How To Clean Windows 10 C Drive (2023)

[@MsDrawlinson]

Thanks!

[@GenXTech]

I get quite a lot of "thank yous" on my channel, but not many SUPER THANK YOU's! I appreciate your support. ❤

[@lmart293]

love your work matey

[@royston8064]

My friend passed away a few weeks ago he used to help me with my computer I was at a bit of a loss found you video how to clean up my computer it was very helpful to me keep up the good work it help me a lot in this bad time thanks

[@GenXTech]

Sorry for your loss.

[@royston8064]

Thank you he was very good with computers he used to build them and repair them for every one in my village

[@MsDrawlinson]

Really helped with the speed of my laptop. Thank you for clear directions and print screenshots. You are a very good teacher!!!

[@GenXTech]

Thank you for the kind words on top of the support to my channel! I'm glad I was able to help. Hope you have a great day!

[@MsDrawlinson]

My praise of you is well deserved. Happy Dad's day to you! Thanks again, Deborah

[@Juutify]

NOTICE! You should never optimize ssd because its always fast and optimized. if you you use windows own defrag tool it can make your ssd really slow. just wanted to point that out. thank you :)

[@gxthblxde]

Damnnn I’ve been doing this for years on my ssd😭

[@dhruvsingh992]

I just did that before seeing this comment

[@OM3N.Reyes1]

Well what if you already did lol

[@Guest1-q8v]

@@OM3N.Reyes1 it won't do it any harm doing it the odd time

[@_PhamTuanCuong]

So basically do everything else in this video minus the optimize and defrag part?

[@furkatergeshev8699]

That men's explanation is amazing. Simple. And it works. Thanx.

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@SouthernUtahGuy]

Your video is my go-to! It's so well worded and paced to follow with ease so thank you! Helps a lot after a few windows updates and I start to notice my pc slowing up. Afterwards it's like running a new pc. And completely safe! No additional unnecessary jargon like other videos.

[@GenXTech]

I appreciate the kind words. Glad I'm able to help! :)

[@markp.8329]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! My pc has been dragging @ss for more than a minute now. Tried everything -- running virus software, antispyware, cleaning my hard drive, defrag, etc., etc. Your 3 minute video -- particularly deleting the prefetch stuff -- has got my pc back to running laps again!

[@GenXTech]

Awesome!

[@normfn2911]

same exact issue

[@member966]

Just did all of these and my PC has changed totally! Thanks for sharing 🙏❤

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@lisag1651]

OMG!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! seriously have struggled with a slow computer for UGH like....seems forever. I twice hired the big high end computer guy (a few hundred $ later) he really didn't help me. Your video was concise and easy to follow. My computer is working MUCH better. THANK YOU!!!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome

[@krknofficial]

extremely helpful! one funny thing to enjoy is the exclamation temp exclamation

[@GenXTech]

yeah, mistakes were made lol

[@daapdary]

1:21 Love it % I agree 100 exclamation 🙂

[@normfn2911]

Been having issues for over a year with Fortnite specifically, tried hundreds of videos and this was the only one that worked. 30 minutes of smooth gameplay so far, really hope it stays this way. Lagged a bit at the start until the shaders were fully loaded, other than that, thank you!

[@GenXTech]

Awesome!

[@AlbrechtAshtor]

damn, really thank you! I delete a few files, apps and clean from settings, it went from 149 to 189 GB. After your video, the file went from 199GB to 138GB. Thanks!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@lolkipp]

Ive seen other videos but i havent gained alot of space yours helped so much thank you

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@lokimoisids1792]

Thank you so much. This has been an issue for me for so long

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@LEBROKETUBER]

I did all of that but my pc full still . In red mode lol . Is there anything I can buy to just add more to my home C

[@NorsePJ]

It's also useful to enable the option that shows any hidden files and folders so those can be deleted as well.

[@lisag1651]

Just a note, it is %temp% NOT !temp! Thanks for the great video.

[@debbyrollins5182]

Thank you so much. You make everything clear and easy to follow what you're saying. I really appreciate it

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@ROBERT-fd4kl]

Best tutorial I have ever watched and applied. Thank you GenX Tech!!!!!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@mehrabm7897]

The most usefull information in 3 mins Thanks a lot man

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@thefourthjhanagautama6583]

Thanks for the cleanup master class sir. Really appreciate it!!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@bradeatsbread]

Damn thanks bro!😂😂 never comment on videos normally but you a great fast teacher

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@Sandra-lb5pu]

Super helpful thank you!!

[@albrigo]

Thank you! Well and clearly explained, compared to other videos!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@trenaritz5]

I am OVER THA MOON excited that I found you! Your precise and simple lead through is EXACTLY what I needed! Much thanks from all us single girls who had no idea how to do this stuff til NOW! You’re fire! Thank you!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I was able to help out :)

[@seeharvester]

Thank you young man! I bow to your superior intelligence. I shall attempt your suggestions.

