{"id":4661,"date":"2015-12-14T05:44:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T13:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hellotech.com\/?p=4661"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:35:59","slug":"which-files-are-hogging-disk-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/which-files-are-hogging-disk-space","title":{"rendered":"Out of Disk Space! How to Find Which Files and Programs Are Hogging Your Disk Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"c1\">Running out of disk space? It&#8217;s the perfect moment for disk spring cleaning. It&#8217;s time to rediscover files and programs long forgotten and taking up all the space. With these quick and easy methods, you can find and remove all the clutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c2\">Check the Recycle Bin or Trash.<\/span>&nbsp;Just because you pressed that delete button doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean the file is gone for good. It&#8217;s still there occupying space until you decide to permanently erase it from the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c2\">Use system utilities.<\/span>&nbsp;Computers running Windows have a Programs and Features section in the Control Panel that lists all programs and their sizes. There you can uninstall programs you don&#8217;t use anymore. In Mac computers, the Applications folder contains all installed programs. Users only need to drag an app from there to the Trash folder to uninstall it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c2\">Use third-party tools.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"c4\">SpaceSniffer<\/span>, <span class=\"c4\"><a class=\"c3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.piriform.com\/ccleaner&amp;sa=D&amp;usg=AFQjCNF0UEyKNV7SLHJKUQ30NVglIV7e3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCleaner<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"c4\"><a class=\"c3\" href=\"https:\/\/windirstat.info\/&amp;sa=D&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8_7Ejh-6DmqtqF18WjhMdyTtN9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WinDirStat<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and <span class=\"c4\"><a class=\"c3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jam-software.com\/treesize_free\/&amp;sa=D&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6qzUaMZLAGG04CSsslJTgUZFVkA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TreeSize Free<\/a><\/span>\u00a0are just some of countless utilities you can use to find space hogs. Some of them make a visual presentation of files and folders so you can discover large files and duplicates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\">Once you determine the culprits that are hogging the disk space, you have a variety of options on what to do with them. Obviously, you can delete duplicate files and folders and uninstall unnecessary programs and bloatware. If that isn&#8217;t enough, here are more ways to clear more space:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><a name=\"h.gjdgxs\"><\/a><span class=\"c2\">Transfer files to an online storage.<\/span>&nbsp;Box, Google Drive, OneDrive, and DropBox offer free space from 2GB to even up to 50GB on special promotions and events. If those sizes still aren&#8217;t enough, you can always pay for storage expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c1\"><span class=\"c2\">Transfer files to an external drive.<\/span>&nbsp;USB flash drives and hard drives are relatively cheap these days. 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