Method 2. Free Up C Drive Disk Space - 4 Tricks
- Press Windows + R to bring up Windows File Explorer.
- Click "This PC", right-click on C: drive and select "Properties".
- In Disk Cleanup, select the files you want to delete and click "OK". If Windows installation files (Windows. old folder) show up, check and delete them.
- Can't find what's taking up space on C drive?
- How do I fix low disk space on my C drive?
- How do I free up space on my local disk C?
- Why is my C drive full automatically?
Can't find what's taking up space on C drive?
Find out what files are taking up space on Windows 10
- Open Settings on Windows 10.
- Click on System.
- Click on Storage.
- Under the “(C:)” section, you will be able to see what's taking up space on the main hard drive. ...
- Click the Show more categories option to view the storage usage from other file types.
How do I fix low disk space on my C drive?
Low disk space on c: drive
- Delete everything in C:\Temp (if you have one)
- Delete everything in C:\Windows\Temp.
- Delete any user profiles no longer in use (Right click on My computer, click on properties, click on advanced, click on User Profile Settings. ...
- Go to C:\documents and settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp and delete all files in there.
How do I free up space on my local disk C?
Here's how to free up hard drive space on your desktop or laptop, even if you've never done it before.
- Uninstall unnecessary apps and programs. ...
- Clean your desktop. ...
- Get rid of monster files. ...
- Use the Disk Cleanup Tool. ...
- Discard temporary files. ...
- Deal with downloads. ...
- Save to the cloud.
Why is my C drive full automatically?
As I have mentioned before, system restore points are one of the reasons that cause C drive to get full automatically. Thus, you can disable the Windows System Protection to solve the problem. ... You can click "Delete > Continue" to delete all system restore points and free up disk space.