Force Windows 10 to clear Temporary Files?

Question

_{Friday, May 6, 2016 2:34 AM}

I have Windows 10 installed on my workstation.  A couple of weeks ago Windows notified me that I had 3.6 GB (out of 100 GB) available on C:\  I looked at Settings > System > Storage > C:\ to find that 52 GB of my C:\ was being taken up by Temporary Files.  I've tried clearing the Temporary Files through the Settings Window, but it only tells me that it's working on it and to check back later.  The page file was on a different partition, but I cleared it anyway.  I use multiple browser windows to perform my duties, as well as VMware Horizon Client, and Visual Studio 2015.

Is this temporary data taken up by apps?  If so, is there a general configuration that I can set to flush this (like clearing IE temporary files upon exit)?

Is there a way to clear out the Temporary Files forcefully using PowerShell?  Is there another way?

Lenovo M91p (64-bit)
Windows 10 Pro 
C:\ 236 GB, (8 GB max page)
F:\ 200 GB

24GB RAM
Office 2016 Pro Plus (32-bit)
I moved Users\Default to F:\ when setting up computer.

All replies (3)

_{Friday, May 6, 2016 5:02 AM ✅Answered}

 In Windows I have always removed temporary files using Disk Cleanup from the properties of the HDD. It is pretty slow too.

Bill

_{Friday, May 6, 2016 5:28 PM ✅Answered}

In addition to running Disk Cleanup, cleanup two other ‘temporary’ folders by opening a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type temp and press Enter. Delete everything that appears (there may be a few obstinate files that cannot be deleted, just skip them). Repeat the command for the other folder using %temp% in place of temp.

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_{Monday, May 9, 2016 7:16 AM ✅Answered}

Hi Krieger_bot,

Try this:

del /q/f/s %TEMP%\ (user temp)

del /s /q c:\windows\temp\(system temp)

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