Disk Cleanup is another utility that is accessible regardless of your Windows version. The easiest way to open it is to search for "Disk Cleanup" in the search bar and bring up the window.

The hard drive on my wife’s computer is almost full, even though she uses it mostly for email. While looking for things to delete, I noticed that the WindowsTemp folder contains 180 gigabytes of data.

If your storage drive is always running out of space and you're not sure what's eating it up, check your temporary files. They can balloon into massive storage hogs, sometimes consuming dozens of ...

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Clearing out this hidden data can significantly speed up your computer - here's how to find and access the setting.

Q: I’m trying to download some not-very-large files from the Web and I get a message saying that either the drive where I’m trying to store the files or the place where temporary files are stored is ...

I've been having issues with running out of room on my C: drive even though I usually keep about 200 gigs free (games and such installed on a different drive), and I have figured out the following: 1.

Q. You gave instructions for deleting temporary files on a Windows 95 system. Is the procedure the same for Windows 98? A. The preferred method in Windows 98 would be to use the Disk Cleanup utility ...