Configure Storage Sense & Disk Cleanup — Free Up Space Automatically

Last updated: May 13, 2025

Set up automatic storage cleanup with Storage Sense, run Disk Cleanup with system files, find large space-wasting files, and clear all temp file locations.

Overview

Running low on disk space? This guide sets up automatic cleanup with Storage Sense, teaches Disk Cleanup for deep cleaning, and shows how to find and remove space hogs.

What this helps with

What to expect: Easy difficulty • usually about 10-15 minutes.

This is one of 25 Preventive Maintenance fixes in the WindowsHelper library. The full step-by-step fix lives in the WindowsHelper app.

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