Markaad isticmaasho Windows 10, kaydinta gudaha ee kombuyuutarkaaga ayaa si tartiib tartiib ah u buuxsamaya wakhti ka dib. Taasi dhibaato weyn kuma aha HDD-yada^(HDDs) awoodda sare leh iyo SSD^(SSDs) -yada . Laakin waxa aad ku dhex mari doontaa dabaylo la xidhiidha meel bannaan oo ku socda wadeyaasha aan bixinayn qolal neefsasho badan oo lagu bilaabo.

Waxaad ku tiirsanaan kartaa dhowr hab oo aad ku xorayn karto booska diskka gudaha Windows 10 . Qaar ka mid ah waxay kaa caawinayaan inaad xorayso tobanaan (haddii aysan ahayn boqollaal) gigabytes, halka kuwa kalena ay kuu soo galaan dhowr megabyte oo dheeraad ah.

1. Bilaha dib u warshadaynta

Marka aad tirtirto faylasha kombiyuutarkaaga, Windows 10 si toos ah ugama saarayso. Taa beddelkeeda, waxay ku riddaa qashinka dib loo warshadeeyo^{(Recycle Bin)} . Taasi waxay kuu ogolaanaysaa inaad soo celiso faylasha la tirtiray haddii aad mar dambe bedesho maskaxdaada^{(restore deleted files if you change your mind)} . Laakiin waxaad ku dhammaynaysaa inaad ka ganacsato booska diskka si ay kuugu habboonaato.

Haddii aadan qorsheyneynin inaad dib u soo celiso faylal kasta oo la tirtiray, waxaad dooran kartaa inaad faaruqiso qashinka dib u warshadaynta^{(Recycle Bin)} . Si taas loo sameeyo, midig-guji astaanta dib-u- warshadaynta^{(Recycle Bin)} ee miiska oo dooro dib u warshadaynta madhan^{(Empty Recycle Bin)} . Haddii kale, waxaad furi kartaa dib u warshadaynta^{(Recycle Bin)} oo aad ka saari kartaa faylasha ku jira gudaha.

Waxa kale oo suurtogal ah in faylka si joogto ah loo tirtiro adoon u dirin Recycle Bin adigoo riixaya Shift + Delete ka dib markaad doorato.

2. Nadiifi galka la soo dejiyo

Galka la soo dejiyo^(Downloads) ee ku yaal kaaga Windows 10 PC waa meel loogu talagalay faylalka junk iyo rakibayaasha barnaamijka oo aad dhif u tahay inaad dib u isticmaasho. 

Fur File Explorer oo dooro PC-kan^{(This PC)} > Soodejinnada^{(Downloads )} dhinaca bar-side. Kadib, tirtir wixii faylal ah oo aadan rabin. Waxa kale oo aad u bedeli kartaa galka si aad u aragto liiska^{(List )} oo aad u shaandhayso faylasha cabbir^{(Size )} ahaan si aad u heshid ugana saarto shayada inta badan isticmaala booska.

3. Tirtir Apps-ka aan la rabin

Ka takhalusidda barnaamijyada iyo barnaamijyada aan loo baahnayn kombuyuutarkaaga waa hab kale oo degdeg ah oo lagu dhimo qaddarka kaydinta la isticmaalo ee Windows 10 kombiyuutarkaaga.

Si taas loo sameeyo, fur menu-ka Start oo aad Settings > Apps > Apps & Features . Kadibna, dhex gal liiska, dooro apps aadan isticmaalin, oo dooro Uninstall si aad u tirtirto.

4. U isticmaal faylalka Dalbashada ee OneDrive

OneDrive wuxuu ku yimaadaa la dhisay Windows 10 wuxuuna kuu ogolaanayaa inaad si fudud ugu kaydiso dukumentiyada iyo sawirada^{(back up documents and photos)} daruuraha. Waxa kale oo ay taageertaa shaqaynta Baahida^(On-Demand) Faylasha , taas oo kuu ogolaanaysa inaad soo dejiso faylasha la taageeray kaydinta maxaliga ah oo keliya marka loo baahdo.

