The Desktop and Videos folders probably hold content you want to keep, and even selecting the Show more categories link at the bottom simply opens up folders like Documents and Music that you may want to leave intact. Why not let Windows do it for you? Toggle it on, and it will automatically delete files in the Recycle Bin after 30 days, and eliminate other temporary files, too.
Our previous Storage Sense how-to is still in effect, but Windows has added controls to optionally delete files in your Downloads folder. I never want that to happen, and you might not want that to happen, either.
You can always go way down to the bottom of the Storage Sense configuration page and kick off Storage Sense manually. As my colleague Brad Chacos explains , WinDirStat solves this problem by offering a top-down view of your hard drive, with a graphical representation of the size and type of your files. For example, you can use Auslogics BoostSpeed : this powerful utility will check your Windows for junk, registry problems, speed-reducing issues, and vulnerabilities, and then it will tweak your OS for maximum performance.
If you want to take matters into your own hands, you are free to clean up your system yourself. Here is our detailed guide on how to delete software leftovers:. Please keep in mind that you should be very careful when modifying your registry, since one false move is enough to cause your system to go haywire. Therefore, we strongly advise you to use a reliable registry care utility.
For instance, Auslogics Registry Cleaner is a free tool that will remove all the leftover keys and entries from your system registry so that you can enjoy a noticeably faster computer. Nonetheless, if you still wish to edit the registry yourself, make sure to back up all your important data — just in case. Saving your files to an external storage device or migrating them to another computer are among the easiest ways to prevent permanent data loss.
You should also back up your registry — things do not always go as planned, you know. Here is how you can perform a registry backup:. Note that the destination disk should be basic disk and it will be cleaned for a successful system migration.
Taking that into account, you had better transfer the important files on the destination disk to another location before you continue this work. When the destination disk is ready for system migration, hit Next to go on. On this page, you can preview what is going to happen to your destination disk. Also, you can make some changes to the target disk. Click Next button. Step 5. On this page, MiniTool Partition Wizard tells you how to boot from the destination disk.
Since you will use this backup copy, you should read it carefully before you click Finish. Step 6. Now you are back to the main interface where you can preview the target disk from the disk map. If you agree on this change, click Apply button on the tool bar to start system migration. Your computer will be restarted in order to finish this job. Why not use MiniTool Partition Wizard to make a system backup and then roll it back!
Now it is time to boot your computer from this backup copy and then roll back Windows 10 to the previous version. The rollback option via Windows. Be aware that the Windows. If you upgraded Windows 10 from Windows 7, then installed another update of Windows 10, you are only allowed to downgrade to the first edition of Windows 10 instead of going back to Windows 7. When you have downgraded Windows 10 to the previous version, shout down your PC and set your computer to boot from the original system disk.
By doing these, you can continue using the latest Windows operating system and have the chance to use the previous version as well. Now you can delete Windows. Step 2. Step 5. You can delete other related files by your own needs. Besides, you still can enter cleanup in the Windows 10 search box and finish the rest of steps with the on-screen instructions. Slide to Storage sense tab and select Change how we free up space automatically option.
Step 3. Slide to Free up space now and tick Delete previous versions of Windows , then click Clean now. Go to Storage and click Free up space now under the Storage sense tab.
Under the Temporary files settings , tick Previous Windows installations and uncheck other options. Type cmd in the search box, select it and run as administrator.
Type the following commands and hit Enter after each one.
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