Before preceding to the next steps, make sure that Windows Update is not downloading any updates. To fix this issue, you can delete the contents of SoftwareDistribution directory. SoftwareDistribution stores your Windows Update files, however, sometimes it will prevent you from deleting certain files. It is reported that the SoftwareDistribution directory is also responsible for temporary files windows 10 not deleting. Clear the Contents of SoftwareDistribution Folder This method should help you fix the Windows 10 temporary files won’t delete issue. Select the temporary files that you want to delete and click on OK. Wait for some time and it will scan the C drive. In the pop-up dialog box, select your system drive from the drop-down menu, by default C, and click on OK. Type disk in the Windows search bar and select the Disk Cleanup app from the Best match. Its space analyzer feature can help you analyze what's taking up space and delete the large files permanently. Tip: Alternatively, you can use a professional disk management tool – MiniTool Partition Wizard. This utility can help free up disk space and delete temporary files. Use Disk Cleanup Toolĭisk cleanup is a Windows built-in tool that can scan the selected drive and show you what temporary files are taking up too much of your disk space.

If this simple method can’t fix temporary files won’t delete Windows 10 issue, move on to the following methods. Select all the files and press Shift + Del keys. At last, type prefetch in the Run dialog box and hit Enter. Press Ctrl + Alt keys to select all temporary files and press Shift + Del keys to permanently these files. Again open the Run dialog box, and then type %temp%in the box and hit Enter. In the Temp folder, press Ctrl + A to select all temporary files and press Shift + Del keys to permanently delete temporary files. Press Win + R keys to open the Run dialog box, and then type temp in the box and hit Enter. The first and simplest way to fix the issue “delete temporary files Windows 10 not working”. Manually Delete Temporary Files Windows 10 Now, let’s see how to fix temporary files windows 10 not deleting.

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