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How to Enable Storage Sense in Windows 11 to Delete Files Automatically & Free Up Disk Space
Jul 7, 2025
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Uh hello guys, welcome to this video. So
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in this video, I'll show you one feature
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inside Windows 11 which you can turn on
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which will basically delete files
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automatically and free up disk space. So
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this feature is called as storage sense.
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So now to enable this feature simply go
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to settings and right here in the left
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hand side corner you will see the
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system. Simply go to system and right
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here you will see this section of
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storage. Simply go to the storage
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section and you will see in the storage
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management section right here you will
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see this feature appearing storage
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sense. So it automatically frees up the
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space delete files and manage your
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storage. So just toggle this option on.
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If this is off simply toggle this and
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turn this feature on. So simply click
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this and you will see tick mark this
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option. keep Windows running smoothly by
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automatically cleaning up temporary
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system and app files and also this is a
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feature which is provided by automatic
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user content cleanup. So this storage
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sense will automatically run after you
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can specify how many dates
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run storage sense during low we have
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these options right here. If you want to
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run it every day, every week, every
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month, you can select it from the
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drop-down.
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And if you also want to delete files in
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your recycle bin if they have been over
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for 30 days, this is a default value,
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but you can even change that as well.
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And you can even do that automatic
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deleting if you want to also download
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sorry delete files which are present in
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the downloads folder as well. So the
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default value is never.
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So this is the feature you can enable in
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Windows 11 machine. So it automatically
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schedule and delete all the files which
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are not needed automatically. Simply go
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to system and it is right here in the
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storage section
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in the storage manager. Simply toggle
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this option on. So, thank you very much
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for watching this video and also check
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