Si aad awood ugu yeelatid Files On-Demand in OneDrive^{(enable Files On-Demand in OneDrive)} , dooro summada OneDrive^{(OneDrive )} ee ku taal barta shaqada oo dooro Help & Settings > Settings . Sanduuqa wada hadalka Microsoft OneDrive ee markaa soo muuqda, u beddel Settings tab. Raac taas adiga oo calaamadeynaya sanduuqa ku xiga Keydi booska oo soo deji faylasha markaad isticmaalayso^{(Save space and download files as you use them)} .

Iyadoo Files On-Demand firfircoon yahay, waxaad si toos ah u dejin kartaa faylalka iyo faylalka la taageeray mar kasta oo aad rabto adiga oo gujinaya midigta oo dooranaya meel bannaan^{(Free up space)} . Waxaad sii wadi doontaa inaad aragto astaanta meel hayaha alaabta. Isku dayga in la galo faylka la raray waxay ku dhiirigelinaysaa OneDrive inuu soo dejiyo gudaha.

5. Isticmaal sanduuqa kaydinta ee goobaha

Windows 10's Settings abka waxa uu la socdaa kaydinta kaydinta^(Storage) si uu kaaga caawiyo garashada noocyada xogta ee isticmaala inta ugu badan ee kaydinta kombayutarkaga. 

Waxaad ku heli kartaa adigoo aadaya Start > Settings > System > Kaydinta^(Storage) . Waxaad markaas arki doontaa liiska qaybaha sida Apps & Features , Files ku meel gaadh ah^{(Temporary Files)} , Sawirro^(Pictures) , Music , iwm, kuwaas oo dhamaantood aad quusin karto oo aad ka saari karto barnaamijyada iyo faylasha meel bannaan.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxa ugu muhiimsan ee badan waa faylal ku meel gaar ah^{(Temporary Files)} . Dooro, oo isla markiiba waxaad la kulmi doontaa liiska meelaha haya faylalka ku meel gaadhka ah, sida folder Downloads , Recycle Bin , iyo Windows Update cache. Marka xigta^(Next) , qaado waxaad rabto inaad tirtirto oo dooro tirtir faylasha^{(Remove files)} .

6. Orod ama dhaqaaji dareenka kaydinta

Qalabka kaydinta^(Storage) ee kore waxa kale oo ay la socotaa sifo lagu magacaabo Sense Kaydinta^{(Storage Sense)} . Daar geli, oo waxaad bixisa Windows 10 rukhsad si aad si toos ah ugu tirtirto faylasha ku meel gaadhka ah ee kombiyuutarkaaga. 

Tag Start > Settings > System > Kaydinta^{(Storage )} > Habee Dareenka Kaydinta ama socodsii hadda^{(Configure Storage Sense or run it now)} si aad u gasho dejimahaaga Sense Kaydinta.

Dabadeed, shid furaha ka hooseeya Sense Kaydinta^{(Storage Sense)} si aad u dhaqaajiso astaanta. Raac taas adoo hagaajinaya jaangooyooyinka si aad u go'aamiso sida aad rabto in Kaydinta Sense ugu shaqeyso kombuyutarkaaga. Tusaale ahaan, waxaad cayimi kartaa marka ay shaqaynayso (inta uu ku yar yahay booska diskooga, tusaale ahaan), inta jeer ee ay tahay inay tirtirto waxa ku jira galka Dib^{(Recycle Bin)} -u-warshadaynta iyo Soo^(Downloads) -dejinta , iyo wixii la mid ah.

Waxa kale oo aad dooran kartaa in aad gacanta ku socodsiiso Sense Kaydinta^{(Storage Sense)} markasta oo aad rabto. Kaliya^(Just) u gudub dhinaca hoose ee shaashadda oo dooro Nadiifi hadda^{(Clean now)} .

7. Isticmaal Nadiifinta Disk-ga

Haddii aad door bidayso muuqaal kooban oo ka badan shaashadda Kaydinta^(Storage) ee ku jirta abka Settings , waxaad beddelkeeda dooran kartaa ^(Settings)utility Cleanup-ka dhaxalka ah^{(legacy Disk Cleanup utility)} . Waxay bixisaa shaqeyn la mid ah waxayna kuu ogolaaneysaa inaad si dhakhso ah u tirtirto culeysyada faylasha ku meel gaarka ah. Waxaad ku soo qaadan kartaa adiga oo ka raadinaya Nadiifinta Disk^{(Disk Cleanup)} -ga ee menu-ka Start.

