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I have been having trouble removing the Temporary Files on my Windows 10.

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I did search and did most of the common steps

  • Delete the contents of %temp%
  • Delete the contents of prefetch
  • Do the DiskCleanup application of Windows 10

But still, same amount of space is occupied.

Do I have a virus or is there other tools that can help remove what seems to be unremovable 20.3 GB of Temporary Files

PS: I also tried to removed the contents of

%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution\Download

but that didn't change anything on the Tempory Files.

vishnu
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Infection is unlikely, but of course is always possible. However, undeleted temporary files is no reason to suspect an infection, more likely you have not found all of them.

For example, you have not mentioned the folder C:\Windows\Temp, but deleting its contents requires Admin permissions.

The best ways to clean out the temporary files are:

  • Right-click the disk in Explorer, select Properties, go to the General tab, click Disk Cleanup and select the sections to clean out. This is the safest option and will not break your setup.

  • A cleaning program such as ccleaner or other. Such products should be used with great caution, as they can break the computer if used without understanding of the consequences of the possible cleaning options.

harrymc
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