TIPS TO INCREASE COMPUTER STORAGE SPACE WITHOUT LOSING ANY IMPORTANT DATA

First let us know what is Local drive or Local disk?

A local drive or local disk on a computer refers to a storage device that is physically connected to and installed within the computer itself. These drives are used to store various types of data, including the operating system, applications, files, and user data. Local drives are sometimes called "hard drives" or "hard disk drives" (HDDs) when they use spinning magnetic disks for storage, or "solid-state drives" (SSDs) when they use flash memory for storage.

Drive are  denoted by different letters as you wish but most used preferred during partition is C: drive  for primary storage where where operating system is installed and system file while the other extra drive contain what a user wishes to contain it can be named any letter such ( D: , E:, F: etc)

Consider tips below how to clean up full disk drive especially C:

1.Delete files in the Recycle Bin.                                    

When a file is deleted, does not completely removed from the computer but it placed in the Recycle Bin, however recycle bin by 

i. Select the folder or group of files to be deleted

ii. Hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the DELETE key

To clear out the recycle bin

 i. Open the recycle bin.

ii. Select all items by using Ctrl+A 

iii. Right click and select delete to clear all.

deleted file in recycle bin

2. Type “temp” in the text box and clear the catch:

Temp means temporary files, Short for temporary, temp is anything that lasts for a limited time and is not permanent. Temporary files, also called tmp files, are created by Windows or programs on your computer to hold data while a permanent file is being written or updated. The data will be transferred to a permanent file when the task is complete, or when the program is closed.

1.        i. On your keyboard, press the Windows button  + R keys at the same time.

2.        ii.  In the Open field, type temp, then press ENTER. The temp folder will open.

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1.     iii.  Press the CTRL + A keys at the same time to select all the .tmp items.

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giv. Press the DELETE key, and then click Yes when the User Account Control window appear to confirm.

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3.3.Type “%temp%” in the text box and clear the temp item.

hFrom this tip three follow the same step as above, open the run text box and type %temp% then place ok. After the temp item displayed delete them.

%temp% items

g4. Type "Cleanmgr" in the run text box

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows button  and R keys at the same time to open the Run window.
2. Type cleanmgr, then press ENTER. The Disk Cleanup window should appear.
3. Select the drive you want to clean if is C: or D: , then click OK.
4. Check the boxes for the file types that you want to delete, and then click OK.
5. For more space click the Clean up system files button to remove extra Windows files.
6. In the message that appears, click Delete files.

 

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select disk you want free up space

disk cleaning start soon after choosing a disk letter

clean up system files ....ok

5. Type "Prefetch" in the run text box;

In the context of the Windows operating system, "prefetch" in the Run box refers to the Prefetch feature and the associated Prefetch folder. The Prefetch feature is designed to improve the startup time and performance of applications by caching information about how they load and run. When you type "prefetch" in the Run box and press Enter, you typically access the Prefetch folder on your Windows computer.

i. open the run text box by pressing windows button and  R then type prefech and press ok

ii. press continue as seen below.

iii. After prefetch item displayed use Ctrl + A  to select all then right click and choose delete option.

AFTER DOING THAT FIVE WAYS HOPEFUL YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH FREE SPACE TO A RUNNING LOW OR FULL DISK