Raac^(Follow) adiga oo calaamadeynaya sanduuqyada ku xiga noocyada xogta aad rabto in aad tirtirto-tusaale, Nadiifinta Cusboonaysiinta Windows^{(Windows Update Cleanup)} , Faylasha Internetka ee ku meel gaadhka^{(Temporary Internet Files)} ah , faylalka xusuusta qaladaadka nidaamka^{(System error memory dump files)} , iwm. Kadib, dooro OK . 

Waxa kale oo aad dooran kartaa Nadiifinta nidaamka faylasha^{(Clean up system files)} doorashada si aad u aragto noocyo faylal ku meel gaar ah oo dheeraad ah.

8. Tirtir faylal badan oo ku meel gaar ah

Windows 10 waxa kale oo ku jira xaddi badan oo galal kale oo ku meel gaar ah oo aad si badbaado leh u tirtiri karto. Si aad u hesho socod dhammaystiran oo tallaabo-tallaabo ah, waxaan kugula talineynaa inaad hubiso hagahan ku saabsan ka saarida faylasha ku meel gaarka ah Windows 10^{(removing temporary files in Windows 10)} . Laakiin halkan waa habsocodka oo kooban.

Ku bilow adigoo riixaya Windows + R si aad u furto sanduuqa Run. Markaas, ku qor %temp% oo dooro OK . 

Raac^(Follow) adigoo tirtiraya dhammaan faylasha iyo faylalka ku jira tusaha soo muuqda. Marka xigta, ku qor heerkulka^{(temp )} gudaha sanduuqa Run kale, dooro OK , oo ka saar dhammaan faylasha ku jira buuggaas sidoo kale. Ugu dambeyntii, ku duub adigoo dib u bilaabaya kombiyuutarkaaga.

9. Nadiifi Cache Browser

Markaad dhex wareegayso intarneedka, biraawsarkaaga wuxuu ku dhamaanayaa kaydinta xogta si uu u sameeyo boggaga internetka ee soo socda si dhakhso ah. Laakin haddii aad kaydsan tahay, waxa aad si degdeg ah u xorayn kartaa ku dhawaad ​​500 megabyte ilaa hal gigabyte oo kayd ah adiga oo nadiifinaya kaydiyaha browserka^{(clearing the browser cache)} .

Google Chrome

Fur menu-ka Chrome oo dooro Settings > Privacy and security > Clear data browsing^{(Clear browsing data)} . 

On the Clear browsing data dialog oo markaas soo muuqanaya, u dhig waqtiga kala duwan^{(Time range )} ee waqtiga oo dhan^{(All time)} oo calaamadee sanduuqa ku xiga sawirada iyo faylasha^{(Cached images and files)} la kaydiyay . Ugu dambeyntii, dooro Clear xogta^{(Clear data)} .

Mozilla Firefox

Furo liiska Firefox oo aad Ikhtiyaarada^(Options) > Qarsoodi iyo Amaanka^{(Privacy and security)} > Nadiifi Xogta^{(Clear Data)} (hoosta qaybta Kukiyada iyo Xogta Goobta^{(Cookies and Site Data)} ). Kadib, calaamee sanduuqa ku xiga Nuxurka Shabakadda Cached^{(Cached Web Content)} oo dooro Clear .

Microsoft Edge

Fur menu Edge oo dooro ^{(Edge )}Settings . Ka dib, u gudub sirta, raadinta, iyo adeegyada^{(Privacy, search, and services )} tab ee dhinaca bar ka oo dooro Dooro waxa la nadiifiyo^{(Choose what to clear )} hoosta Nadiifi xogta browsing^{(Clear browsing data)} . 

Marka xigta, u dhig inta u dhaxaysa waqtiga oo ^{(Time range )}dhan^{(All time)} , calaamadee sanduuqa ku xiga sawirada iyo faylasha^{(Cached images and files)} la kaydiyay , oo dooro Clear data .

