what can i delete in System drive (C drive) to regain storage?

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what can i delete in System drive (C drive) to regain storage?

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i cleared the %temp% folder and did a disk cleanup already, helped a bit but not that much

there is also this ESD folder that take up 4.55GB of my C drive storage, should i delete it?

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Hello conghieu2048,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community. My name is Gunasekar and I'm happy to help.

I understand that you want to free up disk space on the C drive to regain storage.

It is not advisable to delete the ESD folder, which contains installation files for previous Windows updates, as doing so could lead to issues if you need to roll back an update or repair Windows. So, in future, if you repair (Reset) Windows, it will give you an error.

It is good to know that you have already deleted the temporary files and run disk cleanup. Those are definitely good first steps to free up space on your C drive.

Here are some additional ways to free up space so you can keep your PC up-to-date and running smoothly.

Delete files with Storage Sense.

• Select Start > Settings > System > Storage .

• Turn on Storage Sense to have Windows delete unnecessary files automatically.

Delete Files manually.

• Select Start > Settings > System > Storage > Cleanup recommendations.

• Select the temporary files, unused files, files synced to the cloud, or unused apps you want to remove, then select the Clean up button for each section.

Move Personal files to another driver or to an external storage device.

• Personal files like Videos, Music, Pictures, and Documents can take up a lot of space in your C drive.

• You could move them to your external storage device to free up some space.

Turn on OneDrive files on demand.

OneDrive files might take up your space on C drive if files on demand is turned Off.

To enable OneDrive files on demand,

• Right-click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar

• Select settings > Sync and backup

• Click Advanced settings > Files on demand.

• Select Free up disk space.

You can save space by turning on OneDrive Files On-Demand, which stores a smaller placeholder file on your hard drive instead of the full-size file that's stored in your OneDrive account in the cloud.

Here are some additional resources you might find helpful: "Microsoft article on freeing up drive space in Windows"

https://support.microsoft.com/help/a18fae02-a0f...

I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help you further.

Best regards,

Gunasekar N

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