How to delete temporary internet files and temp files on Windows

When troubleshooting your program, you may find a need to delete the temporary internet files and temp files on your PC that may be congesting your system.

You may do so by using Disk Cleanup:

1. In the search box on your Windows taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results.
2. Select the drive you want to clean up (C:), and then click OK.
3. Under Files to delete, uncheck the following if they were automatically selected by default:
   • Downloaded program files
   • Thumbnail
4. While under Files to delete, select only the following file types, if not already selected:
   • Temporary internet files
   • Temporary files
5. Click OK to run Disk Cleanup.

Follow these steps to delete Windows temporary files:

1. Close the program and any other open applications on your computer.
2. Right-click the Windows Start menu and choose Run.
3. In the Run command window, type %temp% and press Enter.
4. Press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select all the files in your Temp folder.
5. Once the files are highlighted, press the Delete key and confirm the deletion.