Modern Windows 11 PCs, even the most powerful, can suffer from performance issues over time—often for reasons as simple as an accumulation of cached and temporary files. Many users, including tech-savvy enthusiasts, are surprised to learn just how quickly cache files can pile up, slow workflows...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of Windows 11, the recent rollout of the 24H2 update has stirred up quite a storm. Users have eagerly anticipated this update, only to confront an unwelcome surprise: a staggering 8.6GB of drive space seemingly consumed by cache files that refuse to budge. Let's...
My system drive is 63GB - yes GB... All that's on there is Windows 7 64-bit, and my applications. Data is elsewhere, cache files are elsewhere.....
At this moment there's 420KB free on the drive...
So, I started looking for what honking big bunch of garbage is eating this thing. Searching...
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