Last Updated on June 25, 2023 by Ajay Kumar
Sometimes so much cache can pile up in your system that it occupies a lot of storage space and may even slow down the performance. So it’s important to clear it to free up disk space and improve performance. You are reading this article so it’s more likely you don’t know how to do that, just follow the steps given below.
Clear Cache In Windows 10
There are different ways to clear the cache in Windows 10:
Method 1: Clean the cache with CCleaner
This way of doing the job is the easiest one as you just have to install software and just do a few clicks to clear out the cache in windows 10.
01. Download and Install CCleaner 32 or 64 bit
02. Run the Program and click ‘Analyse‘
03. Click “Run Cleaner” to delete all the unnecessary files and cache files
Method 2: Use Settings To Clean Cache
You can clear temporary files and cache files in your windows settings
01. Search “Storage Settings” in Windows Start Menu
02. Click “Storage Sense or run it now” text
03. Check the “Delete Temporary Files” option and click “Clean Now”, you can also configure this feature to automatically delete these files daily, weekly, or monthly
04. Wait for the scanning procedure to complete
05. Select the files you want to delete and click “Remove Now”
Wait for some time and this should remove all those unwanted unnecessary temporary caches.
Method 3: Using Disk Cleanup
You can also use the default windows disk cleanup utility to remove all temporary files
01. Open windows and run the application by pressing Windows home key + R
02. Write cleanmgr.exe into the field and press Enter
03. Select the drive you want to clean and hit Clean Up System Files, check all the items and press ok
04. Click Delete Files
05. Wait for the system to remove all those files
That’s all about how you can clear your computer’s cache using the disk cleanup utility in windows 10
Method 4: Clean your browser’s cache
Browsers also produce a lot of cache and impact loading time when accumulated so much. Here’s how you can delete this:
01. Press ctrl + shift + delete at the same time
02. Open the advanced tab check all time, cached images and files, and browsing history and press clear data
Method 5: Clear temporary files manually
You can use this method to clear all temporary files manually from the temp folder
01. Press the Windows home button + R at once and type temp
02. Select all files and delete it
03. Now using the same shortcut to open the windows run box again but this time type %temp%
Using all these methods, you can clean all different types of caches and temporary files on your computer. If you have any further queries free to use the comment section down below
