How to completely clean up the C drive on Windows 10?
To completely clean the C drive of Windows 10, you can follow these steps:
- Clean up temporary files.
- Type “Disk Cleanup” in the Windows search box, then click on “Disk Cleanup Tool” to open it.
- Choose the disk (C drive) that needs to be cleaned and click on “confirm”.
- Select the items you want to clean up, such as temporary files or downloaded files, in the “File Cleaning” option, and then click on “OK”.
- Empty the recycle bin.
- Find the “Recycle Bin” icon on the desktop, right-click and select “Empty Recycle Bin.”
- Uninstall unnecessary programs.
- Type “Control Panel” in the Windows search bar and click to open it.
- Select the “Programs” category in the control panel and then click on “Uninstall Programs.”
- Find the programs you no longer need, right-click and select “Uninstall” to remove them.
- Clean up system files.
- Type “Disk Cleanup” into the Windows search box, then click on “Disk Cleanup Tool” to open it.
- Select the disk (C drive) that needs to be cleaned and click on “confirm”.
- Click on “Clean system files” in the “File Cleanup” option.
- Select the system files that need to be cleaned, such as “Windows update cleanup” and “temporary Windows installation files,” and then click on “OK.”
- Use a disk cleaning tool.
- Enter “Disk Cleanup” in the Windows search bar, and then click on “Disk Cleanup Tool” to open it.
- Select the disk (C drive) that needs to be cleaned and click on “OK”.
- Click on “Clean system files” in the “File Clean Up” option.
- Select the items that need to be cleaned and click on “confirm”.
- Utilize professional disk cleaning software.
- You can download and use professional disk cleaning software such as CCleaner, BleachBit, etc., for a more thorough cleaning.
Please be mindful to not delete any crucial system files while cleaning the C drive.