Windows 10: Deleted Files take up MORE space after deletion

Discus and support Deleted Files take up MORE space after deletion in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Was low on room for my C: drive so I decided to go uninstall some of the campaigns for HALO. All in all, it should have brought about 45gbs of space... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Bpdpunk, Oct 2, 2020.

  1. /U/BPDPUNK
    /u/Bpdpunk Win User

    Deleted Files take up MORE space after deletion


    Was low on room for my C: drive so I decided to go uninstall some of the campaigns for HALO. All in all, it should have brought about 45gbs of space back to me. Instead, it took up MORE room and now I have 400mbs of space left. It is NOT system restore- I had this issue in the past and that was the problem then and I disabled it. I double checked it too just to be safe. I ran disk clean up and it only got me 5gbs back. I have absolutely no idea what else I can try.

    What on earth can I do?

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    /u/Bpdpunk, Oct 2, 2020
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  2. RK3066
    rk3066 Win User

    Deleting the "SoftwareDistribution" Files

    I noticed that "Depending on your HDD Space and you made sure your Updated on Windows 7" that you can delete all the Files "Going into Safe-Mode of course" but i saw a .Txt File that shows the Updates you've installed "That i deleted by mistake" but by deleting that File i saw the updates needed to be installed again but i knew weren't true.

    So yeah what ya' think? Should this be a good idea? I saw that over 3GB worth of files!
     
    rk3066, Oct 2, 2020
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  3. ALDEN REY
    Alden Rey Win User
    deleting hard drive files

    Hi,

    May we know what type of file are you trying to delete? Would it be Office documents, media files, or picture files? If you're trying to delete files for free some space on your device. We suggest to perform a Disc Cleanup. Kindly follow the steps below to
    perform the task:

    • Type in Cortana Disc Cleanup
    • Choose the files to delete
    • Click on "Clean up system files"
    • Click on Ok

    For any concerns, don't hesitate to get back to us.

    Regards.
     
    Alden Rey, Oct 2, 2020
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  4. MACBETH
    macbeth Win User

    Deleted Files take up MORE space after deletion

    Cannot delete files in Temp

    There are a few files that i cant delete in
    C:\Documents and Settings\1st User\Local Settings\Temp
    which are ~DF567B.tmp, ~DFB71E.tmp, ~ROMFN_000007A8 and Perflib_Perfdata_7a8.dat. And some times there are a few more.
    What are these files and why cant they be deleted?
     
    macbeth, Oct 2, 2020
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