Explore the untapped potential of built-in Windows tools that rival their third-party counterparts.

Disk Clean up is a utility tool of Microsoft that is primarily used to free up disk space on your computer’s hard drive. A system maintenance tool that analyzes and scans all the files that are store ...

You can delete junk files and free up disk space on your Windows 11 with the built-in Cleanup recommendations feature. To get started: Open Windows 11 Settings Click on the Storage tab Select Cleanup ...

Q: Is it still necessary to use Disk Cleanup if I enable Storage Sense in Windows 10? A: Maintaining a computer isn’t something most users think about, but it’s just as important as it is for your car ...

Spotify, Signal, cloud sync, browsers, and Windows Update can hoard caches and leftovers. Here’s where the space goes and how to reclaim it.

Microsoft fixed an issue where the Disk Cleanup maintenance utility could cause boot failures when launching automatically after installing Windows 10, version 2004 Build 19041.21. Windows 10 includes ...

Windows 11 KB5074105 adds a UAC prompt for Storage settings, but Settings can’t clean Windows Update files anymore.

Once a week I do a whole-volume backup of C: with Macrium Reflect. Usually I start by running Disk Cleanup, so the umpty-ump megabytes of crap don't have to get copied to my backup. Ever since ...

Disk cleanups could easily belong in the top five most frequently performed computer maintenance tasks. Many PC users have had the experience of checking different folders on their computer to see if ...

Performing regular and periodic maintenance is key to keeping your PC running in tip-top shape. It takes discipline to remember to do it, but fear not, forgetful desk jockeys: You can automate many ...

A new program called BurnBytes has been released that merges the traditional functionality of the Microsoft Disk Cleanup utility with the aesthetics of Windows 10's Storage Sense feature. A little ...

Just like your fridge, a computer's storage space needs to be cleaned out every once in a while to keep things running smoothly. "Temporary" files can get left behind permanently, and big updates to ...