen you've chosen the item s to delete,atthe bottom ofthe Disk Cleanup w indow ,choose "OK."

Choose "Delete Files"in the prom ptand the toolw illstartrem oving yourfiles.You'llthen be allset.

Enjoy a clean W indow s PC!

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