Windows 10: Windows Disk Cleanup tool

So I recently used the utility disk cleanup tool to free up some space on my laptop. From research online I assumed it was safe to delete the Windows Update Cleanup Files that were taking up about 3 gb of space. First of all when I cleared it, it only freed up about 1 gb of space. Also, will a new folder for the update cleanup files be created the next time my computer undergoes a significant update?

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DISK CLEANUP

Hello,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?

Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

Disk cleanup in Windows 10 for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



Hope it helps.



Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

disk cleanup

Hi joysoder, to properly and safely delete any files not required by your system, run Disk Cleanup twice as explained below. Each time select everything in the list and delete them. Disk Cleanup will not suggest deleting anything that is not safe to delete
. . .

Open File Explorer

Click on your hard drive

On the Manage Tab, click Cleanup

Let Disk Cleanup do its initial scan

Select Everything in the list and choose Delete

Start Disk Cleanup again

Let Disk Cleanup do its initial scan

This time in the resulting dialog, click 'Cleanup System Files'

Let Disk Cleanup run another scan

Select Everything in the list and choose Delete

 

Disk Cleanup Windows doesn't appear when I click on it.

Hi,

Disk Cleanup tool is a useful utility in deleting junk files. There are probable reasons why your Disk Cleanup tool is not working properly. We suggest that you follow the steps provided below:

Method 1 - Delete Temp Files:

Removing the temporary files can help in making the Disk Cleanup tool working.

• Press Win+R and write %temp% in the open window and click
  Enter.
• The temp folders will become visible. Select the available temp files, perform a right click and select
  Delete.

Return back to the tool and try to start it to see if it is working.

Method 2 - Run Windows Update Troubleshooter:

Many times Windows update becomes responsible for Disk Cleanup issue. In this case, running troubleshooter is the best idea.

• 
  Right click theStart
  menu and select Control Panel.
  
• 
  Change the
  View by: Categoryinto
  Large icons.
  
• 
  Select and click
  Troubleshooting.
  
• 
  Now select and click
  System and Security.
  
• 
  Click Windows Update.
  
• 
  Click on the tiny link
  Advanced on the troubleshooter.
  
• 
  Click on Run as administrator link positioned in the right bottom section. Once The troubleshooter looks like just above image click Next.
  

It will detect the troubles if exists, so follow the on-screen guidelines to complete the troubleshooting. Try to run the Disk Cleanup once again.

Feel free to get back to us should you need further assistance.