{"id":9915,"date":"2022-10-24T17:31:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T12:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2023-02-13T10:32:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T05:02:06","slug":"recover-wasted-storage-space-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/recover-wasted-storage-space-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Recover Wasted Storage Space On Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Storage running out is the worst of all situations you can face on your computer. There\u2019s a lot of personal data that you store on your PC, and when you get a prompt that you are running out of space, the first thing that comes to mind is, what should you delete? How to recover wasted storage space on Windows PC?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some ways show you how to speed up your PC, manage RAM and processing power, keep your computer sorted, etc. But when it comes to storage, you can hardly do anything other than remove files to recover space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, your storage devices, like any other PC resource, require regular maintenance. While you see important files stored on your hard drive, many unnecessary things are taking up your storage space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this blog, we will learn how to recover lost space on your PC by deleting unneeded files that are taking up space. Without further ado, let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/how-to-get-more-storage-on-your-pc\/\">How To Get More Storage on Your PC<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">2 Ways to Recover Wasted Storage Space on Windows<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Understandably, you have files from your older PC or a backup of your smartphone on your PC that you don\u2019t want to delete. So many of us prefer offline storage of files over any cloud service, which is OK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What\u2019s not okay is storing files that are useless to you. So many hidden files, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/tips-to-delete-duplicate-photos-from-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duplicate photos<\/a>, similar pictures, copied files, etc., take up storage space unnecessarily. The best way to recover wasted storage space is to find and delete these unwanted files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But before we get started with the ways you can remove these files, let us first classify which files can be considered unnecessary. Let\u2019s shed some light on how you can find them and recover storage space instantly!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What Files \u201cWaste\u201d Your Storage Space? How to Find &amp; Remove them?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As discussed above, files that are no longer used or created without your knowledge. Yes, there are times when your PC has files that are neither visible nor important to you. To recover your storage space, you can use various tools. Some are inbuilt with Windows, while others are required to be installed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let\u2019s take a look at these tools and understand how they can allow you to recover wasted storage space.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Run Disk Cleanup on Your PC<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disk Cleanup is an internal tool that you can use to scan your hard drive for unnecessary files and delete them right away. It is helpful in restoring wasted storage space. To initiate the disk cleanup process, you have to do is &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open Windows Explorer and go to This PC.<\/li>\n<li>Select the drive, you want to clean.<\/li>\n<li>Right Click on the drive, and go to Properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9926 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/windows-drive.jpg\" alt=\"windows drive\" width=\"546\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/windows-drive.jpg 933w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/windows-drive-300x241.jpg 300w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/windows-drive-768x616.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>In Properties, you will find Disk Cleanup in the General tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9924 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drive-properties.jpg\" alt=\"drive properties\" width=\"479\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drive-properties.jpg 479w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drive-properties-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Click on it to start the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9922 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/disk-cleanup-1.jpg\" alt=\"disk cleanup\" width=\"445\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/disk-cleanup-1.jpg 445w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/disk-cleanup-1-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Once the scanning is completed, the cleanup wizard shows files you can remove to recover space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9923 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drive-cleanup.jpg\" alt=\"drive cleanup\" width=\"490\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drive-cleanup.jpg 490w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/drive-cleanup-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can either select the files to remove from the Files to delete list or click on Clean up System files to further find files worth deleting. If you select the latter option, it will search for more files and once done, will show all the files to delete and you can checkmark them and click OK to delete them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/disk-cleanup-setting.jpg\" alt=\"disk cleanup setting\" width=\"370\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/disk-cleanup-setting.jpg 370w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/disk-cleanup-setting-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You will get a prompt to delete files permanently. Click Delete Files.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9925 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/permanent-disk-cleanup.jpg\" alt=\"permanent disk cleanup\" width=\"355\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/permanent-disk-cleanup.jpg 355w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/permanent-disk-cleanup-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cleaning these files can help you recover space occupied by temporary files that are of no use, and neither do they affect your interaction with the PC.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Removing Duplicate Photos from Your Storage<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Picture library is one of the most crucial things to maintain on a PC. If these images are not treated right, they can take up a lot of space that you could have used for other purposes. The biggest issue that photos bring to the table is duplicate\/similar pictures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you have an image on your PC, there is no need for another 5 duplicates or similar photos. Sometimes it happens due to the way they were clicked, sometimes, they are in a different location on the disk, and sometimes, edited pictures are saved along with the original image.