Windows 10: "Free up space now" takes so long to clean.

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  1. /U/JUSTACOOLKID123
    /u/Justacoolkid123 Win User

    "Free up space now" takes so long to clean.

    /u/Justacoolkid123, Apr 14, 2021
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  2. AMERICANPHARAOH
    AmericanPharaoh Win User

    Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


    The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

    Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

    John
     
    AmericanPharaoh, Apr 14, 2021
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  3. TOOTHLESS
    Toothless Win User
    Silent boot failure

    List your specs out and tell us each step in cleaning you did.
     
    Toothless, Apr 14, 2021
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  4. BREE
    Bree Win User

    "Free up space now" takes so long to clean.

    clean possibly infected flash drives and CD-RWs

    Your steps in post #1 should work for 99% of viruses that may be on a usb flash drive. However, there are a very few viruses that can infect the MBR of a drive. I would use Diskpart from a command prompt (Admin) to clean them. In the command prompt type DISKPART then, at the Diskpart prompt use the commands:

    LIST DISKnote the disk number of the usb and use it in place of # in the command:SELECT DISK #
    CLEAN
    CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

    After this you will have cleaned the partition table from the usb and created a partition using the whole of the the available space. You can then format this partition in File Explorer.


    For a CD-RW, if you right-click on it in File Explorer there is an Erase option.
     
    Bree, Apr 14, 2021
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