{"id":26683,"date":"2023-08-24T09:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=26683"},"modified":"2023-08-24T09:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:17:54","slug":"how-to-delete-temporary-files-in-windows-10-and-windows-11-using-file-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-delete-temporary-files-in-windows-10-and-windows-11-using-file-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Temporary Files in Windows 10 and Windows 11 Using File Explorer\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Delete Temporary Files in Windows 10 and Windows 11 Using File Explorer\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever used Storage Sense (Settings) or Disk Cleanup to remove temporary files, you\u2019ve probably noticed there are still many temporary files remaining after the cleanup.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to clean nearly all your temporary files, try using File Explorer.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Important: Save anything you\u2019re working on and close all open programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Press Windows + R to open a Run box.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Type %temp% into the Run box and press \u201cEnter\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

4. A File Explorer window will open with a lot of temporary files and folders. Press Ctrl + A to select all the temporary files at once. When all are selected, right-click and choose \u201cDelete\u201d. IMPORTANT: If you get a warning that certain files can\u2019t be deleted \u2013 it\u2019s because they\u2019re in use. If you see this warning, just choose \u201cSkip\u201d to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

Above:\u00a0 \u00a0All temp files are selected in Windows 10.<\/span>
\nBelow:\u00a0 All temp files are selected in\u00a0 Windows 11.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Deleting<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re almost done…<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop and choose \u201cEmpty Recycle Bin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s it. Now you know how to delete almost all of your temporary files using File Explorer.\u00a0 But remember, you can never delete all temporary files because as long as Windows is running, temporary files are constantly being created.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    How to Delete Temporary Files in Windows 10 and Windows 11 Using File Explorer\u00a0 If you\u2019ve ever used Storage Sense (Settings) or Disk Cleanup to remove temporary files, you\u2019ve probably noticed there are still many temporary files remaining after the cleanup. If you want to clean nearly all your temporary files, try using File Explorer. 1.\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3948,4299],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26683"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26685,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26683\/revisions\/26685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}