10. Ka raadi faylal waaweyn WinDirStat

WinDirStat waa barnaamij il furan oo bilaash ah kaas oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad ku dhex heshid faylal waaweyn iyo faylal kombuyutarkaaga qaab muuqaal ah. Ka dib markii la rakibo oo furo barnaamijka, qaado drive kaydinta ama qayb aad rabto in aad iskaan. Markaa waa inaad aragto liiska hagayaasha kaydinta ugu badan, oo ay ku jirto qaabka boqolkiiba marka loo eego cabbirka darawalnimada.

Marka WinDirStat ay^(WinDirStat) dhammayso iskaanka dawada, waa inaad sidoo kale aragto baloogyo badan oo midab leh oo tilmaamaya faylalka (qaab ahaan) wadista la doortay. Baaxadda weynaanta, waa in badan oo ay cunaan. Waxaad xaq u guji kartaa shayga oo dooro Explorer Halkan^{(Explorer Here)} si aad u aragto (oo u tirtirto) File Explorer .

11. Tirtir File Hibernation

Habka Hibernate^(Hibernate) ee Windows 10 wuxuu kuu ogolaanayaa inaad soo celiso faylasha iyo barnaamijyada xitaa ka dib markaad damiso kombiyuutarkaaga. Laakiin faylka fududeeya shaqeynta adoo badbaadinaya xaaladda barnaamijyada iyo nidaamka hawlgalka waxay kor u qaadi kartaa meelo badan oo disk ah. Markaa haddii aadan ku fikirin inaad ka boodo isticmaalka Hibernate , waxaad dooran kartaa inaad joojiso oo aad soo ceshato kaydinta.

Si taas loo sameeyo, midig-guji badhanka Start oo dooro Windows PowerShell (Admin) . Kadib, ku socodsii amarka hoose:

powercfg -h off

Raac taas adigoo furaya File Explorer . Kadib, dooro Faylka^{(File )} > Beddel galka iyo xulashooyinka raadinta^{(Change folder and search options)} . 

On sanduuqa wada hadalka Options Folder ka dibna soo baxay, u beddel ^{(Folder Options)}View tab oo dooro Show qarsoon files, folder, iyo drives^{(Show hidden files, folder, and drives)} . Ugu dambeyntii, furo Windows 10 rakibaadda wadista- Local Disk (C:) -oo tirtir faylka lagu calaamadiyay hiberfil.sys . 

Si aad u hesho tilmaamo tallaabo-tallaabo ah oo dhammaystiran, eeg hagahan si aad u curyaamiso Hibernation in Windows 10^{(disabling Hibernation in Windows 10)} .

12. Tirtir Xisaabaadka Isticmaalaha Hore

Haddii kombuyuutarku leeyahay dhowr akoonnada isticmaale ee Windows 10^{(multiple Windows 10 user accounts)} , waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad tirtirto mid kasta oo aan ujeeddo dambe u shaqayn. Kaliya^(Just) ogow inaad si joogto ah u waayi doonto dhammaan xogta la xiriirta akoonnada aad ka saarto.

Ku bilow inaad furto menu-ka Start on your computer. Kadib, tag Settings > Accounts > Qoyska & isticmaalayaasha kale^{(Family & other users)} , ka dooro akoon qaybta isticmaalayaasha kale^{(Other users )} , oo dooro Ka saar^(Remove) .

13. Dami System Soo celinta

System Restore waa shaqo kayd ah oo anfacaya oo kaa caawinaysa inaad ku soo celiso kombayutarka xaaladii hore haddii ay wax qaldamaan. Laakiin sidoo kale waxay isticmaashaa qaybo badan oo kaydin ah. Markaa haddii aad wali ku sii yaraanayso kaydinta, waxaad dooran kartaa inaad tirtirto dhammaan marka laga reebo barta Soo celinta Nidaamka ee^{(System Restore)} u dambeeya . 

