Many friends have encountered the situation that the computer C disk is full, and when they open the computer C disk, they see that it is full of files.
Of course, for those who are familiar with computer operation, reinstalling the system is the easiest and fastest way.
Some people have a headache for days every time they reinstall their systems.
First of all, we need to figure out why the C drive is "inexplicably" full.
When installing the software, many friends directly click to install, and do not install the software to other free drive letters when choosing the installation location, resulting in all the software being installed on the C drive.
After the installation of many software, it will occupy a lot of disk space, such as design software, game software, ** software, etc.
The operating system and application software are running old, which generates a large number of cache files. There are also patches generated during the Windows system update process, etc.
Many people like to put all kinds of files and materials on the desktop.
The desktop of the computer is stored in the C drive by default, so storing a large number of files on the computer desktop is also one of the reasons for the C disk to be full.
So what are the convenient ways to clean up the space of the C drive?
The "Disk Cleanup" tool provided by the Windows system supports cleaning up the temporary files, programs, and stations of the stored C drive, and can free up the occupied C drive space, the specific operations are as follows:
1. Open "File Explorer", right-click on the C drive icon on the left side of the page, and select "Properties" in the pop-up menu
2. In the pop-up "WindowsC Properties" menu, click "Disk Cleanup" in the "General" page
3. Select the file that needs to be deleted, if you want to view the file content, first select the item with the mouse, and then click "View File", the system will automatically open the location of the file, which is convenient for users to view the specific content;
After selecting the content to be deleted, click "OK".
Note: Before deleting, make sure that the checked items are all the contents that need to be deleted, so as to avoid accidentally deleting important files, especially the files in the "**site".
A lot of software installed on the C disk, in the process of operation, will produce a large amount of cache content, such as a large number of caches for browsing Weibo, caches generated by watching the network, etc., will occupy a lot of space on the C disk.
Therefore, cleaning up the software cache can free up a lot of occupied space.
Here's how:
1. Press the "Win+R" key on the keyboard at the same time to open the running window.
2. In the window input box, copy and enter this string of **"temp%" and click"Sure
3. The page will automatically jump to the "temp" folder of the C drive, which is mainly a variety of temporary files generated by various applications when they are running. If the theorem is not regular, it will occupy more and more space on the C drive.
Note: When deleting, do not delete the temp folder directly, otherwise Windows will not find a place to store temporary files, and it is not recommended to delete these temporary files if the application is currently running.
At present, there are many professional C drive cleaning tools or functions that can help you complete the C drive cleaning work quickly and safely.
These tools basically categorize files according to file type, so that users can see and decide which ones can be deleted and which ones can be moved to other disks.
The following takes Genie C disk cleanup as an example to introduce how to use:
1. First enter in the ** box at the top of the browser: Elf C disk cleanup. site (press enter to open again).
2. Install and launch the software, and click on the "C drive**" function
3. Wait until the end of the scanning, you can see: system disk**, large file moving, software moving, three major functions;
The foundation needs to be cleaned up or the software moved
In Windows, desktop files are placed in the C drive by default. Many friends are Xi to place files on the desktop. I saw that the files on the desktop of a friend's computer almost covered the entire screen, and the files on the desktop have occupied dozens of gigabytes of space on the C drive.
Therefore, transferring the desktop folder to its drive letter outside the C drive is a very effective way to clean up the space of the C drive.
View desktop storage paths:
1. Right-click the "This Computer" icon on the desktop, select "Open" in the pop-up box, or double-click the "This Computer" icon to open it.
2. Then use the right mouse button - click - the left side of the barDesktopand click "Properties" in the pop-up options.
3. In the pop-up desktop properties window, click ".Locationoption, the path in the box is the storage path of the desktop file (folder).
How to transfer desktop files:
1. If you find that the storage location of the current computer desktop files is in the C drive. In the window of step 3 above, click on the "Move" option.
2. In the pop-up window, select the empty folder in the other disk, and then click "Select Folder", and the desktop files can be stored in the new folder.
You can also create a new blank folder on a different disk dedicated to desktop files.
Note: After completing the transfer of the default folder on the desktop, be sure to update the desktop shortcut in time to prevent abnormalities when using the desktop shortcut in the future.
Although transferring your desktop files to another disk can free up space on your hard drive, it is important to back up your data before doing so to avoid data loss and unnecessary hassles.
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