These Built-in Windows tools are fast and simple to use.

• ^{Open File Explorer.}
• ^{Go to the drive you want to scan (usually C:).}
• ^{Click in the search box and type: size:>1GB}
• ^{Press Enter.}
• ^{Click the Size column to sort from largest to smallest.}

• ^{Go to Settings > System > Storage.}
• ^{Click Storage Sense.}
• ^{Click “Show more categories”.}
• ^{Review the list of large files and folders.}

• ^{Open This PC.}
• ^{Right-click your drive (usually C:).}
• ^{Select Properties.}
• ^{Click “Disk Cleanup” to find large files.}

• ^{size: >1GB (files over 1GB)}
• ^{size: >500MB (files over 500MB)}
• ^{size: >100MB (files over 100MB)}
• ^{kind: video (find videos)}
• ^{kind: picture (find images)}

• ^{Open Downloads folder.}
• ^{Click Size column.}
• ^{Look for large files you no longer need.}

Use these tools for a more detailed scan of your system.

• ^{Download TreeSize Free from the official website.}
• ^{Install and run the program.}
• ^{Select your drive.}
• ^{See a detailed breakdown of the largest folders and files.}

• ^{Download WinDirStat from the official website.}
• ^{Run the scan on your drive.}
• ^{The treemap shows exactly where space is being used.}

• ^{Open Command Prompt as Administrator.}
• ^{Run the forfiles command to list files larger than 1GB.}
• ^{Change the size value (in bytes) if needed.}

• ^{Open PowerShell as Administrator.}
• ^{Run the command to list files larger than 1GB.}
• ^{Results are sorted from largest to smallest.}

^{Focus on Locations that Usually contain large files:}

• ^{C:UsersYourNameVideos}
• ^{C:UsersYourNameDownloads}
• ^{C:UsersYourNamePictures}
• ^{C:Program Files}

^{Check folders like:}

• ^OneDrive
• ^{Google Drive}
• ^Dropbox

^{Large synced files can consume a lot of space.}