Keeping room to work.
WHAT TO CHECK
How much space remains.
WHAT CONSUMES IT
Downloads never deleted Video and photographs Old backups kept locally Program installations Temporary and system files Email attachments, where mail is stored locally
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Find what is actually consuming space, using a tool that reports by folder.
WHY
Guessing is usually wrong, and deleting small things achieves nothing.
WHAT TO REMOVE SAFELY
Downloads you have finished with Temporary files, using the system's own cleanup Programs you no longer use Duplicate copies
WHAT NOT TO DELETE
System folders Anything you do not recognise
WHAT TO MOVE RATHER THAN DELETE
Archives, to external storage.
WHAT TO KEEP FREE
A reasonable margin.
WHY
A nearly full disk slows everything and can prevent updates and saving.
WHAT TO DO REGULARLY
Review the downloads folder, which grows unnoticed.
