Windows 10: My disk cleanup utility is stuck

Discus and support My disk cleanup utility is stuck in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I asked earlier I was waiting for a final response.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by jamesphillips6, Jul 17, 2019.

  1. My disk cleanup utility is stuck


    I asked earlier I was waiting for a final response.

    :)
     
    jamesphillips6, Jul 17, 2019
    #1

  2. DISK CLEANUP

    Hello,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
    2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?


    Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



    I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

    Disk cleanup in Windows 10
    for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



    Hope it helps.



    Sandeep Kumar M

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Sandeep_KM, Jul 17, 2019
    #2
  3. DaveM121 Win User
    disk cleanup

    Hi joysoder, to properly and safely delete any files not required by your system, run Disk Cleanup twice as explained below. Each time select everything in the list and delete them. Disk Cleanup will not suggest deleting anything that is not safe to delete
    . . .

    Open File Explorer

    Click on your hard drive

    On the Manage Tab, click Cleanup

    Let Disk Cleanup do its initial scan

    Select Everything in the list and choose Delete

    Start Disk Cleanup again

    Let Disk Cleanup do its initial scan

    This time in the resulting dialog, click 'Cleanup System Files'

    Let Disk Cleanup run another scan

    Select Everything in the list and choose Delete
     
    DaveM121, Jul 17, 2019
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  4. My disk cleanup utility is stuck

    Disk Cleanup Utility

    Does anyone else ever see this ?, my disk cleanup utility shows a total of 3.99 TB that needs to be cleaned out of Windows Update, seeings the total size of my HDD is 465 GB, the 3.99 TB showing is just unreal. Nothing "bad" happens when I delete with
    the utility, it's just the issue of the size discrepancy that raises questions for me.
     
    Dale Sanhuber, Jul 17, 2019
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