If you’re struggling with a full hard drive and want to free up some space, it’s important to know what’s taking up the most room. Fortunately, Windows 10 has a few features that can help you quickly identify large files that you might not need anymore.
The first step is to use the Disk Cleanup utility to clear out any unnecessary files. To access this feature, just press the Windows key and type “disk cleanup” into the search box. From there, you can select which types of files you want to delete, such as temporary files, downloaded program files, and recycle bin items.
But if you’ve already gone through the cleanup process and your hard drive is still full, you can search for files by size to identify large files that you can safely delete. To do this, press the F3 key on your keyboard to bring up the search menu. From there, you can select “Size” and then choose a range that you want to search for.
For example, you could search for files that are larger than 128 MB by typing “size:>128MB” into the search box. This will show you all files that exceed that size limit, and you can then decide which ones you want to delete. You can also search for files that are empty, tiny, or huge (which Windows defines as 16 to 128 MB).
By using this search feature, you can quickly identify large files that are taking up space on your hard drive and get rid of them to free up some valuable storage space.