Generally speaking, the C drive is usually the computer system disk. To maintain the smoothness of the system, the system disk must maintain sufficient storage space, otherwise the system will be abnormally stuck or even crash. However, as a system disk, it generates system garbage and cache almost every day. In addition, installed software and desktop files will occupy the C drive space, which will easily lead to the C drive taking up more and more space, and the remaining space will become smaller and smaller, and the computer It is easy to get stuck the more you use it.
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So, which files on C drive can be deleted? Today, the editor will mainly share with you the tips for cleaning up and losing weight when the C drive on your computer is full. I hope it will be a reference for your friends.
1. How to prevent the C drive space from getting smaller and smaller
For computers, since the system itself will continuously generate system garbage and cache files, and the installed software and desktop files will occupy the C drive space by default, if you want to avoid the situation where the C drive space becomes smaller and smaller and is not enough, you can generally Use the following tips to avoid this:
1. Reserve enough storage space for C drive
Generally speaking, Win7 computers recommend reserving about 60GB or more for the C drive, and Win10 computers recommend reserving about 100GB for the C drive. When the space reserved for the system disk is large enough, it will be difficult to encounter it in the short term. The C drive space is full or insufficient.
2. Try to install the software on a non-C drive
We know that when installing software on a computer, it is usually installed on the C drive by default. In fact, you can only choose custom installation when installing the software, and then change the installation path. For example, changing the default C drive to D drive can effectively prevent the software from occupying C drive space.
3. Clean system junk and cache regularly
When the system is running every day, various system garbage and caches will be generated, and the garbage and cache will become larger and larger. In addition, browsers browsing web pages and downloading cache files will also occupy system space. Therefore, regularly cleaning up system junk is also an effective way to free up C drive space.
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4. Change the desktop file path
Many friends are usually accustomed to placing various files or downloaded things on the computer desktop. I also like to do this, mainly to download things saved on the desktop so that they can be easily found at any time. However, the system and desktop files are stored in the C drive by default. If you often need to store many files on the desktop, it is recommended to change some desktop paths to other drives.
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2. Which files on C drive can be deleted?Tips for cleaning up and losing weight when your computer’s C drive is full
First of all, if you want to see the remaining space on the computer's C drive, you can check it in "My Computer (This Computer)". If the C drive is almost full, its color will change, which is equivalent to warning the user that there is insufficient remaining space and needs to be cleaned up as soon as possible, as follows As shown in the figure.
Insufficient space on C drive
Let’s take a closer look at which files can be deleted from the system C drive. This tutorial is suitable for Win7, Win8 and Win10 systems.
The C drive mainly contains the following folders:, Files, and user folders. If you turn on the hidden folders shown in the folder options, you will also find the folder; in addition, 64-bit systems will have an additional Files (x86) folder.
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The full name is logs, which is the information log of the system. In fact, current automated machinery, computer systems, software and other artificial intelligence will have special log files to facilitate professionals to check system performance, specific problems and operating conditions.
Therefore, you can delete the folder directly, but since this folder is too small, deleting it will not bring much change in capacity.
2. Files
Files is the installation directory of the software (64-bit system), and 32-bit software will be installed in the Files (x86) folder by default.
Open the folder and each installed software will have its own directory. The ones at the beginning are usually the software that comes with the system, which is the IE browser. AMD or the words are software related to the computer graphics card; other software is basically content installed by the user, such as Meitu Xiu Xiu, etc.
When it comes to cleaning up Files, it usually involves deleting software that you have installed but are basically not using. In addition, there is a Files folder here, which is also a public folder that is automatically generated by the system for plug-ins, patches, and programs to run. Generally, do not touch it. We right-clicked on the blank space and checked the properties of the entire Files folder. We found that this folder was not big at all, so it was not the hardest hit area for cleaning.
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Next is the folder, which stores almost everything needed for the system to run. Talking about them one by one would kill me. However, when we look at the folder properties, we will find that it is quite large, and based on our usage, it will get bigger and bigger, so it is one of the hardest hit areas for cleaning.
The reason why folders have become the hardest hit area is mainly related to a folder called. Every version of the system installed on our computers is constantly being mended or added with more appropriate features, which is called "patching." And these upgrade contents and patches are finally installed in one place, that is, the folder under.
As shown in the picture, on the above 10-system computer, the patch has occupied more than 5 G of space. This patch file cannot be deleted, but there is a backup folder in it, and you can completely delete the contents in it. (Remember not to delete the folder below)
In addition, Microsoft will make these patches into optimized patch packages every once in a while, which is Pack, referred to as SP, so there are SP1 and SP2 versions. Right-click on "Computer" and see if there is the word "Pack" in the system properties. If not, you can download and install it through Baidu or go directly to Microsoft's official website. After installing the patch package, the original accumulated patches will be replaced. , the system will free up a large amount of space.
4. User folder
The last hard-hit area is the user folder, which is where all our user files are stored. 28.1G occupies nearly one-third of the system disk.
What should be noted here is that not all 28G are junk files. Some users may set up to store their important information files in some root directory folders on the desktop or C drive. Therefore, do not delete user folders. delete. The main culprit here is that the size is approximately 8.3GB. So what is this?
When the system is first installed on your computer, it is just an ordinary machine, but after you use it for a period of time, it actually has a soul. Otherwise, why do you think it is becoming more and more convenient? The main reason is on this folder. When you use your computer, your computer settings, software settings, usage habits, etc. are all recorded in this folder.
Folders are divided into Local and three folders according to security levels.
Local means local storage, that is, only local users can read it. There is a folder called Temp. When installing the software, it may help you save the source files you decompressed during installation, so that you can directly retrieve them during the next installation. , save decompression time. But this thing is rarely used and takes up a lot of space, so it can be deleted directly.
As the name suggests, the security level of the folder is slightly lower than that of the Local folder. If there are other computers in your working environment, other computers may read the user files of the local computer;
means roaming, the security level is lower than the previous two, the data here can roam between computers in the work environment;
Microsoft does this to make your work more convenient. If you are originally using computer A in the work environment, you can directly log in to your account on any of computers B, C, and D in the work environment, and your files Once the folder is used, the user will automatically go to another computer. Changing computers will be as smooth as using the original computer.
So except for the Temp folder just now, can other files in these three folders be deleted? Frankly speaking, except for the content that comes with the system, you can delete these software data files. Just delete the corresponding software data. Your beloved computer will not remember anything the next time you use the software. Although this frees up a lot of space, you still have to re-tune it.
To sum up, the system folder under the root directory of the system disk and the user directory are the two hardest-hit areas that we need to clean up.
Okay, the above is the C drive cleaning and slimming tips brought by the editor. It mainly includes two major content points: how to prevent the C drive space from getting smaller and smaller and the cleaning and slimming tips when the C drive is full. I hope it can be a reference for computer users. .