[@GenXTech]

😎

[@NerdyYellaDude]

Thanks, this helped a lot, and I didn't even have to use the defragment yet

[@GenXTech]

Happy to have helped!

[@anarchyripper2251]

If you have an SSD doesn't De fragmenting the drive decrease the Life of the SSD since it rewrites to the drive? I have always avoided it because I heard that was a thing so but I am not sure if thats true or not... Even without Defragging your tips freed up about 16gigs of space so thank you!!

[@GenXTech]

You dont have to defrag ssd (its not mentioned) and the longevity theory hasnt been proven. Im glad I was able to help :)

[@kaalcypher9797]

Just what I needed

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@ThomasTampa]

Thanks was a terrific help. Loved the video too, great pace, clear, excellent!!!!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome :)

[@Dum-e-360]

i dont understand why my c: drive doesnt get cleaned even if i tried many videos i need help please and my recycle bin is empty too

[@chrissaiko2626]

Played dota 2 and even tried Demo first before finding match. I barely able to enter a match, if i ever did it often freeze then force me to log out. But when play other games like ZZZ and Wuthering waves it still pretty fine 😢

[@Tony-nf4xi]

Very helpful and easy to understand just about to put the hammer through the computer when this got my eye thanks keep this sort of thing coming you are the number 1

[@GenXTech]

I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad I was able to help :)

[@Pinkalishes89]

Amazing easy tutorial, thank you so much!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@markschaefer3077]

Glad to see ya back

[@GenXTech]

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[@ΧΡΙΣΤΙΝΑΜΑΡΝΙΕΡΟΥ]

Thank you one more time for this helful video! My C disc has more space now thanks to you!😍

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@bradleysmith7159]

You are a champ. Thank you

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@charlenepiano8027]

Thank you, It was well explained and easy to follow 🥳

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@rondubz4668]

Great video!

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@exemida]

Randomly got recommended these videos I followed them all and now Baldurs gate 3 is running nicely I guess my PC was choking.

[@GenXTech]

Nice! Glad it worked well for you.

[@drblaneyphysics]

Hi, great video and thank you. followed your advice. yet it didn't remove a lot of hidden stuff. ----> My hard drove is 118 GB. I store all personal files on external drives yet it says I have only 4 GB and need to make more room. Any advice in this? is it malware? How can my windows software be using over 100 GB?

[@misstb4003]

Thank you so much for making what seemed extremely difficult less challenging for me❤️🙏🏾❤️ and on top of that it’s ADS free 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯💯

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@mariannemuller7952]

amazing and soo helpful. thanks. I am a total pc dummy and I managed, hurray.

[@GenXTech]

Glad it helped!

[@ronniekoomba922]

Learned some stuff. Thank you.

[@GenXTech]

Youre Welcome :)

[@mfarisap]

Very informative and straight to the point. Thank you, sir.

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@wendysplace3867]

Thanks this worked. I just need to keep my eye on this video again.

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@debbsmithmusic]

when I go to run and type prefetch nothing happens, no dialogue box comes up for me to go forward

[@GenXTech]

windows 10?

[@debbsmithmusic]

@@GenXTech yep, but I restarted the computer and it worked, but I only cleared a couple of gb. I only have 4.99 free of 118 on my C drive. My programs aren't taking up the space. I am confused. I want to download a program but won't install on C not enough space, (it is 4 gb) but it won't let me install on my D or E drive.

[@GenXTech]

@@debbsmithmusic 118 GB is REALLY small now a days. I recommend getting an external hard drive.. at least 1TB.

[@debbsmithmusic]

@@GenXTech thanks I have 2T once is D drive almost full a hundred and some gigs free E drive I have about 900 free and several external. It's just everything wants to install on C drive. That is a problem.

[@GenXTech]

@@debbsmithmusic You can divert installations to another drive.

[@Ray2Solid5]

much love bro🤝🏾❤️

[@GenXTech]

😎❤

[@QwerniusPlayz]

thanks man, it worked at my laptop win10

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help!

[@QwerniusPlayz]

@@GenXTech i subscribed :)

[@GenXTech]

@@QwerniusPlayz 👍👍

[@badgerx51]

Thank you. You have my support new subscriber

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome :)

[@ABprecious1]

Thanks, your help was great, like other person it was a little to fast for slow computer.😊

[@GenXTech]

Yeah, sorry about that.. pausing between steps is the key. Glad I was able to help! :)

[@Kaidenfetalino]

also if u do windows key + r it will auto open run

[@jigarshah4150]

Fantastic !!’

[@GenXTech]

😎😎

[@Sunhatvr122]

Bro thank you so much I gained 60 more gbs because of you!

[@GenXTech]

Awesome!

[@beckyarch2491]

Thank you so much! Your video is the best!

[@GenXTech]

Glad to have helped!

[@microsoftsarker]

This is really very useful .. thank you so much

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@CaelumRoxas]

This did like nothing. It only went from 28 gigs of space left to 29 gigs of space left. Literally only about 1 point something was cleaned out.

