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<LI class=_AXc>Open the Start menu and select Settings > Apps > Apps & features . <LI class=_AXc>Search for a specific app or sort them by size to see which ones are taking up the most space. <LI class=_AXc>When you find an app you want to delete, select it from the list, and then select Uninstall. See if anything is unusual high in your apps.
If you upgraded to Windows 10 say from Windows 8 it will still have your old files on the C drive in a directory called Old Windows, need to delete it.
To properly check free space on Windows ten in File Explorer click on THIS PC.
Also have you run a anti-virus and or malware scan?
Also do you hibernate the computer; As when you do it puts your open documents and programs on the drive, upon hibernation the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk.
Hence, you may disable Hibernation Mode to free up disk space.
Note: Microsoft points out that you may lose data if you make hibernation unavailable, so it is better for you to back up hard drive before you do this.
Hidden Files: In case you have set to hide some special files, you need to make them reveal on your PC. Please do the followings:
Open File Explorer, navigate to View -> Options -> Change folder and search options to get Folder Options window. Then switch to View and do the followings: under "Hidden files and folders", select "Show hidden files, folders and drives" and uncheck all the hide options.
When you uncheck the option "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)", you will receive a warning message which reads "these files are required to start and run Windows, deleting or editing them can make your computer inoperable". Please don't mind and click Yes to confirm your operation.
Finally, press OK on the Folder Options window to save your change. Now you can access the C drive and check whether there are large files taking too much disk space.
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