How to Clean C Drive Windows 11. Is C drive showing red on File Explorer due to very low space? If the C drive contains less than 30-50 GB of free space, your computer will slow down. Boot time will increase, and you will experience significant lag even when performing light tasks. Just follow these simple instructions to Clean C drive Windows 11.
![How to Clean C Drive Windows 11](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_How-to-Clean-C-Drive-Windows-11.jpg)
Method 1 – Use Disk Cleanup tool
The Disk Cleanup Software tool is provided with Home windows to effectively clean junk files from the drive.
1. Press Home windows + R keys together.
2. Then write this command and press Enter .
cleanmgr /low disk
![Open Disk Cleanup window](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Open-Disk-Cleanup-window.png)
3. When the Disk Cleanup: Select drive window appears, click the “Drive:” button.
4. Now, click on the drop-down menu and select the “ (C:) ” driver.
4. Then, click “ YES ”.
![Select drive C](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Select-drive-c.png)
Wait a while for your computer to analyze the amount of junk files.
5. Now, under “ Files to delete: ”, tick all the boxes one by one.
6. Then, click “ YES ” to start the cleanup process.
![start the cleanup process](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_start-the-cleanup-process.png)
7. You will see a prompt asking for your permission to delete the items.
8. Just click “Delete files ” button to remove these.
![click Delete files](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_click-Delete-files.png)
9. Now, once again open the drive cleanup tool.
10. This time click on clean up system files.
![click on clean up system files](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_click-on-clean-up-system-files.png)
11. Select C Drive again.
12. select files like old and unsafe home windows installation useful to delete system files this time.
13. Click OK to delete the files.
![Click OK to delete the files](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Click-OK-to-delete-the-files.png)
Disk Cleanup will remove all junk files from the C: drive.
Method 2 – Clean Temp folder
The Temp folder contains temporary data of applications and browsers that can take up a lot of space.
1. At first press the Windows Home Key together with the ‘ NS ‘ Key.
2. When Run terminal pops up, write “%temp%“. Just click “YES ” and Temp folder will appear.
![Clean Temp folder](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Clean-Temp-folder.png)
3. Click “Continue” if a warning message appears.
![Click “Continue”](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Click-Continue.png)
4. Once the Temp folder appears, press ‘Ctrl + A‘ together. All folders and files inside Temp folder will be selected.
5. Then press the ‘Delete key’ button to empty Temp folder.
![empty Temp folder](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_empty-Temp-folder.png)
6. Now, once again press the Windows Home Key + R keys together.
7. Furthermore, write “temp” and type Enter.
![write “temp” and type Enter](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_write-temp-and-type-Enter.png)
8. Delete everything inside the folder.
![Delete everything inside the folder](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Delete-everything-inside-the-folder.png)
9. When you are done, press the Windows Home Key + R key again.
10. Then type “prefetch” and hit Enter .
![type “prefetch”](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_type-prefetch.png)
11. Select all the contents inside the folder and press the ‘ Delete key’ button to delete all the content.
![Select all the contents and delete](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Select-all-the-contents-and-delete.png)
Once you have done all this, check if this improves the free space in the C Native Disk drive.
Method 3 – Empty Recycle Bin
The Recycle Bin contains files that have been deleted from your File Explorer. Empty Trash to save space.
1. Click the search icon and search for “ Trash ”.
2. Then, tap the “ Trash ” button from the search results to access it.
3. When the Recycle Bin opens, click “ Empty Trash ” to empty it.
![Empty Recycle Bin](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Empty-Recycle-Bin.png)
This will delete all files, applications, data from the Recycle Bin. Now check the free space on your system.
Method 4 – Uninstall apps from C drive
If you have installed large third-party applications on your Native Disk C drive, you may feel a low memory problem.
1. Open the Settings window.
2. Then, tap the “ Apps ” button from the left pane.
3. Then, click on “ Apps and Features ” from the left hand side.
![Uninstall apps from C drive](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_Uninstall-apps-from-C-drive.png)
4. Then on the right hand side you will find the list of apps.
5. Next, click the “Sort by” button and select “By Size” from the drop-down menu.
![select “By Size”](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_select-By-Size.png)
This will sort the apps by their size in descending order.
6. At the top of the list, you’ll find apps that contain the larger portion of Native Disk (C:).
7. Simply click the three-bar icon on the app you want to uninstall, then click “Uninstall” to remove it from your device.
![click “Uninstall”](https://ngolongtech.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ngolongtech_click-Uninstall.png)
Now, follow the easy on-screen instructions to remove the app from your computer.
NOTE
Try not to install any third-party app on the Local Disk (C:). Install those on other partitions to save up lots of space in the C drive.