Windows 10: Disk Cleanup Issues

Having a major problem with Disk Cleanup. It shows that I have about 28GB in Temporary Internet Files, but running the program does not seem to get rid of these files. I've run it about 20 times, rebooted several times, tried CCleaner and CleanDisk, but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these? They are really slowing my PC down. This all started after I removed a lot of large programs and documents a couple of weeks ago.

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Disk cleanup

CleanMgr has some basic rules for some of your temp files - need to be older than x days before it would delete some. Plus files that are currently in use it wont delete.

That does seem like an extreme amount of temp files. I would go find where those are located and figure out why so many.

Those few bytes in Temp Internet files are probably just space used by empty dat files and windows default browser things.

You might want to do a web search of disabling prefetch. Prefetch takes about 6 fresh boots to populate, so you might as well disable it. Although I dont why you want to delete those.

You might be interested > Disk Cleanup Cleanmgr Command Line Arguments in Windows 10

 

disk cleanup

Using disk cleanup including previous versions is completely safe to use.

 

Try this 3rd party program.
It has been reported that it does the job you are looking for.
TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files...r-by-oldtimer/

It's a free program.

Adding .................. I never use that TFC. I am just relaying an info that may be useful to you.

 

Hi,

And doing so turned into 28 Gb (wow!) of browser cached files ?

Surely something's not errr..... quite right.

Are you sure these files are actually there ?

Cheers, *Wink

 

My friend,
Don't laugh. I know exactly what he is referring to.

Please follow this step and see for yourself.......
Start > Settings > System > Storage > click This PC > scroll down and locate Temporary files > What do you see ?
Click Temp files > write down the size of the temp files.
Now try to click the Delete Temporary files button.
It's going to tell you it will take some time and that come back a little later.
Give it say 30 min. Go back and see if any got deleted.

 

30 minutes have passed.
My temp file started with 473 MB 30 min ago.
I clicked Delete button and 30 min later here is what I have now..............................................





Does anyone get a better result than mine ?

 

You might be able trim it down a bit more by manually removing them. Run > %temp% (Click on Run and type %temp%)

However, even after I tested that myself, I was still showing 126 MB.

 

I just tried the TFC.
IT removes 305 MB. That leaves 177 MB still in the system.

 

To MS23,
Please give the TFC a try............................

TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files...r-by-oldtimer/

 

Ok whats wrong using CCleaner?? Also someone reported it took 30 mins to delete 400mb of temp files?? Wow, would take my computer about 1 to 2 mins.... Their are also 2 other good programs that can cleanup files....

 

First please go to the temporary files page as I mentioned on Post #4.
Mark down the size of the temp files.
Then do your Ccleaner.
Then go back and check what or how much has been removed from the temp files.
Then you tell me what's wrong with Ccleaner.

I use Ccleaner since Win 7, 4 years ago.
Like the OP I used Ccleaner in trying to delete the temp files. It did not even make a dent.
I knew of this issue long ago.
I have a 600 GB hard disk computer. So I don't care. But I know the issue exists.

 

strange it does not show WHERE these temp files are??? I looked....showed 256mb ....which should take my computer no longer than 2 min's tops!! Something seems fishy about this....*sarc

 

Run you Ccleaner.
See if it deletes any of the 256 MB at all.

 

I did......did not seem to touch these mystery "temp" files that windows SAYS are their.....that's MY point.....if they are 256 mb of temp files....just WHERE are these suckers???