5 Ways to Delete Temporary Files in Windows 10

Jan. 13, 2021

Delete Temporary Files in Window 10

Windows 10 offers you a number of different ways to delete junk files on your computer. Today, we will discuss the best and fastest ways to delete temporary files in Windows 10. For that, we will use various built-in tools such as Disk Management, Disk Cleanup, Storage Sense and more. We will also tell you how you can manually delete temp files in Windows 10. So without further ado, let’s check out how we can remove temporary files in Windows 10.

Pro Tip:If you need to free up more space, you can also delete system files by clicking on the ‘Clean up System Files’ option and selecting the file types to get rid of.

You can also manually delete temp files in Windows 10. For that, go through the following steps:

Note:To select individual files, hover over the filenames and click on the selection box that appears.

Note:If you don’t see the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, you can get it back easily by checking outhow to restore missing featuresin Windows 10.

Windows 10 comes with a built-in service to automatically delete temporary files on a schedule. Called ‘Storage Sense’, the feature is turned off by default, but you can turn it on in a few simple clicks. What’s more, you can also customize it and specify how it works automatically on your computer.

Note:Storage Sense can also be configured to clear locally cached files of cloud storage services, such asiCloud,One Drive, and more.

Now type indel /q/f/s %TEMP%*and hit ‘Enter’. This should clear all the temporary files in the ‘Temp’ folder on your PC.

You can speed-up your computer and reclaim oodles of storage space by deleting junk files in Windows 10. Even if you have a lot of available storage on your PC, it’s just good practice that should be followed for optimum PC maintenance. And while we’re talking about PC maintenance best practices, you should also check out ourWindows 10 tips and tricksto get the most out of your computer.

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