How to Clear Windows Temp Files

The Windows temp files folder is located so deep down that you will never come across it while browsing other files on your machine. This folder holds all the temporary files that have been created either by your OS or by your applications on your computer. Many times these files are of no use and it is recommended that you clear them away from your computer to reclaim your disk space.

Fortunately, there are some easy methods available to clean up the Windows temp folder on your machine. Each of these methods uses a unique approach to help you remove temp files from your machine.

Let’s find out the methods to get rid of temp files on your computer:

How to Clear Windows Temp Files Manually

This section covers the manual methods for cleaning up the temp files on your computer. None of these methods use any third-party apps or tools to clean the files.

If you are ready to clean your computer of temp files, here are the methods to do so.

Method 1. Delete Temp Files Using File Explorer

Since the element that stores your temporary files is a folder, you can find and delete it using the File Explorer utility on your machine. It is extremely easy to find the temp folder and remove all the files residing in it and the following shows how you do it on your computer.

Step 1: Press the Windows + R key combo to open the Run dialog box. When it opens, type in the following text into it and press Enter.

Step 2: The temp folder should launch in your File Explorer. Select all the files in the folder by pressing Ctrl + A and right-click on any one file and choose Delete. Hit Yes if a prompt appears on your screen asking for your confirmation to delete the files.

That is how you use File Explorer to get rid of temp files from your computer.

Method 2. Remove Temp Files Using Disk Cleanup

Not only does the Disk Cleanup utility help you clear temp files but it helps to remove other unnecessary files as well from your machine. This section, though, will only focus on how you can use the utility to remove temp files from your computer.

The following is what you need to do to delete temp files with Disk Cleanup:

Step 1: Open the Start Menu and search for and click on Disk Cleanup to launch the utility on your computer.

Step 2: When Disk Cleanup launches on your computer, you will need to specify the drive to be scanned. Select your main drive which is usually C drive and click on OK.

Step 3: On the following screen, choose Temporary files from the list and click on the OK button to start deleting temp files from your machine.

The utility should soon finish clearing your temp files.

Method 3. Clear Temp Files Using Command Prompt

If you are a user who loves using commands to execute operations, you have a command that you can use to clear temp files from your computer. The command can be executed from the command prompt window and the following is how you do it.

Step 1: Open the Start Menu and search for and click on Command Prompt. Choose Run as administrator to run the utility with admin rights.

Step 2: When the command prompt window opens, type in the following command and press Enter.

The command will delete all the files in your temp folder and you should be able to see the progress on your screen.

That is how you can use a command prompt to remove temp files from your machine.

How to Clear Windows Temp Files Automatically with Ashampoo WinOptimizer

When it comes to manually clean temp files from your computer, you need to follow a number of steps before the files are deleted. If you do not wish to go through this hassle and would prefer a straightforward method, there is an app to help you with it.

Enter Ashampoo WinOptimizer, a complete solution for all the cleaning tasks for your computer. The built-in features in the app allow you to easily and quickly find and remove temp files from your machine. It has many other features as well and the following are some of the main features of the app:

• One-click to clean up your entire computer
• Automatically find and delete temp files
• Delete other space-consuming but unnecessary files
• Easy to use interface

If you would like to eliminate the hassle of manually finding and deleting files, use Ashampoo WinOptimizer to get your cleaning tasks done. The following shows how you use the app on your computer.

Step 1: Obtain the latest version of the app from the official Ashampoo WinOptimizer website. Install the app on your computer.

Step 2: Open the app and select Maintain system from the left sidebar menu. Then, choose Drive Cleaner from all the options shown in the right panel.

Step 3: The app will show what type of files are consuming what amount of your memory space. Review the details and click on Delete now to start deleting your files.

Step 4: When the files are deleted, the app will show the following message on your screen.

That is how you easily remove temp files from your computer using the Ashampoo WinOptimizer app.

Conclusion

If you want to clear the Windows temp files from your computer, the above guide has multiple methods on how you can do it. We hope it helps you get rid of the temp files from your computer with minimum or no hassle.