Windows 10: Safe files to temporarily delete

Hello, I am attempting to get a bootable windows 10 usb, but I am stuck with doing it on a 28gb laptop. The laptop only has 5.3gb free storage, and I am struggling to find any other files to delete. I have 2 usb drives, 1 which I intended to put the windows installer on, the other I have to store files such as pictures so they are safe and I can put them back on once I have the bootable USB, as the 8gb would be on that not the hard drive itself. I am wondering if there is any files, (such as usmt.ppkg, I do not know if this is safe btw) which may be safe to temporarily delete and then put back once I am done with the installer. An even better solution to just force the installer to use the usb would be handy too. Before you ask why the 28gb laptop, I told my dad not to get it, he got it, now i am stuck with it for this due to a lack of any other windows device. Any help would be cool!

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Can I delete this unknown file safely?

Well then simply erase (Shift + Del) the $RECYCLE.BIN folder of that drive, I just find it odd that Windows doesn't pick up the drive's recycle bin when you connect it.
And yes it's completely safe to delete the whole $RECYCLE.BIN folder, it wont affect any of the other files/folders on the drive, and whenever you delete (Del) another file it will be re-created.

 

Can I delete this unknown file safely?

I'm currently tidying up my external Western Digital HD and I ran Treesize to see where everything is.
I came upon the highlighted file and sub files, below, which is hidden, but I wish to get rid of it as it contains 20Gb of data.
It contains files, such as films, which I had previously deleted and which I thought had gone but which appear to have gone to some hidden deleted file.
I presume it would be safe to delete this whole file and sub file via the Treesize application without it affecting all the stuff I want kept on the HD?

Tom.

 

App for deleting files while being used by another process...

Most of the time, booting in safe mode, as administrator, will enable you to remove those files (maps).

however, there are some programs out there to do just whatyou ask, I once found one after some searching on google. So either try my suggestion, or in fact search on google perhaps?

"Force delete" will bring up enough info on this.