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Removing such images from your PC can give you a lot of free space, which is where tools like Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro come in handy. It is a third-party tool that scans your entire PC for duplicate photos, finds them, groups them together, and curates them for you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/how-to-preview-photos-and-delete-the-right-files\/\">preview and remove similar images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To give you a perspective, here\u2019s how the tool works &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download and install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/duplicate-photo-fixer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro<\/a> on your PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"download_buttons_section\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;display:none;\" class=\"downloadnow-btn-show os-windows\" data-eventsource=\"DownloadNow_post_button\"><a data-param=\"systweakblog,wp_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9915,pos-1,\" data-operation=\"iframe\" class=\"ds-download-link \" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/download-product\/dpf\/w\/9915\/1\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'ProductDownloadSysBlog', { 'event_label' :'recover-wasted-storage-space-on-windows', 'event_category':'windows-1' });\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-button-shortcode-new\/images\/window_btn.png\" alt=\"download\" width=\"250\" height=\"65\"><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;display:none;\" class=\"testet downloadnow-btn-show os-mac\" data-eventsource=\"DownloadNow_post_button\"><a data-param=\"systweakblog,wp_json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9915,pos-1,\" data-operation=\"iframe\" class=\"ds-download-link\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/download-product\/dpf\/m\/9915\/1\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'ProductDownloadSysBlog', { 'event_label' :'recover-wasted-storage-space-on-windows', 'event_category':'mac-1' });\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-button-shortcode-new\/images\/mac2_button.png\" alt=\"download\" width=\"250\" height=\"65\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Run the application &amp; select the folder you want to scan for duplicate images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-.jpg\" alt=\"Duplicate Photo Fixer Pro\" width=\"609\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro--300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro--768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on Scan for Duplicates once you have selected the destination folder. You can either choose a folder from your PC.<\/li>\n<li>Let the software find all the duplicate photos from your computer. Considering the number of images you have put up for scanning, it may take a few moments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9472 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-search-duplicate-.jpg\" alt=\"Duplicate Photo Fixer Pro search duplicate\" width=\"599\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-search-duplicate-.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-search-duplicate--300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-search-duplicate--768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once this duplicate photo finder finishes scanning, you will see grouped image results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/identify-group-delete-similar-photos\/\">How To Identify, Group &amp; Delete Similar Looking Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9471 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-mark-duplicate.jpg\" alt=\"Duplicate Photo Fixer Pro mark duplicate\" width=\"597\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-mark-duplicate.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-mark-duplicate-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Duplicate-Photo-Fixer-Pro-mark-duplicate-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After marking the images, click on Delete Marked. You can use the Automark feature if the number of images is too high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bg.systweak.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/moved-duplicate-in-recyclebin.jpg\" alt=\"moved duplicate in recyclebin\" width=\"593\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/moved-duplicate-in-recyclebin.jpg 1008w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/moved-duplicate-in-recyclebin-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/143.244.153.71\/systweakblogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/moved-duplicate-in-recyclebin-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on OK when the software prompts whether you want to delete the marked images or not. The software will instantly remove all the redundant images from the folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The software is easy to use and comes with a free trial version. You can download the tool and check its effectiveness first. The idea is to accumulate all the duplicate images in a single place so that you can delete them and recover wasted storage space on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parting Words<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using these techniques can help you recover a lot of space. The more storage space you have available, the better your PC performs. At this point, the best you can do is make the most out of the resources available, as upgrading your storage is not an option for everyone considering the prices and availability of drives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hope these ways help you recover wasted storage space on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/manage-duplicate-photos-on-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 11<\/a> and operating system editions. Let me know in the comments how much storage you recovered after removing duplicate photos. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Recommended-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/duplicate-photos-saved-in-different-image-formats\/\">How To Get Rid Of Duplicate Photos Saved In Different Image Formats<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/delete-duplicate-photos-in-google-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Delete Duplicate Photos In Google Photos<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/delete-duplicate-photos-from-icloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Delete Duplicate Photos From iCloud<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/how-to-preview-photos-and-delete-the-right-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Preview Photos And Delete The Right Files?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Storage running out is the worst of all situations you can face on your computer. There\u2019s a lot of personal data that you store on your PC, and when you get a prompt that you are running out of space, the first thing that comes to mind is, what should you delete? 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