Si taas loo sameeyo, fur utility Disk Cleanup , dooro Nadiifinta faylalka nidaamka^{(Clean up system files)} , u beddel tabka More Options , oo dooro Nadiifin^{(Clean up)} > Delete .

Haddii aadan ku fikirin inaad gebi ahaanba joojiso System Restore^{(disabling System Restore)} , fur sanduuqa Run , ku qor sysdm.cpl , oo dooro OK . On sanduuqa wada hadalka guryaha ^(Properties)System , dooro ^(System) Configure under Protection Settings oo dooro badhanka raadiyaha ee ku xiga Disable nidaamka ilaalinta^{(Disable system protection)} .

14. Yaree xajmiga Windows 10

Waxaad hoos u dhigi kartaa xajmiga Windows 10 laftiisa si aad u xorayso booska diskka adiga oo dhaqaajinaya muuqaal la yiraahdo CompactOS . Waxoogaa ayuu cadaadiyaa nidaamka qalliinka oo aad buu u qalmaa in lagu dhaqaajiyo kombuyuutarrada oo ay ka hadhsan yihiin meel aad u yar oo wax lagu kaydiyo.

Ku bilow adigoo midig-gujinaya badhanka Start . Kadib, dooro Windows PowerShell (Admin) oo socodsii amarka soo socda:

Compact.exe /CompactOS:query

Haddii aad aragto in CompactOS aanu horeba ugu shaqayn nidaamkaaga, socodsii amarka soo socda si aad u dhaqaajiso:

Compact.exe /CompactOS:always

15. Dami kaydinta kaydsan

Windows 10 waxay isticmaashaa sifo lagu magacaabo Kaydinta Kaydinta^{(Reserved Storage)} si loo hubiyo inay haysato meel ku filan oo lagu soo dejiyo laguna rakibo cusboonaysiinta nidaamka hawlgalka. Laakiin taasi waxay sidoo kale tarjumaysaa gigabytes badan ee kaydinta luntay. Markaa, waxa aad dooran kartaa in aad damiso Kaydinta Kaydsan^{(disable Reserved Storage)} adiga oo la hagaajinayo nidaamka diiwangelinta haddii aad rabto.

Ku bilow adigoo riixaya Windows + R si aad u furto sanduuqa Run. Markaas, ku qor regedit^{(regedit )} oo dooro OK . Daaqadda Registry Editor^{(Registry Editor)} ee soo baxaysa ka dib, ku qor dariiqa soo socda ciwaanka ciwaanka oo tabo Gelida^(Enter) :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ReserveManager

Raac taas adiga oo laba jeer gujinaya furaha ShippedWithReserves . Kadib, dooro Xogta Qiimaha^{(Value Data )} ilaa 0 , dooro OK , oo ka bax Diiwaangelinta Tifaftiraha^{(Registry Editor)} . Waa in aad dib u bilowdo kombayutarkaga si isbedeladu u hirgalaan.

Meelo badan ayaa la xoreeyay

Tilmaamaha kor ku xusan waa inay xaqiiqdii kaa caawiyeen inaad ka xorayso booska diskka gudaha Windows 10 . Qaadashada wakhti aad ku dejiso Sense Kaydinta^{(Storage Sense)} oo keliya ayaa ah hab fiican oo aad naftaada uga joojin karto inaad si joogto ah u gasho fadhiyada nadiifinta gacanta. Laakiin mar kasta oo aad rabto kaydin badan, ka shaqaynta dariiqaaga liiska mar labaad waxay kaa caawin kartaa inaad dib u soo ceshato xaddi badan oo boos ah oo la isticmaalay kombuyutarkaaga.

15 Ways to Free Up Disk Space in Windows 10

When you use Windows 10, the internal storage on yоur PC fills up gradually оver time. That’s not a major problem on high capacitу HDDs and SSDs. But you’ll run into spaсe-related snags on driνеs that don’t offer much breathing room to start with.

You can rely on several methods to free up disk space in Windows 10. Some of them help you free up tens (if not hundreds) of gigabytes, while others net you only a few extra megabytes.

1. Free Up Recycle Bin

When you delete files on your computer, Windows 10 does not remove them outright. Instead, it stashes them away in the Recycle Bin. That allows you to restore deleted files if you change your mind later. But you end up trading disk space for convenience.

