{"id":7903,"date":"2016-09-30T01:25:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T01:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=7903"},"modified":"2016-09-30T01:25:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T01:25:54","slug":"7-ways-to-open-disk-cleanup-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-open-disk-cleanup-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows includes a disk-cleanup utility that&#8217;s helpful for freeing your computer from temporary and unnecessary files. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 7 ways to open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/disk-cleanup.png\" alt=\"disk-cleanup\" width=\"375\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7905\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 from Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type <strong>cleanmgr<\/strong> and press Enter. This should be the quickest way to open Disk Cleanup utility in Windows 10, 8 and 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cleanmgr-via-run.png\" alt=\"cleanmgr-via-run\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7906\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 Using Cortana Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just click the Cortana Search icon in the Windows 10 taskbar and type <strong>disk cleanup<\/strong>. Click the Disk Cleanup shortcut appeared at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/disk-cleanup-via-cortana-search.png\" alt=\"disk-cleanup-via-cortana-search\" width=\"393\" height=\"521\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7907\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open Control Panel<\/a> in Large icons view in Windows 10. Click <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/administrative-tools1.png\" alt=\"administrative-tools\" width=\"539\" height=\"295\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7908\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From there you can then see the Disk Cleanup shortcut.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/disk-cleanup-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"disk-cleanup-in-control-panel\" width=\"534\" height=\"294\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7909\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 from Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Command Prompt in Windows 10<\/a>. At the Command Prompt, type <strong>cleanmgr<\/strong> and press Enter to launch Disk Cleanup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/disk-cleanup-via-cmd.png\" alt=\"disk-cleanup-via-cmd\" width=\"514\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7910\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By default the cleanmgr command will clean your system drive only. If you want to run disk cleanup for your other partition, type:<br \/>\n<code>cleanmgr.exe \/d D:<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Note: Replace D: with the drive you want to clean up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 from Drive Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open File Explorer in Windows 10. Right-click on the drive (or partition) that you want to regain hard drive space, select <strong>Properties<\/strong> from the drop-down menu. <\/p>\n<p>When the Drive Properties dialog opens, click the <strong>General<\/strong> tab. From there you can click the <strong>Disk Cleanup<\/strong> button to free up space on your drive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/drive-properties.png\" alt=\"drive properties\" width=\"363\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7911\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 6: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 Using File Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open File Explorer and browse to the root directory of your Windows partition. Type <strong>cleanmgr<\/strong> in the search box at the top-right of the window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/search-cleanmgr-app.png\" alt=\"search-cleanmgr-app\" width=\"520\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7912\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Double-click on the cleanmgr.exe program from the search result.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 7: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 from PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Open the PowerShell in Windows 10<\/a>. Type <strong>cleanmgr<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/cleanmgr-powershell.png\" alt=\"cleanmgr-powershell\" width=\"484\" height=\"124\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7913\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows includes a disk-cleanup utility that&#8217;s helpful for freeing your computer from temporary and unnecessary files. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 7 ways to open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10. Method 1: Open Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 from Run Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. 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