Windows 10: Temporary Files shows 165GB of used up space on Windows 11

My temporary files shows 165 GB of used up space but where as the actual break up of temporary files does not account to more than 100mb. It's restricting me from doing some other downloads.

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Issue with temporary files

Hi Junaid,

I unhide the files as per the article "Show hidden files" but it does not help to see what takes up to 29GB in my temporary files (settings/system/storage/temporary files).

The other two methods you mentioned have already been tried without success.

Regards,

Guy

 

Issue with temporary files

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Temporary files or cache could be stored in multiple locations. I would suggest you to unhide the files and see if it helps. Refer to the article

Show hidden files for the same.

If the space is still being used, I would suggest you to try the methods listed in the following articles and see if it helps:

• Free up drive space in Windows 10
• Low Disk Space error due to a full Temp folder

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,

 

Unable to delete temporary files

Hi Sumit,

Looks like you are running out of storage space, let's walk you through the steps of running
Disc cleanup for your Windows 10 device.

To delete temporary files, kindly follow these steps:

• Press the Windows key to launch the Start menu.
• Type in Disc cleanup and press Enter.
• Under Files to delete, select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.
• Select OK.

If you need to free up more space, you can also delete system files:

• Press the Windows key to launch the Start menu.
• Type in Disc cleanup and press Enter.
• In Disk cleanup, select Clean up system files.
• Select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.
• Select OK.

If the suggestions above didn't work, feel free to post back so we can further troubleshoot.