If you don’t plan on restoring any deleted files, you can choose to empty the Recycle Bin. To do that, right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop and select Empty Recycle Bin. Alternatively, you can open the Recycle Bin and remove select files inside it.

It’s also possible to delete a file permanently without sending it to the Recycle Bin by pressing Shift + Delete after selecting it.

2. Clear the Downloads Folder

The Downloads folder on your Windows 10 PC is a hotspot for junk files and program installers that you’ll rarely ever re-use. 

Open File Explorer and select This PC > Downloads on the sidebar. Then, delete any files that you don’t want. You can also switch the folder to List view and filter files by Size to locate and remove items that use up space the most.

3. Delete Unwanted Apps

Getting rid of unwanted apps and programs from your computer is another quick way to cut down the amount of used storage on your Windows 10 computer.

To do that, open the Start menu and go to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features. Then, scroll through the list, pick the apps you don’t use anymore, and select Uninstall to delete them.

4. Use Files On-Demand in OneDrive

OneDrive comes built into Windows 10 and allows you to back up documents and photos to the cloud easily. It also supports Files On-Demand functionality, allowing you to download backed-up files to local storage only when needed.

To enable Files On-Demand in OneDrive, select the OneDrive icon on the taskbar and choose Help & Settings > Settings. On the Microsoft OneDrive dialog box that then shows up, switch to the Settings tab. Follow that by checking the box next to Save space and download files as you use them.

With Files On-Demand active, you can directly offload backed-up files and folders whenever you want by right-clicking and selecting Free up space. You’ll continue to see placeholder icons of the items. Attempting to access an offloaded file shall prompt OneDrive to download it locally.

5. Use Storage Pane in Settings

Windows 10’s Settings app comes with a Storage pane to help you identify data types that use up the most amount of storage on your PC. 

You can access it by going to Start > Settings > System > Storage. You’ll then see a list of categories such as Apps & Features, Temporary Files, Pictures, Music, etc., all of which you can dive into and remove space-consuming programs and files.

However, the most important of the lot is Temporary Files. Select it, and you’ll immediately come across a list of areas that hold temporary files, such as the Downloads folder, Recycle Bin, and Windows Update cache. Next, pick what you want to delete and select Remove files.

6. Run or Activate Storage Sense

The Storage pane above also comes with a feature called Storage Sense. Activate it, and you provide Windows 10 permissions to delete temporary files on your computer automatically. 

Go to Start > Settings > System > Storage > Configure Storage Sense or run it now to access your Storage Sense settings.

Then, turn on the switch under Storage Sense to activate the feature. Follow that by tweaking the settings to determine how you want Storage Sense to run on your computer. For example, you can specify when it should run (while low on disk space, for example), how often it should delete the contents inside your Recycle Bin and Downloads folder, and so on.

You can also choose to run Storage Sense manually whenever you want. Just scroll to the bottom of the screen and select Clean now.

7. Use Disk Cleanup

If you prefer a more compact view than the Storage screen in the Settings app, you can opt for the legacy Disk Cleanup utility instead. It offers similar functionality and allows you to delete loads of temporary files quickly. You can bring it up by searching for Disk Cleanup on the Start menu.

Follow by checking the boxes next to the data types you want to delete—e.g., Windows Update Cleanup, Temporary Internet Files, System error memory dump files, etc. Then, select OK. 

You can also select the Clean up system files option to view additional temporary file types.

8. Delete More Temporary Files

Windows 10 also contains large amounts of other temporary files that you can safely delete. For a complete step-by-step walkthrough, we recommend checking out this guide about removing temporary files in Windows 10. But here’s the process in brief.

Start by pressing Windows + R to open the Run box. Then, type %temp% and select OK. 

Follow by deleting all files and folders within the directory that shows up. Next, type temp into another Run box, select OK, and remove all files inside that directory as well. Finally, wrap up by restarting your computer.

9. Clear Browser Cache

When you surf the internet, your browser ends up caching data to make subsequent website visits faster. But if you’re crunched for storage, you can quickly free up roughly 500 megabytes to one gigabyte of storage by clearing the browser cache.

