How to delete unwanted files in Windows 10 when there is not enough space on the C drive? In this page, you are going to learn a useful files cleaner.
Over time, more and more unimportant files will appear on your computer, such as temporary files, duplicate files, cache files, thumbnails, Windows upgrade files, hibernation files, etc., some are already on your computer been idle for a long time.
Not only do they take up disk space and make the computer run slowly. It can even cause the computer to freeze, or crash. Therefore, deleting unwanted files in PC is inevitable. However, as ordinary computer users, it is difficult for us to find those files hidden deep in the disk, and we cannot be sure whether they can be deleted. So, we need reliable software to delete unwanted files to free up space.
Next, I will show you how to delete unwanted files in Windows 10 easily and safely.
You may delete some unwanted files through Windows Explorer, Disk cleanup or CMD, but their disadvantage is that they cannot completely delete all junk files. To permanently delete unwanted files without leaving behind, you need to turn to a professional junk file cleaner.
You suggest you try AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard. This is a free all-in-one tool that not only cleans junk files, but also performs other basic disk partition management such as resize partition, merge partitions, format partition, create partition and more.
Its PC Cleaner feature can automatically scan the target disk for junk files, including system junk files and registry junk files, and remove them permanently with a few clicks. Download it for free to try how to delete unwanted files in Windows 7/8/10/11 with this utility.
Step 1. After downloading and installing AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard Edition. Click "Free up" and "PC Cleaner" in turn.
Step 2. In the new pop-up window, you can see the total free space. Click "Start Scan" to scan your computer for junk files.
Step 3. Wait for a while to scan for junk files, if you want to stop this, you can click Cancel Scan.
Step 4. After the scan is completed, some junk files will be automatically selected, and you can directly click "Clean All" to delete them. Alternatively, you can tick "Select all" to delete all.
Step 5. When you see this interface, the cleaning is over.
Besides junk files, how to delete other unwanted files? These files may be larger than 16MB and located on the C drive. Don't worry, “Delete Large Files” feature will do the favor for you after turning to Professional Edition.
The characteristic of this feature is that it can fully scan files larger than 16MB in the target disk. After the scan, it will also automatically mark the files related to the system or the files related to the boot program, so you need to be careful when dealing with it. Finally, tick the target file and click "Delete" to permanently delete the unwanted files.
Step 1. Download and install AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. Then, double-click to open it. Click "Free up" on the top, and select "Delete Large Files".
Step 2. In the new window, select the target partition or folder and click "Start Scan".
Step 3. After the scan is complete, you will see all files larger than 16MB in the selected partition or folder. In addition, you can also see the Location, Size and Last Accessed Time of these files. Then, check the files to be deleted and click "Delete".
Step 4. The next window will summarize all the files you have selected. After confirming, click "Delete Now" to submit the operations.
This is the whole process of how to delete unwanted files in Windows 10, 8, 7, as well as Windows 11. With the help of AOMEI Partition Assistant, you can not only clean up junk files in C drive, but also delete C drive permanently Files larger than 16MB. If you want to free up space, then be sure not to miss it.