[@andresorvananos6977]

Excellent video, thanks

[@sachindabhade3410]

Bro that was easy thanks for information we will keep supporting u...❤

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@michelleschaefer6608]

Best Helpful video and easy to follow. Thank Thank

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@etherealechoes9907]

Good info but whenever I try and delete files it says they're open in another window. I've lost audio because of it and windows can't update.

[@TrixRips]

AMAZING VID! very helpful and saved it for future use!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@donnaclark776]

The Run search will not pull up the run ap ,it times out and goes away

[@Matt24-r1o]

typed prefetch in the run window and clicked ok, the window disappeared but nothing else has come up.

[@anitagore6596]

Thank you so much this help me

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome :)

[@debbie990]

You’re amazing! Thank you for sharing this video. It really made a difference in the performance of our pc. ❤😊

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@cuffyborderhead5165]

So Easy to do with your instruction!

[@GenXTech]

Glad I was able to help :)

[@ishraqfia8396]

MAN I LOVE YOU

[@GenXTech]

❤❤❤❤

[@tru2brandon53]

Wow this actually worked thank u

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome

[@daisy_cat96]

thanks buddy

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@chinnzerglass]

This vid should have 1M views.

[@GenXTech]

Glad I was able to help :)

[@Monketpod11]

When I try to analyze or optimize it says "this dialog could not be launched

[@onepartofone]

mine is not opening. i can open App run, but no prefetch, nor temp are actually opening. everything disappears off the screen for some reason. can someone help, please.

[@prokingyt5266]

just a question , if you have windows update cleanup checked and you deleted it what will happen?

[@GenXTech]

that just cleans up old update files

[@dacoolestdadever]

Thank you kind sir!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@necessarywisdom777]

bro almost 20gb+ free space! Thank you!

[@GenXTech]

BOOM! You're welcome!

[@Soul_Well]

Worked! Thanks!

[@GenXTech]

You're welcome!

[@ehltv3984]

Hi @GenX For disc cleanup, May I ask, is there any possibility that it may delete some of my important files? TIA

[@GenXTech]

hello. it will not. if youre still worried read all the other comments. :)

[@ehltv3984]

@@GenXTech awesome,Thank mate!You're the man.

[@unfilteredthoughts678]

thank you for this informative video. Such a great help for me.😊

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@erez4534]

Thanksssss!

[@GenXTech]

YW!

[@Dbonesk8]

thanks man! perfect

[@MrSimmonds699]

Thanks bro

[@GenXTech]

No problem

[@Chromosome2]

Are the files in Prefetch,temp, and %temp% folders effect my pc?

[@GenXTech]

this is safe tutorial

[@النجيبللإلكترونيك]

still same problem

[@ryanmclean2000]

Anytime I try to open the run app it never opened any folder

[@JustKoana]

Okay. So. My computer is out of date, and when I try to search things like files or storage, it says I don't have it. I always use run and search temp to open my files. I can't update it without freeing up my disk space. When I try to free up my disk space, the most files that I delete are usually in KG OR MB. Idk what to do. Do I use a flash drive?? If so, how do I do it?

[@GenXTech]

How big is your hard drive?

[@JustKoana]

@@GenXTech Im not sure if this is answering you question but; I have a windows 10 Lenovo, and the storage capacity is 29.1 Gb so maybe its 32 gb eMMc? (I don't know about computers.)

[@GenXTech]

@@JustKoana 32 GB is VERY low... maybe buy an external hard drive to store your personal info :)

[@dekss05]

Goood,tnx 😀😀 !!!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@edancohen4401]

When clicking defrag-open nothing opens. Any suggestions? 😊

[@MusicShortsGlobal]

Thank you for this helpful video, Mr Gen X.

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@lenny_Videos]

awesome video 🙂

[@GenXTech]

Glad I could help :)

[@zerototalenergy150]

EXCELLENT THANK YOU!!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@maryamabid7644]

Thankyou its simpe and easy steps to do👍🏻

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome :)

[@ozmalo]

THANK YOU WELL DONE. CHEERS

[@GenXTech]

youre welcome!

[@michaelanthonysabatolegget9386]

whoa! Mucho thanks!

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)

[@Krishda34]

Helped i needed it for fps

[@GenXTech]

Awesome! Glad I could help!

[@michaelanthonysabatolegget9386]

BTW, % is not "exclamation"! You said type in "exclamation temp exclamation?" That didn't work, but "percent ex...percent" did. :)

[@GenXTech]

lol... yeah.. mistakes were made :)

[@julianhtx713]

It possible to buy more space or how does it work?

[@GenXTech]

You can always buy an external harddrive to store games, music, movies, etc. to save space

[@liftingwithrob238]

Your knowledge is priceless

[@GenXTech]

Glad I can help :)

[@itscomplicatedwatches]

2023 wasn't 5 months ago...

[@GenXTech]

This information is still the most relevant up to date. Enjoy!

[@aaronlao572]

thank nice and simple !👍

[@GenXTech]

Youre welcome :)