Google Chrome

Open the Chrome menu and select Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data. 

On the Clear browsing data dialog that then shows up, set Time range to All time and check the box next to Cached images and files. Finally, select Clear data.

Mozilla Firefox

Open the Firefox menu and go to Options > Privacy and security > Clear Data (under the Cookies and Site Data section). Then, check the box next to Cached Web Content and select Clear.

Microsoft Edge

Open the Edge menu and select Settings. Then, switch to the Privacy, search, and services tab on the sidebar and select Choose what to clear under Clear browsing data. 

Next, set the Time range to All time, check the box next to Cached images and files, and select Clear data.

10. Find Large Files With WinDirStat

WinDirStat is a free and open-source app that allows you to locate large files and folders on your computer in visual format. After installing and opening the program, pick the storage drive or partition you want to scan. You should then see a list of directories that occupy the most storage, including in percentage form relative to drive size.

Once WinDirStat finishes scanning the drive, you should also see many colored blocks denoting files (by format) on the chosen drive. The larger the size, the more space they consume. You can right-click an item and select Explorer Here to view (and delete) it in File Explorer.

11. Delete Hibernation File

Windows 10’s Hibernate mode allows you to restore files and programs even after you’ve powered down your computer. But the file that facilitates the functionality by saving the state of the programs and operating system can hog up a lot of disk space. So if you don’t mind skipping out on using Hibernate, you can choose to disable it and reclaim the storage.

To do that, right-click the Start button and select Windows PowerShell (Admin). Then, run the command below:

powercfg -h off

Follow that by opening File Explorer. Then, select File > Change folder and search options. 

On the Folder Options dialog box that then shows up, switch to the View tab and select Show hidden files, folder, and drives. Finally, open the Windows 10 installation drive—Local Disk (C:)—and delete the file labeled hiberfil.sys. 

For complete step-by-step instructions, check out this guide to disabling Hibernation in Windows 10.

12. Delete Old User Accounts

If your computer has multiple Windows 10 user accounts, you might want to delete any that don’t serve a purpose anymore. Just note that you’ll permanently lose all data related to the accounts you remove.

Start by opening the Start menu on your computer. Then, go to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users, select an account from the Other users section, and select Remove.

13. Disable System Restore

System Restore is a handy backup function that helps you restore your computer to an earlier state should something go wrong. But it also uses a hefty chunk of storage. So if you’re still running low on storage, you can choose to delete all but the last System Restore point. 

To do that, open the Disk Cleanup utility, select Clean up system files, switch to the More Options tab, and select Clean up > Delete.

If you don’t mind disabling System Restore completely, open the Run box, type sysdm.cpl, and select OK. On the System Properties dialog box that shows up, select Configure under Protection Settings and select the radio button next to Disable system protection.

14. Reduce the Size of Windows 10

You can tone down the size of Windows 10 itself to free up disk space by activating a feature called CompactOS. It compresses the operating system slightly and is well worth activating on computers with very little storage space remaining.

Start by right-clicking the Start button. Then, select Windows PowerShell (Admin) and run the following command:

Compact.exe /CompactOS:query

If you see that CompactOS isn’t already active on your system, run the following command to activate it:

Compact.exe /CompactOS:always

15. Disable Reserved Storage

Windows 10 uses a feature called Reserved Storage to ensure it has sufficient space to download and install future operating system updates. But that also translates to multiple gigabytes of lost storage. So, you can choose to disable Reserved Storage with a tweak to the system registry should you want.

Start by pressing Windows + R to open the Run box. Then, type regedit and select OK. On the Registry Editor window that shows up subsequently, type the following path into the address bar and press Enter:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ReserveManager

Follow that by double-clicking the ShippedWithReserves key. Then, select Value Data to 0, select OK, and exit the Registry Editor. You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Lots of Space Freed Up

The pointers above should’ve definitely helped you free up disk space in Windows 10. Taking the time to set up Storage Sense alone is a great way to stop yourself from going on manual cleaning sessions regularly. But whenever you want more storage, working your way through the list again can help you reclaim large amounts of used-up space on your PC.

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