Microsoft is getting more aggressive about insisting that you use its OneDrive cloud for your Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 files. If you'd prefer to keep those files out of the cloud, follow these ...

This tutorial shows you how to permanently or temporarily delete files & folders in Windows using Context Menu, Keyboard shortcuts, CMD, PowerShell, etc.

Files you no longer use can be archived to an external drive or the cloud, while downloads, duplicates and temporary files can be deleted altogether. Below, we explain how you can remove unnecessary ...

Just moving a digital file to the trash bin won't get rid of it. Follow these steps to permanently delete files from your computer, phone, or tablet.

To run it, search for Disk Cleanup in the Start menu, select the drive with update files (this is usually the C drive), and ...

Learn how to delete residual files, folders, registry keys & traces after uninstalling software on a Windows 11/10 computer.

Stevey asked the Answer Line forum for advise on finding and removing duplicate files. A hard drive is like a family garage–junk expands to fill available space. An SSD behaves very much the ...

How to delete a file being used by another program Here are some practical ways to dodge the pop-up and delete files that are in use by a program on your Windows PC.

Is Windows 10 not letting you delete a file? That's probably because the file is locked. Here are the steps to unlock and delete it.