Here's how to find out what's taking up space on your PC or Mac—and what to do with the files you just can't let go of.
In Windows 10, click the Start menu and search for Disk Cleanup. You'll be given a list of files you can delete, at which point you can just click OK to free up that space instantly—or click "Clean Up System Files" for a few more options.
A new feature called Storage Sense can do some of this automatically. Head back to Settings > System > Storage, and at the top, click the Configure Storage Sense link. This will give you some options like deleting temporary files older than a certain age, or moving rarely used files to OneDrive . Flip the switch at the top to On when you're done, and choose how often you want Storage Sense to run. Personally, I like to keep this off and manage things myself, but to each their own.
Macs don't have a similar tool for cleaning up temporary files, but both Windows and Mac users can run free programs liketo perform those tasks. Again, most of this stuff will come back anyway, and if you go too hog-wild with programs like these, you might cause as many problems as you solve . But it might be able to point you to large files you'd have otherwise missed—it also has a Duplicate Finder built in that might be able to find large files you have stored twice .
Finally, be wary of deleting system files like Windows' hiberfil.sys, which stores the contents of your system during hibernation, or System Restore files, which allow you to roll back your system if problems arise. Both of these features can be turned off to save space, but they're useful enough that I wouldn't really recommend it, especially for less advanced users.
So once you start encountering that “Disk full” warning, know that you'll probably want a bigger drive in the somewhat near future. If your laptop's storage is upgradeable, you can easily buy a bigger drive online—either
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