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[Easy Ways] How to Delete Cache Files in Windows 10
If you don’t know how to delete cache files in Windows 10 when you’re cleaning up your PC, don’t be sad. Here, you can get some effective means to achieve this goal.
By Tina / Updated on May 12, 2023
Can I delete cache files on Windows 10?
"When I was cleaning files in File Explorer, I found some cache files. Since my computer is so slow, I want to delete them, what will happen if I delete cache files on Windows 10? can i clean them? Thank you for your answer."
Why need to clear all cache on Windows 10?
cache files refer to some temporary files. When you open an application or website, your computer will automatically cache some images and related data so that you can open it more quickly once again.
Although cache files can speed up opening programs or websites, you need to clean up cache files from your computer regularly. Because when too many cache files are stored, your computer will become extremely slow. In severe cases, you may encounter the computer freeze or blue screen.
Therefore, in order to ensure the long-term stable operation of the computer, you can learn the following methods on how to delete cache files in Windows 10.
4 ways to remove cache files on Windows 10
Since the accumulation of cache files will slow down the PC, you need to master some methods to delete Windows cache files, please read the following carefully.
│Method 1. Delete cache files by Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup is a PC cleaning tool in the Windows system, which can clean up some files to free up the computer, including Delivery Optimization Files, Recycle Bin, and Thumbnails.
Step 1. Type "disk cleanup" in Windows task bar and click "Open". In the new small window, choose C drive and click "OK".
Step 2. Tick the "Temporary files" and click "OK".
│Method 2. Turn on Storage Sense
Storage Sense is an automatic file cleaner provided by Windows system. As long as you open it, it will help you regularly clean up unnecessary files in your PC disk. Next, we’ll show you how to use Storage Sense to remove cached files on your computer.
Step 1. Open the "Windows Settings" and select "System".
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Step 2. Click "Storage" and then turn on "Storage Sense", click "Configure Storage Sense or run it now" can help you to set more.
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Step 3. In the "Configure Storage Sense or run it now" window, you can set the time and frequency to clean up your PC.
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│Method 3. Delete cache files with CMD
CMD is a command line tool for Windows that can efficiently delete cache files including DNS cache, temporary cache files, prefetch cache files. The following are detailed steps to delete cache files with Windows 10 CMD:
Step 1. Click "Windows" and enter "cmd", select "Run as administrator".
Step 2. Type "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %temp%\" to view all temporary files in your computer; input "del %temp%\*.*/s/q" to completely delete the temporary files.
Tip: The command to clear the prefetch cache file is "del C:\Windows\prefetch\*.*/s/q"; the command to remove the DNS cache file is "ipconfig/flushdns".
│Method 4. Use Run program to clean cache files
The Run program can effectively delete temporary cache files and prefetch cache files, please refer to the following steps:
Step 1. Press "Windows+R" to open the Run program, type "temp" or "%temp%", then click "OK" to locate the temporary file.
Step 2. In the pop-up window, press "Ctrl + A" to select the target file and click "Delete".
Step 3. Restart the Run program, enter "prefetch" and click "OK" to locate the prefetch cache files.
Step 4. In the new window press the "Ctrl + A" and click "Delete" to delete all selected prefetch cache files.
A more efficient and comprehensive cache files cleaner
After you learn how to delete cache files in Windows 10, you may also want to remove all unnecessary files in your computer to free up and speed up it. The above methods can delete some files, but they cannot completely clean up your PC. Thus, you can use AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, a more comprehensive and powerful third-party freeware.
By using its "PC Cleaner" function, you can fully scan your computer in a bright interface, dig out and delete all junk files in the computer, even system junk files and registry junk files cannot escape its tracking.
Also, when you want to wipe hard drive, format partition, resize partition, rebuild MBR, etc., it also can help you.
Step 1. Open AOMEI, click "Free up" and "PC Cleaner" in order.
Step 2. There's an estimate amount of junk files on the PC, click "Start Scan" to totally scan your PC.
Step 3. You'll see some junk files in the interface, choose the target files and click "Clear All".
Step 5. Click "Back" when the operation is finished.
Tips: If you want to clean your PC more deeply and keep it in tip-top shape, turn to the Professional Version and use the following two features:
★ App Mover: When your system disk is almost full, you can avoid uninstalling applications that take up a lot of space, because App Mover can move them to another disk without reinstalling.
★ Delete large files: Help you deeply scan your computer, identify and distinguish large files that can be deleted, and then delete unnecessary large files permanently.
Conclusion
If you don't know how to delete cache files in Windows 10, we shared 5 methods to do it. In order to clean up your computer thoroughly, AOMEI Partition Assistant is worthy of your trust.
In addition, Windows Server users can also enjoy a completely clean computer, the Server Edition can satisfy you and group users can use the Unlimited Version to clean and speed up the computer.
