Often, when your computer slows down or becomes laggy, it is about time you cleaned the disk. At the best of times, clearing out the temporary files is an excellent way to start.
In this article, we walk you through the steps to free space on your hard disk to eventually enhance your computer’s performance. Read on for additional information.
How to Delete Temporary Files On Your Windows 11 PC
Temporary files contain data undergoing processing, such as creating or editing a particular file. They are worthless when a file is made or altered.
Sadly, computers do not have built-in features that delete temporary files; thus, these files take up a huge portion of your hard drive space for no reason. Eliminating temporary files is healthy and will help your computer get that extra edge.
Here are the steps for deleting temporary files stored in a Windows 11 computer:
- On your computer, right-click the start button and then click settings.
- To start, go to Commotion, then to the Open System category, and go to Storage.
- Under the Local Disk (C: In the Users and arrow [Ctrl]+SHIFT+Esc 2 tab on the opened window, on the worst2, click Temporary files in the section with the ai symbol. If you do not see it, more categories will be revealed when you click on More storage categories.
- Choose all the files you wish to delete, and then click the Remove Files button.
- Press, take the next step, and delete.
- This means the deletion process may be rather time-consuming, especially if the files you want to delete are large. Even if the process is lengthy and you spend time on other tasks, you don’t have to fear interrupting it. Also, do not forget to shut down the computer when the process is completed.
Alternatively, you can follow these steps:
- On your Windows 11 computer, press the Windows icon key and then enter %temp%.
- Click on the first link that you get when searching for those terms.
- Right-click over the Temp folder and choose the option ‘Select All’, or if you are comfortable pressing keys, press both Ctrl and A keys.
- Press the Delete button.
If you encounter a pop-up message telling you, you cannot delete the file, press ‘Skip.’ Also, temporarily copied files cannot be restored once they have been erased from the cache memory. Because of that, making a copy of the files you consider essential before acting is recommended.
How to get rid of temporary files in Windows 11 by using Storage Sense
Another method of removing temporary files from your Windows 11 PC is the Storage Sense option. If you recall, there are two methods of erasing temporary files from a Windows PC and two only: the command prompt and the Storage Sense – two methods we already discussed.
Here’s how to go about the process:
- In your computer context, go to settings.
- Then go to System and then Storage.
- Among the choices made to click Storage Sense.
- Select the check mark near the Cleanup of temporary files.
- If you want to delete files created temporarily in the computer after a specific time, tick on the Auto user content cleanup checkbox and indicate the time duration.
- Also, please specify whether you want the content removed from the recycle bin or the downloads folder when cleaned automatically. You can also select the documents you wish to be deleted, especially if those files have been synchronized with your OneDrive.
- Once you set those configurations, click on Run Storage Sense now.
How do you remove temporary files in a Windows 10-based PC?
Deleting temporary files on Windows 10 differs from that of Windows 11. But it is, oddly enough, relatively easy. Here’s how to go about it:
- Use the Windows key on the keyboard and press the ‘R’ key to launch the Run command.
- From the menu, select Run.
- In the window’s text field, enter %temp% and select OK.
- Go to the temporary files, highlight them by clicking on them individually, and then press the Delete key/ Ctrl + A buttons.
TEMP command – How do you delete temporary files?
To use the “temp” command to remove the temporary files, one can follow the following steps;
- Use the search bar on your Windows 10 PC, look for Run, click on it, and open it.
- In the text field, please enter temp.
- Click on the OK button.
- Quelle tous les fichiers dans le dossier temp et appuyez sur le bouton Supprimer.
- To ensure the content of the temporary files is deleted, empty the trash.
How to Delete Temporary Files Using Prefetch
Another way to delete temporary files on a Windows 10 computer is by typing “prefetch” in the search bar.
That is how it works and how to go about the process.
- To do this, press the Win + R button on your keyboard to open the Run application. Or type Run and look for the first command that opens up.
- Insert prefetch in the available text field.
- Click the OK button.
- Go to the Prefetch folder, highlight all the files, and click on the Delete folder.
- Open your computer, click the Recycle bin on the desktop, and empty it.
Now, all your temporary files have been deleted, and they include
How to prevent the temp folder from getting full quickly
If your Temp folder gets full rather often, you’ll find it full of the application files used by Microsoft Store. Everyone to resolve this problem, you need to reset the Microsoft Store, clear the cache on the Microsoft Store, and troubleshoot the Windows Update
First of all, we will cover the instructions for Windows 10.
Here’s how to reset the Microsoft Store:
- When on the main pane, find and click on the Settings option and then click on the Update & Security tab.
- Click on Troubleshoot and again open Windows Store Apps.
- Out of the choices that appear on the screen, select Run the troubleshooter.
To clear the cache in the Microsoft Store, use the following steps
- if you don’t have the command line open, press the Windows + R keys on your computer.
- Go to the text field and enter wsreset.exe before clicking OK.
- Once the command prompt opens, the Microsoft Store will automatically launch again.
To troubleshoot Windows Update, follow these steps:
- Change settings and select pick Update & Security.
- To continue, go to the Troubleshoot page and click on Windows Update. Press on the option that says Run the troubleshooter.
After following the above steps, reboot your computer and see if the solution affects it.
Here are the steps that Windows 11 users should take to ensure their Temp files don’t become full very soon.
- Go to Settings and type the word System in the search bar.
- Go to the Troubleshoot page.
- Select Windows Store Apps and click on the Run button. Do the Windows + R keys, and then you will find the text field where you type wsreset.exe.
- Click OK. Now, having opened Settings, go to the System.
- On the System page, locate Troubleshoot and click on Other to expand it. Then, click the Run button on the side of Windows Update.
- Power off your computer and turn it on again, then you glance at it and discover that the problem is solved.
