Storage - What is the category "Other People" and How Do I reclaim that space

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Storage - What is the category "Other People" and How Do I reclaim that space

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I have 422 GB showing as space on my computer. I have several categories i.e. apps, programs, one drive and "Other People"

the Other People have 204 GB of storage and I have no Other People on my computer.

WHat is this, how do I delete it and how can I reclaim this space

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Anonymous

Hello,

I have not heard back from you in 96 hours. If you need further help at this point, please create a new thread to discuss those concerns.

Best Regards,

Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Answer 2

Hello,

Thanks for reaching out here in the Microsoft Answers Community.

"Other people" refers to the profile folders of other users you have added, including the ones you have deleted before.

Please go to file explorer->This PC->C drive->Users, see whether there are folders named after deleted users, and you can go into them to recover the files.

After recovering the files, please do not delete the profile folders directly. Instead, please press Windows+R and enter "systempropertiesadvanced", select "Settings" under "User profiles", select the entry with "Account unknown", and select "Delete".

Please let us know if these steps help.

Best Regards,

Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Anonymous

Hello,

I have not received the message from you yet. If there is anything more that I can do for you or if anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best Regards,

Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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