Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) is a computer maintenance utility included in Microsoft Windows designed to free up disk space. It was introduced in Windows 98 and has been a part of Microsoft Windows ever since. In 2018, Microsoft introduced a second cleanup utility 'Storage Sense' in the Settings app with Windows 10 version 1803, but Disk Cleanup remained with Windows. As of 2024, it is not marked as deprecated. Windows 11 introduced "Cleanup recommendations" as an 'easy to use' alternative to Disk Cleanup, replacing Storage Sense. The utility searches for files that are no longer needed and enables the user to delete them. The candidates for deletion are categorized as: "Windows Update Cleanup": Copies of Windows updates that are already installed "Microsoft Defender Antivirus": Temporary files that Microsoft Defender Antivirus no longer needs "Windows Update log files": Log files that Windows update has created for troubleshooting "Downloaded Program Files" (deprecated): ActiveX controls and Java applets that Internet Explorer has downloaded from the Internet. "DirectX Shader Cache": Created by video games that use DirectX to speed up execution "Delivery Optimization Files": Files (temporary or otherwise) that Delivery Optimization has downloaded "Device driver packages": Used to install device drivers and otherwise unnecessary "Language Resource Files": Removed if they are redundant "Recycle Bin": Content of the Windows Recycle Bin for the current user only "Temporary Files": Files in the Windows TEMP folder that are not in use and have been created at least 48 hours ago The above list, however, is not exhaustive. For instance, 'Temporary Remote Desktop files' and 'Temporary Sync Files' may appear only under certain computer configurations, differences such as Windows Operating System and use of additional programs such as Remote Desktop. The option of removing hibernation data may not be ideal for some users as this may remove the hibernate...