{"id":49148,"date":"2020-07-20T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2661580"},"modified":"2020-07-20T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T15:45:00","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-old-files-and-clean-up-your-pc-with-windows-storage-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/20\/how-to-get-rid-of-old-files-and-clean-up-your-pc-with-windows-storage-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get rid of old files and clean up your PC with Windows\u2019 Storage settings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We can show you how to find some hidden storage already on your PC, to make room for massive new games like Microsoft’s Flight Simulator reboot.<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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How to find and delete unwanted files on your PC is a chore everyone thinks is going to take hours, when in fact it takes just a minute or two. Just don’t use Windows 10’s File Explorer! The Windows Settings’ Storage menu was designed<\/em> to eliminate digital file clutter. It’s the DIY kit to the more sophisticated WinDirStat tool<\/a> (which we recommend if you want to dive deeper). <\/p>\n

The need is only growing: Laptops with 128GB and 256GB SSDs are still the norm, but photos and videos already hog a lot of space. If you’re a fan of reboots of classic games like Flight Simulator,<\/em> you need to know that they can take up to 150GB of storage<\/a>, just by their lonesome. Here’s how to take back some of that space. <\/p>\n

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You can use Windows 10’s traditional File Explorer to find massive files that you want to delete, but if you do so, you’ll spend way too much time on the task.<\/p>\n

How to use Windows 10’s Storage settings<\/h2>\n

In the Windows 10 Settings menu, go to Settings > System > Storage<\/em>. At the top, you’ll see a toggle to turn Storage Sense off and on. We’ll touch on that later.<\/p>\n

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