How to free up space in Windows 10 after updating it to Windows 10 version 21h1

HERE'S HOW TO FREE UP SPACE IN WINDOWS 10 When you update your Windows 10 PC version 1909 to Windows 10 version 21h1 you may get errors ...

HERE'S HOW TO FREE UP SPACE IN WINDOWS 10

When you update your Windows 10 PC version 1909 to Windows 10 version 21h1 you may get errors or problems like storage full and the reason for this when you update your Windows 10 PC  Windows makes a folder called Windows. old for the safety so that you can roll back to the previous version in case there is an issue.

The problem is that after a successful update Windows. old still stays in your SSD or HDD which can take up valuable space unnecessarily and if you are running out of storage then it may create storage problems for you. Windows .old folder can up to be 20GB-50GB in size but you need not worry as there is a way to delete this folder and free up your valuable and important hard disk space. Before you do the following in order to free up space by deleting Windows. old folder from your Windows 10 OS, ensure that you have no plans to switch back to the previous version of the Windows 10 operating system and you are satisfied and happy with the new and your current version of Windows 10. Remember that if you updated from Windows 10 version 2004 ( also called 20h1 ) or from version 20h2 then you won't get this Windows. old folder but if you updated to Windows 10 version 21h1 from Windows 10 version 1909 then you will get this folder - Windows. old. This is because Windows 10 version 21h1 isn't a major update, it is a minor update with very little size.

Here's how to do it-

Method 1

1. Type Disk Cleanup in the search bar, and click on it, it is a legacy disk cleanup that is very easy and safe to clean unwanted files.

2. Select C drive and click ok.

3. Then choose Temporary files and click Ok and then click Delete files.

Method-2

1. Click on Start and go to settings.

2. Go to storage and click on storage in the below-left corner.

3. Click on Temporary files and click remove files.

4. Now Click on configure storage sense or run it now and then click Clean Now.

You can also enable Storage sense if it is turned off, Storage sense can automatically free up temporary files, and clean up recycle bin. You can also configure storage sense by clicking on configure storage sense or run it now and you can set a time when to automatically delete temporary files and set when to automatically run storage sense. The above methods will remove Windows. old folder and also clean unwanted files and free up your space.