![]() Clean up System Restore - Windows keeps backups of lots of system files every time something major (driver installation, some software installations, etc) happens, and after a while this can take up lots of space.Consider clearing it out manually (or use the CCleaner mentioned below) occasionally or move the cache from your browser's settings to another drive with more space. Delete your Browser Cache - Whether you use Chrome, IE or Firefox, your browser is saving probably a gig or more of temporary files.I'm sure you'll be surprised and get lots back. If it DOES remove the folder, just "md temp" to get it back fresh and empty. It usually doesn't because almost always some other program has a temp file open and the command can't get remove everything. Next, I do a "dir temp" to see if the folder really got deleted. If it screws up your computer, don't email me. If you feel in over your head, don't do it. If you don't feel comfortable, don't do it. " and type " rd /s temp"ĭo be warned, this command says to TRY to delete the whole folder and everything underneath it. Open up an administrative console, type "cd /d %TEMP%" (without the quotes, of course). I recommend you try to delete the TEMP folder. %TEMP% Files - Even though Disk Cleanup is great, sometimes for whatever reason it doesn't always get stuff out of the TEMP folder.Here I've moved it to my D: drive, opening up space for my smaller C: drive. Change it only if you feel you know what you're doing. From here, go to Performance Settings, then Advanced. Type Windows Key+W, then "Advanced System Settings" and enter. Not a big deal with a 500 gig drive, but a HUGE deal on a 128 gig SSD. Boom, change it manually and I get 7 gigs free. For example, I have 12 gigs of RAM and Windows has allocated a 12 gig "swap file." Interestingly, it's recommending (not sure if that's to me, or to itself) that I have only 5 gigs. It's not bad, and it's not a bug, it's just conservative. ![]()
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