How to do Win10 C disk space is getting smaller and smaller

For many PC users, SSD and the latest Win10 operating system
are used today, but most users use SSDs with 120GB or 240GB capacity. It is easy to appear after installing Win10. The problem of C disk space getting smaller and smaller. What should I do if the Win10 C disk space is getting smaller? Today, the micro-tribe blog teaches everyone Win10 slimming tricks, mainly to delete some of the less useful large files to effectively release the system C disk resources.

1, delete Windows
.old file

If your computer
is upgraded from Win 7 or Win 8 system When it comes to Win10, and when the C disk space is getting smaller and smaller, it is recommended to delete the Windows.old file, which can release a lot of C disk space.

Windows.old file is a Win7/8 system backup file automatically created when Win10/Win8 system is upgraded to Win10, which is convenient for users to roll back to the old system later. If you upgrade Win10 and do not plan to reduce the price to Win7/8 system later, you can delete this Windows.old file.

Windows.old file size generally exceeds 5GB, and some even reach 10GB. Deleting this file will undoubtedly release the C disk space to a large extent.

To delete the windows.old file is very simple, just need to enter the disk cleanup, delete it, the specific steps are as follows:

1, first enter the Win10 computer;

2, on the system C drive, right click, and then click to open “ attribute & rdquo;;

3, under the general menu of the disk belongs, click & ldquo; disk cleanup & rdquo;, continue to click & ldquo ; Clean up the system files & rdquo;;

4, and finally check the previous Windows installation, and then click "OK" at the bottom to start cleaning up.

2, delete Win10 sleep file

Hibernate function, is a power-saving mode, in the sleep, the system saves the data in memory In the hard disk, the CPU also stops working. When you use it again, you need to press the power button, the machine will return to the state when you performed hibernation, instead of performing the complicated process of starting Windows again.

In real life, most users will rarely use this feature, not to mention the size of the hibernation file is almost the largest in the Windows system, so deleting it can definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

How to delete the Win10 sleep file to clear the hibernation file method

1, first use the Win + R combination shortcut to open the run dialog box, then enter cmd and click "&" at the bottom" Open the command action box as shown below.

Then in the CMD command box, type or copy and paste the following command:

powercfg hibernate size XX

Note: The last “XX” The percentage value, which is an integer from 40 to 100. The recommendation is 40 or 80. The user can enter a value below 40 to keep the size of the hibernation file at 40% of the system memory size, as shown in the following figure.

Last, let's look at the sleep file size changes after the 80 and 40 compression ratios, as shown.

The size of the sleep file after 80% and 40& compression commands

By compressing the hibernation file, the system space can also be effectively released, which can alleviate the shortage of the C drive.

Editor:

The above is mainly based on the large aspect of releasing Win10 C disk space, other system garbage cleaning, you can use some security tools to automatically clean up. The above is the Win10 slimming trick, mainly used to delete large system useless files. Of course, deleting Windows.old and compressing the hibernation file will cause the Win10 system to fail to downgrade to Win7/Win8 (unless reinstalled), and can no longer use hibernation, and there is no quick boot. Friends who need it should be cautious.