Windows 10: Disk Cleanup seems to be broken

Discus and support Disk Cleanup seems to be broken in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; When I try to run it, it seems to do the job just fine. After, let it scan for files again, and you'll see that the 'Files to delete' are the same as... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by djdelarosa25, Feb 9, 2018.

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  1. DJDELAROSA25
    djdelarosa25 Win User

    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken


    When I try to run it, it seems to do the job just fine. After, let it scan for files again, and you'll see that the 'Files to delete' are the same as before: nothing got deleted.

    Is there any way to reset Disk Cleanup?

    :)
     
    djdelarosa25, Feb 9, 2018
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  2. JAMES-PAIGE
    James-Paige Win User

    time.windows.com seems to be broken?

    Looks like it is working fine today. I didn't notice when it started working again.

    I guess it was just some kind of temporary outage?
     
    James-Paige, Feb 9, 2018
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  3. JAMES-PAIGE
    James-Paige Win User
    time.windows.com seems to be broken?

    I am in the US. For me, time.windows.com resolves to 23.99.222.162
     
    James-Paige, Feb 9, 2018
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  4. THRASHZONE
    ThrashZone Win User

    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken

    Hi,
    Did you right click disk cleanup and select run as administrator ?
    A restart is needed to complete the operation as well.
     
    ThrashZone, Feb 9, 2018
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  5. MEANDMYCOMPUTER
    MeAndMyComputer Win User
    You could refer to Why Doesnt Disk Cleanup Delete Everything from the Temp Folder?
    However unless there is a specific reason to do so, I would leave the defaults alone.
    If you want to let us know what it is you don't like the results maybe it will be worth investigating what you want to do about it.

    In case you'd like to know I have a monthly maintenance plan once month and it includes disk cleanup.
    --- No problems occur because of what doesn't get removed.
     
    MeAndMyComputer, Feb 9, 2018
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  6. DJDELAROSA25
    djdelarosa25 Win User
    Tried both. Didn't work. It's stuck on 76.9 MB every time I try to run it.


    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken [​IMG]
     
    djdelarosa25, Feb 10, 2018
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  7. DJDELAROSA25
    djdelarosa25 Win User
    No, it's not that it doesn't delete everything. It's because it doesn't seem to delete ANYTHING at all.

    Please see the screenshot that I uploaded to know what I'm talking about. Everytime I run Disk Cleanup, it always shows 76.9 MB worth of files to be deleted, even if I repeatedly do so.
     
    djdelarosa25, Feb 10, 2018
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  8. BREE
    Bree New Member

    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken

    There is a known bug with the latest cumulative update KB4058258 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.214 in that 46MB is left behind however you try to clean up. It's not a problem in Disk Clean up, the same thing happens if you use the command:
    Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
    The problem appears to be in the windows update files themselves. This problem will likely go away after the next update comes out this Tuesday.

    See post #72: Cumulative Update KB4058258 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.214 - Jan. 31

    Separately, there's also a problem in the way the size of the temporary internet files are calculated. It showf files to be cleaned that aren't really there.

    Disk Cleanup showing 2.9GB Temporary Internet Files Disk Cleanup issue with Temporary Internet Files
     
    Bree, Feb 10, 2018
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  9. DJDELAROSA25
    djdelarosa25 Win User
    I see. Thanks for informing me!
     
    djdelarosa25, Feb 10, 2018
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  10. BREE
    Bree New Member
    In both cases, it's safe to ignore them for now. The 'update' problem may go away of it's own accord after the next update.

    The 'temporary internet files' don't seem to be actually there. If it bugs you, it can be reset to zero by the method in this thread.
    Disk Cleanup showing 2.9GB Temporary Internet Files
     
    Bree, Feb 10, 2018
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  11. IVAN PETROV
    Ivan Petrov Win User
    The same happens to me nowadays, seems like nothing is being cleaned:

    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken [​IMG]

    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken [​IMG]
     
    Ivan Petrov, Feb 10, 2018
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  12. DJDELAROSA25
    djdelarosa25 Win User
    I hope this gets fixed soon. My OCD is killing me
     
    djdelarosa25, Feb 10, 2018
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  13. DJDELAROSA25
    djdelarosa25 Win User

    Disk Cleanup seems to be broken

    The newest update did not fix this issue, unfortunately *Sad
     
    djdelarosa25, Feb 13, 2018
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  14. MEANDMYCOMPUTER
    MeAndMyComputer Win User
    What is OCD?
     
    MeAndMyComputer, Feb 13, 2018
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  15. STEALTH2920
    stealth2920 Win User
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have it too.
     
    stealth2920, Feb 13, 2018
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