▷ Where are the temporary files in windows 10 and how to delete them

If we have a small SSD for our operating system, it may take a short time to fill up, especially due to updates and temporary files stored by the system. So in this new step-by-step we are going to discover where the temporary Windows 10 files are located and what we must do to eliminate them.

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Temporary files are generated by the proper functioning of the system, browsers, application installations that we make and by updates. It is recommended to always remove them periodically to save space on the hard disk and have a little more optimized system.

Where are the temporary files of Windows 10

The temporary files are in the folder of our user, but in a hidden way and not directly visible by the user. To access it there is a very useful trick:

• What we must do in the first place is to press the key combination " Windows + R " to open the execute tool. Then we must write:

  % temp%

In this way we will directly access the folder where the temporary files are located.

The path for manual access of this folder is as follows:

C: \ Users \ \ AppData \ Local \ Temp

Remember before activating the option to see hidden system files

Delete temporary files Windows 10

There are several solutions to be able to delete these temporary files from Windows 10, let's see them and choose the one that best suits you at all times.

Manually delete temporary files

Taking advantage of the previous section, it is an easy task to delete these files. All we have to do is select all the files in the folder and press the key combination " Shift + Delete ". All files will be permanently deleted directly.

Delete temporary files with Windows 10 file cleaner

Windows 10 File Cleaner is an upgraded version of a lifetime hard drive cleaner. To do this we do the following steps:

• Press the key combination " Windows + I " to quickly open the system configuration panel. Now we access the option " system "

• Now we choose the " Storage " option from the left side list. We must click on the hard drive that contains the system installation. It will normally be the C: drive.

• Once we access inside, the system will make a broken down analysis of all the files it contains. In the list we can locate a section of " Temporary files "

• If we click on this section, we will be able to see the types of temporary files even more broken down

• After selecting all the ones that interest us, click on the " Remove files " button above all.

After a few seconds, the files will be completely deleted. This method is better than doing it manually, because the system knows perfectly well which files to delete and we will also see it in a more intuitive way.

We therefore recommend this method of file deletion.

Delete temporary files with cleaning applications

To know what are the best programs to clean files in Windows 10 you can visit our article:

These programs are completely reliable and will not cause problems during the deletion of files necessary for the system.

As you can see, it is very easy both to locate temporary files and to delete them.

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Did you know that Windows 10 had this file removal tool in settings? Leave us in the comments how you delete the temporary files.