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How to delete Win download files in Windows 10 [Full Guide]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Downloaded files can take up quite a bit of hard drive space. Users typically download software setup files, which accumulate in their Downloads folders. Windows Update also downloads superfluous files to a SoftwareDistribution folder, which wastes even more hard drive space.
Downloaded Windows Update files and software installers can waste many megabytes, and even gigabytes, of hard drive space. So, it’s worth deleting those download files every few months to free upHDD storage space.
How do I delete Windows download files?
1. Manually delete Windows Update download files
2. Enable Storage Sense to automatically delete files in the user Downloads folder
3. Delete files with a file eraser
BitRaser File Eraser is adisk clean-up utilityforWindows 10that thoroughly erases files. You can quickly delete Windowsdownloadfiles with Bitraser’s Erase List feature.
BitRaser supports 17 global data erasure algorithms. You can utilize it to fully erase general files, folders, partitions, software traces, system traces, and browser data beyond recovery.
This tool can save you a lot of time with its scheduling feature that you can use to set up regular wiping processes. On top of that, the software is able to erase files in bulk at high speed.
Other useful features of BitRaser
Note:Disable theWindows Update servicebefore erasing Windows Updatedownloadfiles with BitRaser.
⇒Get BitRaser
So, that’s how you can erase Windows download files in the SoftwareDistribution and Users download folders. By doing so, you’ll free up HDD space for software and user files.
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Matthew Adams
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Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.
He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.
In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.
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