After using this period of time, have you installed Windows 10 system disk has become a bit crowded? The following small series brings you the simplest way to clean up Win 10.
Empty Recycle Bins
The Recycle Bin has long been an unchanging element in the Windows system. Windows 10 still uses the Recycle Bin to hide all the files you want to throw away, and after you empty it, you get extra storage right away.
You can right-click on the trash icon to empty it directly. If you don't have an icon for the Recycle Bin on your desktop, you can go to Settings > System > Storage, then click “This computer”, select “temporary files”, then click “Empty Recycle Bin”
It should be noted that this method will only be effective if there are a large number of files in the recycle bin. When you have just installed Windows 10, the recycle bin should be empty, so emptying the recycle bin should not have much impact on the hard drive space.
Delete Temporary Files and Downloads
In addition to the option to empty the Recycle Bin, you can also see the temporary file and the contents of the downloaded content on the temporary file page. Temporary files on Windows systems are used to manage document editing, application processing, and printing tasks. These files are usually deleted automatically, but sometimes they are accumulated. You can delete them by clicking the <;Delete Temporary Files" button.
In addition, the content you download from the Internet is also one of the main culprits in the hard disk space. You can click on “View Downloads on the same page and manually delete the content you don't need.
Uninstalling apps
During the initial use of Windows 10, you may accidentally download too many apps, causing the system to have no extra space left for other content. Some apps take up a lot of hard disk space, but it's not very useful for you. So you can try to delete apps that you don't need.
Open the Start menu and go to Settings > System > Apps & Features, which shows all the apps and software installed on your computer. You can sort them by size, name, and installation date. If you find something you don't need, just select and click the Uninstall button.
Change OneDrive
As a cloud service pre-installed in the system, you might think that OneDrive can help you free up extra storage instead of taking up more. This idea is generally correct, but one of OneDrive's features may change this by saving offline files.
Save offline files is sometimes a useful feature. When you're dealing with sensitive files or time-critical work items, one more backup is always good. But if OneDrive automatically downloads and saves all the files you store in the cloud, it may be wasting disk space.
To change this feature, you can right click on the OneDrive icon on the taskbar on the right and select Settings, then click on the "Select Folder" tab and click on the "Select Folder" button. In the pop-up window, you can choose which folder to allow OneDrive to save offline.
Using Xbox One
's collaboration with Xbox One is a feature of Windows 10. If you have already purchased an Xbox One, you can use this to save the data in your computer to this console. Of course, the storage capacity of the Xbox One itself is not high (500GB or 1TB). If you have already stored a lot of games, it may not be a wise choice to move the contents of the computer to it.
Using external storage devices
Using external storage devices has always been one of the easiest ways to clean up hard drive space, and Windows 10 is no exception. You can connect your mobile hard drive or USB flash drive to your computer and transfer large files to it.