"My hard drive is running out of space, and deleting large files manually takes too much time. Is there a quick way to find and delete large files in Windows 10 or Windows 11?"
Low disk space warning is a common issue that can cause PCs to run slowly and crash if not addressed. To avoid this, it's essential to regularly clean up the disk space to prevent problems.
Prolonged computer use generates a significant amount of junk files on the disk, including temporary files, cache files, and residual files. Not only do these files consume a lot of space, but they are also often hidden, making it challenging for users to completely delete them.
To quickly delete large files on Windows, you need a method that can locate large files first and then remove the ones you no longer need. A dedicated large-file deletion tool is usually faster and easier than searching manually in File Explorer.
To quickly delete large files in Windows, use a deleting utility like Qiling Disk Master Professional. It is compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7, and can scan a selected disk or folder instead of making you search every directory manually.
The Delete Large Files feature scans for files larger than 16MB and lists their name, size, location, and file type. It also marks system-related and boot-related files so you can avoid deleting files that Windows may need.
In addition to deleting large files, you can free up space using App Mover and PC Cleaner. These tools allow you to move installed programs and folders to another drive with App Mover, and remove various types of junk files with PC Cleaner.
To delete large files on Windows 10, 8, and 7, as well as Windows 11, download the demo version.
Before deleting anything, close running programs and save unfinished work. If you are not sure whether a file is needed, move it to another drive first or create a backup instead of deleting it immediately.
Step 1. Launch Qiling Disk Master Professional. Click Free up in the main interface, and then choose Delete Large Files.
Step 2. Select the disk, partition, or folder you want to check. If the C drive is almost full, scan the C drive first; if you store videos, downloads, or installers on another drive, scan that location as well.
Step 3. Click Start Scan. Wait until the scan finishes so the program can list large files by size and location.
Step 4. Review the scan results carefully. Focus on personal files such as old videos, ISO files, installation packages, archives, duplicate downloads, and temporary project files. Do not delete Windows folders, boot files, program folders, or files marked as system-related unless you fully understand their purpose.
Step 5. Tick the files you no longer need and click Delete. If the files are important but rarely used, move them to an external drive instead of deleting them.
Step 6. After deletion, empty the Recycle Bin if the files were moved there, and then check the free space of the drive again in File Explorer.
To quickly delete large files on Windows, you can use Qiling Disk Master Professional to locate and delete them all at once, making it a convenient solution for managing storage space.
If deleting large files is not enough, follow more methods to free up disk space on PC and keep Windows running smoothly.
Additionally, you can try advanced features such as allocating free space from D drive to C drive, converting system/data disk between MBR and GPT without losing data, migrating OS to SSD without reinstalling, and restoring lost data. For Windows Server users, there's also a Server Edition available, designed for Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012(R2), 2008(R2), and 2003.