{"video_id":"_a6TbDoSOe4","title":"How to Free Up Space in Windows","channel":"Techquickie","show":"Techquickie","published_at":"2025-05-04T14:58:16Z","duration_s":246,"segments":[{"start_s":0.08,"end_s":6.44,"text":"even in this era of cloud-based everything having enough storage on your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":3.84,"end_s":9.92,"text":"computer's actual hard drive or SSD is still important and many users still","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":8.48,"end_s":14.48,"text":"find themselves fighting against capacity limits all the time fortunately","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":12.639,"end_s":18.119,"text":"Windows includes some tools to make it easy to free up significant amounts of","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.48,"end_s":23.279,"text":"storage space so let's check them out starting with something really straightforward the storage sense","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":21.0,"end_s":26.76,"text":"feature you can access 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using the popular tiny 11 mod that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":229.04,"end_s":234.92,"text":"installs a lighter version of Windows 11 we promise we won't tell anyone at","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":232.56,"end_s":238.319,"text":"Microsoft other than you know any of the employees that happen to be watching","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":236.159,"end_s":241.56,"text":"this video wait is Sasha Adella a fan of this channel say hey in the comments","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":240.04,"end_s":247.439,"text":"that yet so thanks for watching guys if you like this video you might want to check out our history of computer","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":244.439,"end_s":247.439,"text":"storage","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"even in this era of cloud-based everything having enough storage on your computer's actual hard drive or SSD is still important and many users still find themselves fighting against capacity limits all the time fortunately Windows includes some tools to make it easy to free up significant amounts of storage space so let's check them out starting with something really straightforward the storage sense feature you can access this by opening up your settings app going to system then storage all you have to do from there is toggle the storage sense switch to on storage sense automatically deletes certain types of unneeded files when you start running out of disc space but it can also be set to run at regular intervals as often as every day if you like but it's also very easy to instead click on the option toward the top of the screen that says temporary files you'll be taken to a list of categories of files that can be safely removed such as temporary files that haven't been touched in a long time and old versions of system updates you can pick and choose what to remove but do take a minute to read each description to ensure you don't delete something you might find useful later for example you can often reclaim a great deal of space by deleting previous driver versions but if you end up having a problem with one of your Hardware components you won't be able to revert back to the previous version of the driver as easily so we'd only recommend clearing out this space if none of your Hardware has been misbehaving recently and be very careful that you don't accidentally check the downloads box lest you lose something important you've downloaded off the web but aside from the potentially significant amount of space you can free up with these steps there's a way to save even more space and we'll tell you you about it right after we thank Odo what can they OD do for you well if you're looking for a highquality website for your business but lack the coding experience to make it happen look no further than ODU their open source platform is packed with userfriendly drag and drop Design Elements and features that can help anyone build a gorgeous website and with odu's AI copywriter powered by chat GPT you'll never have to worry about creating content odu's website e-commerce application is not only 100% free it also comes with unlimited hosting and they even pay for your domain name for the first year so visit the link in the description start building your dream website with Odo in that same storage menu if you click on cleanup recommendations you can open up a list of large or unused files which will show you larger sized files in your personal folders as well as files you haven't opened in a long time making it fairly easy to quickly delete them for a more in-depth look at the largest files in your PC you can also download Microsoft's PC manager app hit storage and then large files you'll get a more thorough list of the largest files on your system but you want to be a little more careful before deleting some of these as some of them might be important files your installed programs actually need speaking of programs another way to free up space we haven't discussed yet is to try and debloat your Windows installation I probably don't need to tell you that you can save a ton of space by uninstalling that massive 100 gbyte AAA game that you somehow never got around to playing or the pointless trialware that might be on your drive if you're using a pre-built PC but when I say deblo I mean getting rid of some of the Wind Windows features and apps that often come with a fresh OS install if you've never bothered to do this you might be surprised just how much junk Windows 11 is bundled with you can remove some of it by simply right clicking on icons on the start menu and selecting uninstall or you can go to the installed app section of the settings app which will very helpfully show you what you have installed and how much space each app is taking up so you can easily decide what to keep and what to ice see you later there's also a few automated tools out there that can help you remove bloatware a bit more quickly and if you're building a new pc and simply don't want to deal with crapware in the first place you can try setting your time and currency format to set up to English world to keep third-party partner apps from installing or try using the popular tiny 11 mod that installs a lighter version of Windows 11 we promise we won't tell anyone at Microsoft other than you know any of the employees that happen to be watching this video wait is Sasha Adella a fan of this channel say hey in the comments that yet so thanks for watching guys if you like this video you might want to check out our history of computer storage"}