Windows 10: How to clear up space from a full 450 GB SSD?

Having a little trouble clearing up space. Windows 10 Settings > System > Storage > Local Disk (C shows a full SSD. 446 GB used, 0% free. So I'm trying to get rid of any large files I can find that I don't need. Apps & Features shows 285 GB used but when I click on it there's no app in the list that shows more than 600 MB of space taken. Very unhelpful as you can imagine. Anyone know an alternative? I tried looking at the disk through File Explorer but all it shows me are folders, so basically a finding a needle in a haystack situation.

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Hi, I recently uninstalled Sea of Thieves from my SSD, and it said that it was uninstalled. It never cleared the space that the game was taking but the files are gone. I have tried absolutely everything I can find on how to find out if the game is still
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Storage Check - Not able to clear temporary files worth 1.3 GB from lumia 820

I was quite impressed with storage check since the time I installed it (immediately after its release). Until recently when a week back I saw that my lumia 820 displayed a message "your phone memory is full".



Generally the free space used to vary between 1.6GB to 2GB. But suddenly the free space was reduced to only 567 MB. I tried using the clear button and it marginally improved to 834 MB. I don't know which update of Nokia has affected it???????
Could anyone please advise action to increase the free space. Before that
let me list the apps on my phone -

AccuWeather, Alarms, Angry Birds Roost, App Highlights

Blink, Box

Calculator, Calender, Camera, Cinemagraph, Creative studio

Facebook

Games, Google Mail

Here+Tips, Here City Lens, Here Drive + Beta, Here Maps, Hotels.Com

Internet Explorer

Kids TV

Live Mail

Messaging, Music + Videos

Nokia Care, Nokia Music

Office, One Note, Outlook

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Settings, Sky Drive, Skype, Smart Shoot, SophieLens for Nokia, Store

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Unit Convertor

Wallet, Weather, WhatsApp



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I have also notice that The Overview of storage check shows the following

Apps 1.5 GB

Media and Files 3.3 GB

System 1.8 GB

Free space 834 MB



The point I would like to highlight is that I do not have anything of Media and files on the phone memory. I have installed the memory card of 32 GB and it is the default option to save the photos and videos. Could someone please
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I would request the experts to please help me clear maximum memory as free space through step by step guide (I'm a novices).

Thanking you in anticipation



Regards

 

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