Learn how to free up disk space on Windows 11 with these easy and effective tips. Say goodbye to a cluttered hard drive and keep your system running smoothly!Sooner or later, any storage device gets filled almost to the brim. Because of this, you can’t install a new game or download a new movie. And the system itself can start to slow down. In this article, we will tell you how to free up space on your storage device in Windows 11 in ten ways.

Free Up Disk Space on Windows 11.

Deleting temporary files

You need to do the following:

Windows 11 will check the contents of the drive and display a list of files that can be deleted painlessly. However, temporary files also include the Downloads folder. Therefore, if there is something valuable there, then you should not clean the folder. 

Removing unnecessary applications

Here’s what you should do:

There may be something extra there that should be removed. 

Deleting files from the Other folder

Follow the instructions

• Click on “Start”;
• Select “Options”;
• Go to the “System” section;
• Click on “Memory”;
• And then to “Other”.

Examine the files you see. Some can probably be deleted, while others can be moved to an external drive.

Manually Delete Files in Windows 11

Movies, photos, videos can weigh a lot. The same blockbuster in high definition can easily take up 40 or even 50 GB. If you have already watched the movie, there is no point in storing it on the drive. You can safely delete it manually.

To do this:

• Go to the folder where the unnecessary file or files are located;
• Select them with your mouse and then right-click;
• Then click on the trash can icon and select delete.

That’s it, the files have been deleted and the storage space has been freed up.

Removing files from the Installer folder

On the C: drive of a PC/laptop with Windows 11, there is a folder called WindowsInstaller. Applications dump installation and temporary files here. Sometimes the folder gets clogged with junk and grows to tens of GB.

• The folder is located at C:WindowsInstaller;
• You can clean it yourself manually.

But after that, some problems with the stability of the system may arise. It is much more reasonable to use the PatchCleaner utility , fortunately it is free. The software carefully studies the Installer section and offers to remove what will not affect the stability of the computer.

Clearing your browser cache

If you use a PC or laptop for a long time and are constantly online, then your browser cache is probably clogged. It needs to be cleared to free up space. How to do this depends on the specific browser.

We will tell you about cleaning in Yandex Browser:

• Click on the three lines icon at the top;
• In the pop-up window, click on “History”;
• Next, “Clear history”.

Select what you want to delete and agree.

Disabling Unneeded Windows 11 Components

Windows 11 has a lot of different modules. Some people need all of them, while others only need the basic ones. Disabling modules will save space on your drive.

Here’s how it’s done:

• Click on “Start”
• In the search bar above, type in “Additional components”
• Let’s see what you need and what you don’t. Feel free to delete what you don’t use.

Removing Games from Steam

Games sometimes weigh very, very much (a hundred or two GB). And if you often use the Steam service, then the easiest way is to delete the completed hits there.

To do this:

• Launch Steam;
• Go to the “Library” section;
• Right-click on the game you want to delete;
• Click on “Manage”;
• And finally, “Remove from device”.

The same can be done in other popular digital distribution services, such as EGS and GOG.

Deleting memory dumps in the Minidump folder

In case of critical errors (the same “death screens”), Windows 11 saves data about the problem in the Minidump folder. They are useful only to experts in this field. Ordinary users can safely delete them.

To do this:

• Go to C:WindowsMinidump;
• Select everything you see;
• Then right-click and then click on the trash can icon.

By the way, if there were no critical errors on the PC, the Minidump folder will be empty.

Disk compression

Compression is another popular way to expand space. All you need to do is:

• Go to your computer and go to the page with drive C:;
• Right-click on it;
• Select “Properties”;
• Then at the bottom, check the box next to “Compress this disk to save space.”