How to free up disk space in Windows 10 and 11? Disk space and storage are two of the most important things that you need to take care of on your PC. Deleting useless files, photos and videos is one way to free up disk space. Using the right methods, you can choose what you want to delete based on your hanging on or not important data. You can remove old temporary files and the downloaded items which are not in use.
Do you need to free up some disk space on your gaming laptop? If yes, then follow these steps to see how much space a certain type of content is taking up, and find out how to delete that content if necessary?
How to Free Up Disk Space in Windows 10 and Configure Storage Sense
Storage Sense was introduced in Windows 10 to make it easier for users to free up storage by deleting junk files like old downloads, temporary files, and the contents of the Recycle Bin. Storage Sense is turned off by default in Windows 10, so let’s walk through the steps to configure it.
- Turn on the switch for Storage Sense
- Click the Configure Storage sense or run it now link
- Click the drop-down box under Run Storage Sense and
- One of the choices: Every day, Every week, Every month, or During low free disk space
- If in doubt, go with During low disk space
- Next, check the box next to Delete temporary files that my app isn’t using
- Click the drop-down box under Delete files in my recycle bin if they haven’t been opened for more than
- If you don’t want to recycle bin files to be removed, select Never. Otherwise, you can select one of the other choices, such as 1 day, 14, days, 30 days, or 60 days
- Do the same for the menu under Delete files in my downloads folder if they haven’t been opened for more than
- Click the Clean now button to free up disk space right now
Configure Storage Sense in Windows 11
- Turn on the switch for Storage Sense and click the entry to configure it
- Check the box next to Keep Windows running smoothly by automatically cleaning up temporary system and app files
- Click the drop-down box under Run Storage Sense and select one of four choices: Every day, Every week, Every month, or During low free disk space.
- Click the drop-down box under Delete files in my recycle bin if they haven’t been opened for more than
- Select Never 1 day, 14, days, 30 days, or 60 days
- Do the same for Delete files in my downloads folder if they haven’t been opened for more than
- Click the Run Storage Sense now button
