Windows 10: I deleted files to clean-up, still my drive is not freed up

Discus and support I deleted files to clean-up, still my drive is not freed up in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; This is my device specsI deleted all the files in the recycle bin because I only left with 15GB of space.And I also used Acer Care Center to clean up... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Peezzied, Nov 9, 2021.

  1. Peezzied Win User

    I deleted files to clean-up, still my drive is not freed up


    This is my device specsI deleted all the files in the recycle bin because I only left with 15GB of space.And I also used Acer Care Center to clean up my C: DriveBefore I do the process, recycle bin is 32GB of files.How do I fix this?My Troubleshooting:I restarted my PCThank you.

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    Peezzied, Nov 9, 2021
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  2. 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, Nov 9, 2021
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  3. topgundcp Win User
    Deleted Windows.old, not enough disk space freed


    1. Did you empty the recycle bin ? If not, empty it.
    2. Delete the contents under: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download
      Those are downloaded Windows Updates files and already installed.
    3. Open Admin command, copy and paste the line below then run:
      Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
      This should remove all the no longer used by component store. Will take a while to run.
     
    topgundcp, Nov 9, 2021
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  4. I deleted files to clean-up, still my drive is not freed up

    Deleted Windows.old, not enough disk space freed


    As the title suggests, only 9 gigabytes of disk space appear to have been freed after deleting roughly 18 gigabytes worth of old Windows files via Windows Disk Cleanup. Since the Windows.old folder still exists even after the cleanup, I decided to check the folder properties to see if the folder still took up some space, but it was completely empty, save for a few empty subfolders that I didn't have permission to delete myself. I tried Disk Cleanup a second time, but it did not give me the option to delete old Windows files. Anybody got an answer for me? Please hurry. My poor SSD is suffering. It needs more games.
     
    SpaseMonkey, Nov 9, 2021
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