By Achilles Hill | Last Updated
Sometimes an error message saying "Windows needs more space" will pop up on your computer screen to remind you that your computer has no enough disk space on the C drive to install the latest Windows 10 for Windows 10 update. What to do if Windows needs more space for Windows 10 update? Now follow the below 6 options to learn how to fix the issue of not enough disk space for Windows 10 update.
Overview:
When C drive has no enough space for Windows 10 update, first of all, you can go to delete some useless files in order to free up more space. However, just deleting files are not enough in general. Thinking carefully, do you have applications installed in your computer but some of them you have never used or have not used for a long time? In this case, you can choose to uninstall these apps or programs from your Control Panel to make more free space for Windows update.
What’s more, you can find and delete the duplicate files on C drive to get more space. It is easy to detect and remove the duplicate files with iSunshare DupFiles Genius. You just need to set the C drive as the scanning target and then wait for the scanning report. Afterward, one-click the checkbox of File name and hit on the Delete button. For full details, check here.
When Windows needs more space to update, you can delete temporary files via Setting. Now learn how to delete temporary Files through Settings.
Step 1. Go to Settings, click System to open it, and then select Storage on the left pane. Then move your attention to the right pane.
Step 2. In the right pane, you can scroll down and click Temporary files. Then you will get a list of files you can remove now.
Or you can also choose to click the button of Storage Sense in order to turn on it. Storage Sense can automatically free up space by getting ridding of files you don't need, like temporary files and contents in your recycle bin.
Step 3. Check the boxes next to the files that you intend to delete and then click the button of Remove files to clean these files.
If Windows 10 needs more space to update, you can make use of the utility of Disk Cleanup to delete some files so as to free up more drive in the C drive. Now learn how to clean up C drive with Disk Cleanup.
Step 1. Hit the Start button, type Disk Cleanup in the Windows search blank, click the result to open it. Select C drive as the target drive that you want to clean up and click OK to continue.
Step 2. Under the part of Files to delete, scroll down and choose files which are useless and unnecessary, and then click the button of OK to go on.
Step 3. Click the button of Delete Files to confirm that you want to permanently delete these files.
Files which are deleted by users will go to the recycle bin. And what is worthy noticing is that these files still take up disk space. So if your C drive is running out of disk space, it's time for you to empty recycle bin. You can click here to learn how to empty recycle bin as per the 3 ways discussed in this article.
You can rely on a third party tool to clean the C drive when C drive doesn't have enough space for Windows 10 update. Have you ever heard of iSunshare System Genius? It is a professional tool for junk file cleanup and system optimization. You can make use of it to clean C drive and free up more space in a convenient way. Now we are going to talk about how to use iSunshare System Genius to clean up C drive and release more disk space for Windows 10 update.
Step 1. Click the below button to download iSunshare System Genius and install it on your computer. You will have 3 free trial days to experience this software.
Step 2. Launch the software and then click the Scan button at the center of the Home page to scan for the junk files and invalid registries in your computer.
Step 3. When scan completed, click the Clean button at the top right corner to delete all those scan results. After cleanup is finished, tap OK to make sure and then you can close the software.
Not enough disk space for Windows 10 update? Here we are going to introduce a new function of iSunshare System Genius to you, which is one click to clean up the C drive, so that you can release more system disk space for Windows 10 update.
Step 1. Open iSunshare System Genius and choose the System Disk function to continue, then you will enter the System Disk Cleanup page.
Step 2. On this page, you can see a very crucial green button, which is the Release button. By clicking this button, the software will help you clear browser caches and temporary files produced before you boot your computer. Then tap OK to confirm after the cleanup is done.
If you have deleted all the useless files but there is still not enough space for Windows update, another common way for you is to move large sizes of files from C drive to other drives like D, E, F… In that way, there will be more free space left in your C drive for Windows update.
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