1. Write in front
Many friends have the problem of insufficient space on the C drive, which may be due to the existence of a large number of desktop files, temporary cache files, software installation, etc.
This article aims to share some simple ways to clean up the C drive. I hope that through this article, the remaining space of your C drive can be improved to a certain extent.
Second, the common method of C disk space clearing
1. Mobile Desktop Files
For the convenience of daily use, many friends place all files on the desktop. Generally, all content on the desktop is stored in the C drive by default. This situation can actually be solved by using a "shortcut". In addition, the content of the desktop can also be moved to other disks without affecting the use of desktop files. Here are the specific steps for you:
(1) Open My Computer and select the desktop folder
(2) Right-click to select Properties, select the "Position" menu bar, and click "Move"
(3) Select a disk other than the C disk according to the situation
! ! ! Here you need to create a new folder under the disk to store desktop files, otherwise all files under the disk may be displayed on the desktop! ! !
(4) Click "Apply"
Here is a screenshot after the move is done.
2. Temporary file cleanup
When using the computer daily, some temporary files are often generated. These temporary files are not automatically cleared after we finish the work, so we need to delete them. Specific steps are as follows:
(1) Press and hold the win+R key to open the running program, then enter %temp%, and click OK
(2) The computer will automatically open a folder
(3) After ctrl+A is selected, use the shift+delete key to bypass the recycle bin for permanent deletion
(4) Click the Start menu, click Settings→System→Storage→Temporary Files, the contents here can also be cleaned up directly
So far, we have cleared the temporary files of the C drive. You can use this method regularly to prevent the remaining capacity of the C drive from being insufficient due to too many temporary files.
3. Disk Cleanup
(1) Disk Cleanup
①Open My Computer, right-click the C drive, select Properties, and click Disk Cleanup
② The computer will calculate the space and content that can be cleaned up, which can be deleted, especially the recycle bin, remember to clean it up regularly
③Click OK
(2) Misinstalled software cleaning
It is recommended that you try to install the software in a disk directory other than the C drive. If you really need the running speed, you can also install it in the C drive under the premise of not occupying a lot of memory.
In addition, Windows installer package files (such as msi) downloaded from some websites may bundle some other software. Therefore, everyone should be cautious during the installation process, and install after removing the "√" in front of the bound software.
4. Software cache location modification
Here we take the cache location of WeChat as an example, and share with you how to modify the cache location. The caches of other software can also be set by analogy.
(1) Enter WeChat, select Settings
(2) Click file management to check whether the location is on the C drive, and you can move it to other disks according to the specific situation
5. Clean up software recommendations
（1）SpaceSniffer
The software that can visualize the size of files on the disk displays the size of the files on the disk in blocks. The larger the block, the larger the corresponding storage space. If you find unnecessary files, you can right-click and delete them directly. If you delete them by mistake, you can retrieve them in the recycle bin.
（2）CCleaner
A very powerful PC cleaning tool. Easily speed up your device by disabling resource-hogging apps and programs, updating outdated software drivers, and more.
3. Other available methods
You can expand the space of the C drive through disk expansion , but there are also many precautions. There are many related blogs on the Internet, and friends who need them can find them by themselves.